Welcome to Metro Crisis Line

You've probably seen signs about Metro Crisis Line all  over the Metro Denver area. On this webpage, we'll explain what it's all about. Starting with this:

You are not alone.

Whatever challenges you’re facing, know that others have faced them, too. There are solutions, there are safe ways out, no matter how big the problem seems today.

When you call Metro Crisis Line, your call is answered by an experienced mental health professional. Someone with expertise in just about every kind of emotional, mental, or substance abuse problem that people run into.

It’s 24/7, every day of the year. It’s free. It’s confidential. And it's professional.

Call us now at 888-885-1222. We’re here to help.

Who answers these calls?
All calls are answered by mental health professionals. No answering machines or out-of-state answering services. Every one of our staff has a master’s degree or a doctoral degree. Almost all of them have professional licenses from the State of Colorado. Those that don’t are within a few months of becoming licensed; they work under the professional supervision of someone who does have a license.

Our clinical staff have an average of about seven years experience since completing their degrees. Together, they have over 100 combined years of treatment experience. Several staff members have additional special training and certification in substance abuse treatment.

How can it be free?
Metro Crisis Line is the result of several years of planning by community people who understood that the Metro Denver area needed to do a better job of helping people get the care and treatment that they need.

Metro Crisis Line is supported by our community and is for our community. It's supported by donations from community people just like you.

Why am I seeing those signs everywhere?
Metro Crisis Line just opened in the fall of 2010. People are still discovering that we are here! (You can read about the signs and our public education campaign by clicking here.)

Who can call?
Metro Crisis Line is here to help everyone in the seven-county Denver Metro region (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson counties) —everyone, regardless of their age, income level, health insurance status, location, or the kind of trouble they may be having.

No call is ever turned away, even calls from other parts of Colorado or other parts of the United States.

We know how good it feels to have someone to talk to, when life's problems seem too big.

Call 888-885-1222