If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need immediate support:
- Center for Wellness & Counseling 612-330-1707 (8:00am – 4:30pm Monday- Friday Fall and Spring semester; please let the receptionist know that you are in crisis and need to see a counselor immediately)
- Call 844-287-6963 for 24/7/365 crisis and counseling support from a licensed behavioral health clinician (offered by CWC in partnership with BetterMynd)
- Augsburg Department of Public Safety聽 612-330-1717 (can contact Dean of Students if faculty/staff have a student in crisis)
- Hennepin County 聽 612-596-1223聽 (24/7, will meet with the student in crisis in person wherever they are located in Hennepin County)
- Behavioral Emergency Center (access through the Emergency Department of M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, West Bank; across Riverside Avenue from Augsburg’s Foss Center; DPS will provide a ride from campus if needed)
- 24/7 Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Support — U of M Aurora Center聽 612-626-9111
- (3-10 day stays; insurance or sliding fee)聽 24 hour crisis residences for adults “at moderate but not a high risk for self-harm”聽 651-774-0011 Option 3
- County Adult Mental Health Crisis Response:聽 Hennepin County COPE Team 612-596-1223; Ramsey County 651-266-7900; Anoka County Crisis Response Line 988; Carver County 952-442-7601; Dakota County 952-891-7171; Scott County 952-496-8481 8am-4:30pm, 952-818-3702 430pm-8am; Washington County 651-275-7400 4:30pm-8am and weekends
Suicide Prevention Lifelines
聽 Call 988聽 聽 聽OR聽 聽 text “HOME” to 741741聽 聽OR聽 聽 聽
- LGBTQ+ Youth Lifeline (under 25) call 988 and press 3
- En Espa帽ol call 988 and press 2
- Young People of Color text STEVE to 741741
- Native/Indigenous Lifeline text NATIVE to 741741
- Veterans call 988 and press 1聽 聽(or at Veterans’ Crisis Line or text to 838255)
(Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ Youth) 聽 1-866-488-7386聽 OR text START to 678678 OR
聽 聽1-877-565-8860聽聽 Crisis phone for trans-identified people in crisis, staffed by volunteers who also identify as trans.聽 See hours on website.
聽 1-866-627-3342聽 聽 24/7
Hospital Emergency Rooms
Behavioral Emergency Center, , 2312 S 6th St聽 聽 24/7 specialized behavioral health crisis services; go to West Bank ER to access services (612-273-5640). Located just across Riverside from Augsburg’s Foss Center/chapel; follow the signs for the Emergency Department.
– 24-hour crisis psychiatric support at Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis, walk-in lobby open 7am to 11pm 7 days a week.聽 聽612-873-3161 (located in the Red Building, first floor, right across from ER; entrance on 8th Street between Park and Chicago Avenues). Can provide a two-week supply of psychiatric medications (If you have a current provider, they will not change your medications; they will not provide stimulant medications or benzodiazepines).
(has mental health Crisis Program accessed through the ER) 640 Jackson Street, St. Paul
(Ramsey County residents only) 聽 402 University Ave East (walk-in 8am-7pm Monday-Friday and Saturday/Sunday 10am-5pm)聽 An alternative to the ER for Ramsey County residents; will bill insurance but do not turn anyone away for inability to pay.
— M Health Fairview Southdale聽 Emergency Psychiatric Assessment,Treatment, and Healing; guides people through a current crisis while building skills to support them through future challenges; calming living room style environment; nursing assessment and full evaluation by psychiatric and mental health providers; people typically spend 12-48 hours in the EmPATH unit; family members and loved ones welcome; access through the Emergency Department at Southdale Hospital
Emergency Room and Urgent Care