Short answer
For a mental health crisis in Fargo-Moorhead, call or text 988, or call 911 if there is immediate danger. FirstLink answers 988 for North Dakota, and Clay County publishes its own crisis lines. Campus counseling centers serve enrolled students. Help Me is not a crisis line or a therapist.
The facts, in one place
- Call or text 988. Call 911 for immediate danger.
- FirstLink answers 988 for North Dakota.
- Clay County publishes a 24-hour mobile crisis line.
- Help Me is not a crisis service.
Right now
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988. FirstLink answers 988 for North Dakota and parts of western Minnesota (myfirstlink.org). 911 if there is immediate medical danger or a weapon. You do not have to decide which label fits perfectly. Call.
- FirstLink 211 / listening line: 211 or 701-235-7335; text your zip code to 898-211 for resources.
- Clay County publishes a 24-hour mobile mental-health crisis number at 1-800-223-4512 — confirm on claycountymn.gov.
- Crisis Text Line: Clay County lists text MN to 741741.
- NDSU Counseling: 701-231-7671 (Ceres Hall); after hours they route to FirstLink.
- MSUM and Concordia counseling: search the campus name plus Counseling Center for current appointment numbers. After hours: 988 or 911.
Not a Help Me category
Do not request a helper because you need someone to talk down a panic attack. Helpers are not clinicians. They are not a substitute for 988. If a request starts to sound like a crisis, the right move is to stop and call a crisis line — as the person in it, or as the person who just read the chat.
Ongoing care
211 can refer to local clinics. Sanford and Essentia operate large local health systems — search their behavioral-health intake rather than using a number from memory. Campus student health is for enrolled students. None of that intake happens inside Help Me.
Where Help Me fits
If a request starts to sound like a crisis, stop and call 988 or 911. A matched neighbor is the wrong kind of company.
Helpers can apply to be reviewed by our team. Help Me does not run background checks. Help Me is not an emergency service. If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or your local emergency number.
Questions people actually ask
No. Call 988 or 911. A matched stranger is the wrong kind of company in a crisis.
No. FirstLink is an official crisis and referral center. Help Me is a community help app.
988 can guide you on how to help another person. For immediate danger, call 911.
Keep going
- 211211 in North Dakota — FirstLinkDial 211 in North Dakota for food, shelter, heat, and referrals. FirstLink answers 211 at myfirstlink.org or 701-235-7335. Not Help Me.
- 211211 in Minnesota — including MoorheadDial 211 in Minnesota for health and human services. United Way 211 at 211unitedway.org. FirstLink answers 211 in Clay County. Not Help Me.
- NDSUNDSU Student Health — official campus clinicNDSU Student Health Service in the Wallman Wellness Center: 701-231-7331. Clinic and pharmacy for enrolled students. Not an ER. Not Help Me.
- NDSUNDSU Police and Safety — official campus helpNDSU University Police: 911 for emergencies, 701-231-8998 for campus police and escorts. Help Me is not campus security.
- safetyDomestic violence help — official advocates, not this appIf you are in danger, call 911. Local 24/7 help: YWCA Cass Clay, Sollera, national hotline 1-800-799-7233. Help Me is not a shelter.
- 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.
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.