NM Crisis access line

 
New Mexico Crisis and Access Line: 2015 Annual Report During 2015, the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line (NMCAL) answered over twenty-one thousand calls. This includes 13,556 calls on the Statewide Crisis and Access Line, 2438 calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (NSPL), and 2961 after-hours calls forwarded from New Mexico’s Behavioral Health Core Service Agencies (CSA’s). In September, we celebrated the opening of our Peer-to-Peer Warmline, which had answered 2,334 calls by the end of the year
The New Mexico Crisis and Access Line is
toll free and is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
1 (855) NMCRISIS (662-7474)
Concerned about a loved one …
  • Threatening to, or talking about wanting to, hurt or kill him/herself?
  • Seeking access to firearms, available pills, or other means to kill him/herself?
  • Talking or writing about death, dying, or suicide, when these actions are out of the ordinary for the person?
  • Expressing feelings of hopelessness?
  • Displaying rage, uncontrolled anger, or seeking revenge?
  • Acting reckless or engaging in risky activities, seemingly without thinking?
  • Saying he or she feels trapped, like there’s no way out?
  • Increasing alcohol or drug use?
  • Withdrawing from friends, family and society?
  • Demonstrating anxiety, agitation, and insomnia (or sleeping all the time)?
If you or a loved one is experiencing these or other emotional crises, you can find help 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by calling the New Mexico Crisis and Access Line.