Short answer
988 is the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, reachable by call or text from anywhere in the United States, including both sides of the Fargo-Moorhead metro. It connects to trained crisis counselors. Veterans can press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line. For immediate physical danger, call 911 instead.
The facts, in one place
- Call or text 988.
- Veterans press 1.
- For immediate danger, call 911.
- Help Me is not a crisis service.
When to call or text
Thoughts of suicide or self-harm, a mental health or substance use crisis, or serious worry about someone else. You do not have to be at the worst possible moment to be allowed to call.
- Call or text 988.
- Veterans: press 1.
- Immediate danger: call 911.
Why this page exists
A community help app is not equipped for a crisis and should never be the last page someone reads. Campus counseling centers, local mental health services, 988, and 911 are the real options. The Resources pages list the local ones.
Where Help Me fits
Help Me is for small, everyday favors. It does not provide counseling or crisis response, and nobody on it is a counselor. If you are struggling, please call or text 988 now. If you are worried about someone else, you can call 988 for guidance too, and if there is immediate danger, call 911 first.
Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Questions people actually ask
Yes. 988 works by call or text.
No. 988 is for a mental health crisis. For immediate physical danger, call 911.
No. Help Me is for small favors between neighbors. Please call or text 988 for a crisis.
Keep going
- crisisMental health help — official crisis lines, not a neighbor chatMental-health crisis in Fargo–Moorhead: 988, 911 if in danger, FirstLink, campus counseling. Help Me is not a crisis line or a therapist.
- Not 911Help Me is not an emergency serviceHelp Me is for small favors in Fargo-Moorhead. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number. Here is how to tell the difference.
- resourcesOfficial help, listed on purposePolice, 911, 211, campus safety, food, shelter, and county services in Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo. Help Me is not these pages.
- Who it's forFor veterans who would rather ask a neighborSmall neighbor favors for veterans in Fargo, West Fargo, and Moorhead, and the VA, county, and crisis resources that a community app does not replace.
- Glossary211211 is the free referral line for food, housing, utilities, and health services. North Dakota and Minnesota each run their own, which matters here.
- emergencyEmergencies: 911, then the right local deskCall 911 in Fargo, West Fargo, Moorhead, and Dilworth. Campus police and 211 are next. Help Me is not emergency response.
Help Me is a community app for adults in Fargo–Moorhead. It is not a K–12 student program, not a youth chat, and not campus police.