Emergency Contact Information

Urgent emergency information and details on weather-related closings and cancellations are posted on our Emergency Alert page.

Medical Emergencies

Call 911 or go to your closest emergency room.

Mental Health Emergencies

Call 988 or go to your closest emergency room.

For the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, call 800-273-8255.

To reach the Crisis Text Line, text “HOME” to 741741 for help.

To reach the Johns Hopkins University Behavioral Health Crisis Support Team (BHCST), call 410-516-9355. This team is available 24 hours a day, year round.

To reach Johns Hopkins Public Safety for all campuses, call 667-208-1200.

Sexual Assault Resources

To reach the JHU Sexual Assault Helpline, call 410-516-7333. This helpline is a confidential service of Johns Hopkins University Mental Health Services, staffed 24 hours a day by professional counselors.

An updated list of all confidential resources can be found at wellbeing.jhu.edu/youdecide.

For Veterans

The Veterans Crisis Line connects service members and veterans in crisis, as well as their family members and friends, with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat or text messaging service. Call 988 and press 1 to talk to someone, or send a text message to 838255 to connect with a VA responder. You can also start a confidential online chat session on this page.