Clarify your goal
Different goals point toward different kinds of support. The same person may use more than one route.
Safety navigation
How urgently should you seek mental health help?
This tool uses clear safety questions rather than a risk score. When in doubt, choose the more urgent option.
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Urgent safety comes before matching
In the U.S., call or text 988 for crisis support. If there is immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. See crisis and urgent support.
How this works
A starting route, not a diagnosis or provider recommendation.
The guide uses only the answers you choose in this browser tab. It does not send answers to providers, infer a diagnosis, or rank a provider based on payment.
Check scope and access
Licence, location, service scope, age range, availability, cost and insurance still need to be verified.
Keep safety separate
Urgent or dangerous situations should never wait for a routine matching or comparison tool.
This is not a suicide-risk prediction tool
The navigator does not calculate a risk score or claim to predict what someone will do. It simply routes explicit safety answers toward more urgent support.
Outside the United States
Use your local emergency number or national/local crisis services. The 988 and 911 instructions on this page are U.S.-specific.
Find Help principles
Neutral navigation before commercial matching.
DesperateMinds does not provide diagnosis or treatment. When provider matching is introduced later, payment cannot improve organic clinical suitability or ranking, and personal information is transferred only with explicit consent.