Free, immediate help — for you or someone you love.
Common Ground Friends is not a crisis service, but these trusted, no-cost resources are. This page exists because finding help should never be the hardest part of asking for it.
If you need help today
Reaching out is not weakness — it is the first act of recovery. If you are in emotional distress, call or text 988 any time, day or night; a trained counselor will answer. If you are in Maine and facing a mental health or substance use emergency, the Maine Crisis Line (1-888-568-1112) can dispatch mobile crisis support in many communities. In a life-threatening emergency, always call 911.
If you're helping someone else
You don't need the perfect words. Listen without correcting, ask directly how they are doing, and stay with them while they call one of the lines below — a person is far more likely to reach out with someone beside them. NAMI Maine's helpline (1-800-464-5767) can coach family members and friends on what to do next, from safety planning to finding local support groups.
If you need housing, food, or treatment
211 Maine is the front door to nearly every service in the state: emergency shelter, food programs, heating help, transportation, recovery and treatment options. Dial 211, text your zip code to 898-211, or search 211maine.org. Specialists are available around the clock and every call is free and confidential.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Free, confidential support for anyone in distress — 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in the U.S.
Call 988Maine Crisis Line
1-888-568-1112
Maine's statewide crisis line, staffed around the clock by trained crisis specialists for mental health and substance use emergencies.
Call the Crisis LineNAMI Maine Helpline
1-800-464-5767
Support, education, and referrals for Mainers living with mental illness and the people who love them, from the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Visit NAMI Maine211 Maine
Dial 211
Free, confidential connection to housing, food, healthcare, and recovery resources in your Maine community — by phone, text, or online.
Visit 211maine.orgIn a life-threatening emergency, always call 911. Common Ground Friends is not a crisis service and is currently not accepting outpatient clients.