Mental Health Crisis – Dartmouth and Upper Valley Resources

For any life-threatening emergency, call 911 for immediate help or go to the nearest hospital emergency department.

  • Call 911 for any life-threatening medical emergency, fire, crime in-progress, or other life-threatening emergency.
  • Calling 911 notifies local first responders of the emergency so that they can initiate the appropriate emergency response for everyone’s health and safety.
  • From Dartmouth’s main campus in Hanover, the nearest hospital emergency department is the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) at 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766.


A crisis can vary by individual. When in doubt, ask for help.

A crisis might involve:

  • Suicidal thoughts, intent, plan, and/or other risks of harm to yourself.
  • Homicidal thoughts, intent, plan, and/or other risks of harm to others.
  • Recent traumatic experience (e.g., natural disaster, sexual or physical assault)
  • Recent death of someone close to you, or the death of someone not close to you that brings up strong emotions connected to previous experiences you’ve had
  • Seeing or hearing things that others do not see or hear.
  • Feeling unsafe, a sense of impending doom, or that someone/something wants to hurt you.
  • Currently living without basic needs being met (i.e., without access to food, shelter, clothing).
  • Unable to perform daily tasks, such as not being able to eat or sleep for several days.
  • Experiencing uncontrollable panic or being unable to calm down.


Dartmouth’s mental health resources for urgent or crisis needs:

  • Dartmouth Counseling Center: 1-603-646-9442
    • During regular business hours: identify that you are in crisis.
    • After regular business hours: Choose option 1 to connect directly with crisis services.
  • Uhelp Crisis Line: 1-833-646-1526
    • Uhelp is a 24/7/365 resource for all Dartmouth students. This means Uhelp is available any time: 24 hours per day, seven days per week, 365 days per year.
    • Uhelp is staffed by licensed crisis counselors.
    • Uhelp crisis line counselors will provide support to the student and use protocols developed with the Dartmouth Counseling Center to determine if additional in-person support is needed.


Crisis Response Resources in the Upper Valley region:

  • New Hampshire Rapid Response Access Point: Call or text 1-833-710-6477.
    • If you or someone you care about is experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis, connect to trained and caring clinical staff by calling or texting. When in-person support is needed, the West Central Mobile Crisis Response team can provide support.
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Emergency Department: Call 1-603-650-7000 or go to 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03766
  • WISE: Call 1-866-348-9473 or text 1-603-836-9472
    • WISE supports survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other gender-based violence in times of stress and crisis.
    • Confidential advocates are available 24/7/365 to provide support
    • WISE is a member of the statewide New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence; WISE serves Hanover and many of the surrounding Upper Valley communities in New Hampshire and Vermont.
  • New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence: Call 1-866-644-3574
    • Crisis centers across New Hampshire provide free and confidential support services to those impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking
    • Confidential advocates are available to provide 24/7 support.