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Crisis and mental health support for dads in South Carolina

If you're a dad in South Carolina going through something hard, this page lists 3 verified state resources alongside the national lines that work any hour. Every entry was checked against the organization's own site.

Right now this directory covers crisis and mental health support. More categories are being added as each one is verified.

Safety comes first: A general community resource cannot determine whether a situation is safe. If another person is threatening, controlling, stalking, or hurting you or a child, do not use a shared or monitored device if that could increase risk. If danger may be immediate, contact the emergency service for your current location.

Available everywhere in the U.S., any hour

These work from anywhere in the country. If nothing else on this page fits, start here.

  • Emergency Services (911)

    Emergency response hotline

    Call 911

    Call 911
    Hours:
    For emergencies
    Who it's for:
    United States; use for immediate emergencies or imminent danger

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  • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    Crisis hotline / text / online chat

    Call or text 988; chat at 988lifeline.org

    Call 988Text 988
    Hours:
    24/7/365
    Who it's for:
    Everyone in the United States; emotional distress, mental-health or substance-use crisis, suicidal crisis, or concern for someone else

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  • Crisis Text Line

    Crisis text service

    Text HOME to 741741

    Text 741741
    Hours:
    24/7
    Who it's for:
    United States; free, confidential text-based support for people in crisis or emotional distress

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  • SAMHSA's National Helpline

    Treatment referral and information hotline / text

    Call 1-800-662-HELP (4357); TTY 1-800-487-4889; text a 5-digit ZIP code to 435748 (HELP4U)

    Call 1-800-662-4357TTY 1-800-487-4889Text 435748
    Hours:
    24/7, 365 days a year
    Who it's for:
    Individuals and families in the United States facing mental-health and/or substance-use disorders; treatment referral and information service, not counseling

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  • Veterans Crisis Line

    Specialized crisis hotline / text / online chat

    Dial 988 then press 1; text 838255; chat via Veterans Crisis Line website

    Call 988Text 838255
    Hours:
    24/7/365
    Who it's for:
    Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and people who support them; VA enrollment is not required

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  • 211

    Community resource navigation hotline / website

    Call 211; use local resource search at 211.org

    Call 211
    Hours:
    Availability varies by local 211 provider
    Who it's for:
    United States; local referral and community-resource navigation, including behavioral-health supports

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In South Carolina

  • 988 South Carolina Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

    crisis hotline, text, chat, and ASL service; statewide crisis-resource website

    Call 988; text 988; chat online; ASL Now

    Call 988Text 988
    Hours:
    24/7
    Who it's for:
    Statewide South Carolina; people experiencing emotional, mental-health, substance-use, or suicide crisis, and people concerned about someone else

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  • Crisis Text Line — South Carolina HOPE4SC route

    crisis text

    Text HOPE4SC to 741741; Spanish: text AYUDA to 741741

    Text 741741
    Hours:
    24/7/365
    Who it's for:
    Statewide; anyone in need of crisis assistance in South Carolina who prefers or needs text support

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  • South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) Office of Mental Health Mobile Crisis

    hotline

    833-364-2274

    Call 833-364-2274
    Hours:
    24/7/365
    Who it's for:
    Statewide; anyone in South Carolina, including adults and children

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Can't reach something here, or not finding what you need? National resources are always available →

Last verified: August 15, 2026.