Uniform Families Foundation
Crisis and Emergency Support
For the hardest nights and the heaviest days. Everything on this page is free, most of it is available 24 hours a day, and all of it exists so that no uniform family ever faces a crisis alone.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 now. For emotional crisis, dial or text 988, free, confidential, 24 hours a day.
Crisis Lines to Save Right Now
Save these before you need them. Every line is free and confidential. Tap any card to call or text directly from your device.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or Text 988
24/7 support for anyone in emotional distress or crisis.
Veterans Crisis Line
988, then Press 1
For veterans, service members, and their families. Text 838255.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
24/7 text support with a trained crisis counselor.
Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233
24/7 confidential support. Text START to 88788.
Fire and EMS: Share the Load
1-888-731-3473
Support line for fire and EMS personnel and their families.
Copline
1-800-267-5463
Confidential line for law enforcement officers and families, answered by retired officers.
Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-985-5990
Crisis counseling after natural or human caused disasters.
Military OneSource
1-800-342-9647
24/7 support and resources for military families.
You Do Not Need Permission to Call
Service families are wired to handle things. To wait it out, hold it together, and save the help for someone who needs it more. So hear this clearly: a crisis does not have to be dramatic to be real. The night the worry will not stop, the week the money ran out, the moment a marriage or a mind reaches its edge, all of it counts.
Crisis lines are not only for the worst moment of a life. They are for the moment you are in. Calling early is not overreacting. It is exactly what these lines are for.
The strongest call a service family ever makes is the one asking for help.
Hard nights end. Make sure you are here for the morning.
Support for the Hardest Days
Line of duty loss, sudden hardship, and disaster: national organizations stand ready for each. Tap any name to visit directly.
After a Line of Duty Loss
National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: immediate and long term support for families of fallen firefighters.
Concerns of Police Survivors: support for families of officers lost in the line of duty.
National EMS Memorial Service: honoring EMS providers who gave their lives in service.
Emergency Financial Hardship
Operation Homefront: emergency financial assistance for military families in critical need.
Also ask your department, union, or command about relief funds, firefighter relief associations, police benevolent funds, and military aid societies exist for exactly these moments.
Disaster and Displacement
American Red Cross Hero Care Network: emergency communication and assistance for military families.
Ready.gov: preparedness and disaster response guidance for every household.
During Medical Crisis
Fisher House Foundation: free housing for military and veteran families near hospitals during a loved one's treatment.
SAMHSA: 24/7 referrals for mental health and substance use treatment at 1-800-662-4357.
This page will keep growing as our programs do, because being there for uniform families means being there on the worst day, not just the good ones.
Uniform Families Foundation provides these resources for informational purposes. We are not a crisis center, and this page is not a substitute for emergency services or professional care. If you are experiencing an emergency, call 911. External organizations are listed as a convenience and do not constitute endorsement or partnership.