Resources
Support first, then the facts.
If you need help right now
Free and confidential, around the clock.
- Immediate danger Call 911 Police, fire, and emergency medical response.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Call or text 988 Free and confidential, 24/7. For mental health distress, suicidal thoughts, or alcohol and drug concerns, whether for yourself or someone else.
- Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 Free and confidential, 24/7. A trained volunteer counselor replies by text if talking out loud feels like too much.
- SAMHSA National Helpline Call 1-800-662-4357 Free and confidential, 24/7, in English and Spanish. Treatment referrals and information for individuals and families.
Take care of the immediate moment
Legal questions can wait if someone needs support right now.
None of these lines are connected to this site, none of them will ask you about a legal claim, and none of them cost anything. They are staffed around the clock. If you are reading this page because you are worried about someone tonight, start there instead.
Addiction Advocates is not a crisis service. Each line above is operated independently, and the contact details were confirmed against each operator’s own site.
Background reading
Authoritative sources we point to.
- U.S. Surgeon General advisory The 2023 advisory on social media and youth mental health.
- COPPA, on the FTC site The children’s privacy law and its enforcement rule.
- Section 230, as written The statute at the center of the design-versus-content argument.
For our own plain language coverage, start in the Understand, Case law, News, or Legislation sections.