Emergency Services

If this is a life-threatening emergency, call 911 or go to an area hospital.

If you are currently in crisis and need the assistance of a mental health professional, please use the following telephone numbers to get help:

CAMPUS

• University Counseling Center (University of Maryland -- Shoemaker Building)
  

  Telephone: 301-314-7651
  Hours of Operation:
  

  •     Monday - Thursday -- 8:30 am - 9:00 pm
    
  •     Friday -- 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
    
  •     Saturday & Sunday -- CLOSED

  
  

• Mental Health Service (University of Maryland -- Health Center)
  

  Telephone: 301-314-8106
  Hours of Operation:
  

  •     Monday - Friday - 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
    
  •     Saturday & Sunday - CLOSED

  
  

• HELP Center (University of Maryland - 3105 South Campus Dining Hall)

  Telephone: 301-314-HELP
  Hours of Operation:
  

  •     Monday - Thursday, 2:00 pm - 2:00 am
  •     Friday, 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  •     Saturday and Sunday, 4:00 pm - 12:00 am

Off-Campus

• Crisis Response
  

  Telephone: 301-927-4500



• Homeless Hotline
  

  Telephone: 301-864-7140, 1-888-731-0999



• Information and Referral
  

  Telephone: dial 2-1-1



• Maryland Crisis Hotline
  

  Telephone: 1-800-422-0009



• National Suicide Hopeline
  

  Telephone: 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)



• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
  

  Telephone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)



• Northern Virginia Hotline
  

  Telephone: 703-527-4077



• Post Partum Depression Warmline
  

  Telephone: 1-800-773-6667



• Prince Georges County Hotline & Suicide Prevention
  

  Telephone: 301-731-4922



• Suicide Hotline
  

  Telephone: 301-864-7130



• Washington, D.C. Hotline
  

  Telephone: 202-223-2255