Support lines for teachers and parents
Teaching is hard, and some days are harder. These lines are free, confidential and open any time. A comment can’t get you or a child help quickly; a call or a text can.
You don’t have to carry this alone
What you wrote won’t be published. A moderator will read it, and may leave you a private note here. If you’re thinking about hurting yourself, please reach out now:
- 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineCall or text 988, any time
- Crisis Text LineText HOME to 741741
- Outside the USfindahelpline.com lists lines by country
- In danger right nowCall 911
A child at risk needs a person, not a post
What you wrote won’t be published. We can’t identify a child or a writer from a comment, so please tell someone who can act today:
- Your school’s safeguarding leadOr your principal or school counselor, today
- Child protective servicesYour state’s child abuse reporting line
- Childhelp National Child Abuse HotlineCall or text 1-800-422-4453, any time
- A child in danger right nowCall 911
If anyone is in danger, call now
What you wrote won’t be published, and a moderator will read it. If someone could be hurt:
- In danger right nowCall 911
- Your school’s administrationTell them and your school safety team today
- 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelineCall or text 988 if you’re struggling yourself
If you wrote something like this in the Staffroom, it isn’t published. A moderator reads it, and may leave you a private note on your Staffroom page.