Hotline / Crisis / Help Lines

The following resources are provided through the State of Maine. If you or someone that you know needs help, please take advantage of these resources.

Maine Crisis Line

1-888-568-1112 (Voice) or 711 (Maine Relay) or Text/Chat

The Maine Crisis Line (MCL) is the state’s crisis telephone response service for individuals or families experiencing a behavioral health crisis or having thoughts of suicide and/or self-harm. Trained crisis call specialists answer the line and provide free and confidential telephone support and stabilization 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

988 (formerly called the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) offers free, confidential, 24/7 access to trained crisis counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. That could be:

  • Thoughts of suicide

  • Mental health or substance use crisis, or

  • Any other kind of emotion distress

People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.

NAMI Maine Helpline

1-800-464-5767 (Press 1)

The NAMI Helpline is a safe and confidential mental health service for peers, law enforcement, professionals, friends and family members. It provides support, education and advocacy for anyone with questions about mental health concerns. Helpline available Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.

For more information visit: www.namimaine.org.
helpline@namimaine.org

Sexual Assault Helpline

1-800-871-7741 (Voice) or 711 (Maine Relay)

Call the 24-hour statewide sexual assault crisis and support line (or text Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm) for confidential services free of charge. 

For more information visit: www.mecasa.org.

For a list of resources in Tribal communities visit: www.mcedv.org/get-help/

Cumberland county mobile crisis

Cumberland county mobile crisis is available at 774-help.

Through These Doors

Cumberland County Maine's domestic violence resource center. These resources can be helpful to address dating violence as well as domestic violence.

Cape Elizabeth "Crime Line"

The Cape Elizabeth Police Department has a "Crime Line" for anonymous communication with the police department. To access the Crime Line, citizens may call 767-2273 push #5 and then push #3 to leave a message. Dispatchers check the Crime Line at the start of their shift, and forward any messages left in the mailbox to patrol.