ISPH implemented a combined voice and crisis text line, (208) 398-4357 (HELP) in 2016, and will now respond to crisis chats via a web portal, www.idahosucideprevention.org/chat. Outside Boise, help is available toll-free at 1-800-273-8255.
Crisis chat response hours will be the same as current crisis text response hours: 3 p.m. to midnight Monday through Friday, with expanded hours as staffing levels permit.
“We are so grateful for the tremendous support and commitment from our community partners, volunteers and staff, allowing ISPH to serve the needs of more Idahoans every year," said hotline Director John Reusser. "We’ve fielded nearly 8,500 crisis contacts this year alone, up from 999 in our first year, and volunteers have contributed over one million dollars' worth of their time staffing the lines since ISPH launched in November 2012.”