If you or someone else are in immediate danger, please call 911 or your local police.
If you want to report a potential suicide threat, please visit the following website: https://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
If you want to report a potential suicide threat, please visit the following website: https://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
Or call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255
Do you feel Safe? Are you in Physical Danger? Do you have thoughts or plans that could be dangerous to yourself or others?
If you answered “Yes” to any of the three questions above, ask for HELP immediately. If you do not have a trusted adult available, and you feel like you are in immediate danger, Dial 911.

Are you dealing with a social media crisis? Coping with a crisis demands courage and determination from everyone involved. Smart GEN Society provides a wide range of resources for victims and families needing support, information, or mental health referrals. When you are in an emergency situation, trying to find the right resources can be really tough. Here at Smart GEN Society, we are working toward offering up-to-date resources and phone numbers for the largest areas that teens and families are struggling with today. This includes: Exploited Children, Sextortion, Sexting, Child Trafficking, Bullying and Cyber Bullying, Mental Health (Depression, Suicide, Self-harm). If you feel like you are not in immediate danger, please start with the following resources.
Is your child being sexually exploited online?
Use the CyberTipline to report child sexual exploitation. Reports may be made 24-hours a day, 7 days a week online at www.cybertipline.org
Resources for Exploited Children and Families
Sexting and Grooming
Laws
Cyberbullying and Bullying Resources
Mental Health
Nebraska Resources
Outreach clinics: unmc.edu/mmi/departments/psychology/psych-patientcare/psychcliniclocals
UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute, Psychology
Phone Number: 402-559-6408 or 800-656-3937 ext. 96408
National Resources
Get Immediate Help
People often don’t get the mental health services they need because they don’t know where to start. Talk to your primary care doctor or another health professional about mental health problems. Ask them to connect you with the right mental health services. If you do not have a health professional who is able to assist you, use these resources to find help for yourself, your friends, your family, or your students.
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Emergency Medical Services—911
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If the situation is potentially life-threatening, get immediate emergency assistance by calling 911, available 24 hours a day.
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or Live Online Chat
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If you or someone you know is suicidal or in emotional distress, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Trained crisis workers are available to talk 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your confidential and toll-free call goes to the nearest crisis center in the Lifeline national network. These centers provide crisis counseling and mental health referrals.
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SAMHSA Treatment Referral Helpline, 1-877-SAMHSA7 (1-877-726-4727)
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Get general information on mental health and locate treatment services in your area. Speak to a live person, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.
Suicide Prevention Information
If threat is immediate, Call 911 or the National Suicide Prevention Hotline by Calling 1-800-273-8255
If there is a real threat your child will harm themsleves or others and needs an immediate evaluation utilize your local Emergency Room, for fast response psychiatric care.
Nebraska Family Helpline, 888-866-8660, www.youthsuicideprevention.nebraska.edu
Your Life Iowa Hotline, 855-581-8111, www.yourlifeiowa.org
Boys Town National Hotline, 800-448-3000
Nebraska Rural Response Hotline, 800-464-0258
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-TALK (8255)
Take Control of your Tech
Other Resource Numbers
Omaha Police Department (402-444-5636)
FBI Omaha Field Office (402-493-8688)
Boys Town National Hotline: 1-800-448-3000
National Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-799-7233
Confidential Trafficking Resource Center Hotline: 1-888-373-7888