Crisis resources
Right now, a human is the right tool.
United States
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988Call or text 988 any time — 24/7, free, confidential. A trained human answers. You don’t have to be suicidal to call — if you’re struggling, that’s enough.
United States — Text
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 — free, 24/7. If talking feels like too much, text works.
International
Befrienders Worldwide / IASP
befrienders.org — crisis centre directory by country.
iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres — International Association for Suicide Prevention crisis centre list.
Emergency
If you are in immediate danger
Call your local emergency services — 911 (US), 999 (UK), 112 (EU/international), or the equivalent in your country.
What bipolar.ai is and isn’t
It manages the logistics. Bills, deadlines, meds, episode-pattern data, early warnings before a cycle peaks — that’s what it’s built for. It can hold the practical picture steady while you get treatment. It works with your clinicians, not instead of them.
It is not therapy. It cannot talk you through a crisis. It cannot replace a human who is trained to sit with you in a dangerous moment. It will never claim otherwise.
The 988 line is a human. Not a chatbot, not a menu system. A person trained for this. Using it is not a weakness and it is not for emergencies only — it is for any moment when you need to talk to someone who understands.