Call 911 anytime you think you may need emergency care. For example, call if:
- You feel like hurting yourself or someone else.
- Someone who has bipolar disorder displays dangerous behaviour, and you think the person might hurt themself or someone else.
Where to get help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
If you or someone you know talks about suicide, self-harm, a mental health crisis, a substance use crisis, or any other kind of emotional distress, get help right away.
- Call or text Canada's suicide and crisis hotline at 988.
- Call Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566 or text 45645 (4 p.m. to midnight ET).
- Kids or teens can call Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868.
- Go to the Talk Suicide Canada website at https://talksuicide.ca or the Kids Help Phone website at https://kidshelpphone.ca for more information.
Consider saving these numbers in your phone.
Call your doctor or nurse advice line now or seek immediate medical care if:
- You hear voices.
- Someone you know has bipolar disorder and talks about suicide. If a suicide threat seems real, with a specific plan and a way to carry it out, stay with the person, or ask someone you trust to stay with the person, until you can get help.
- Someone you know has bipolar disorder and:
- Starts to give away possessions.
- Is using drugs or drinking alcohol heavily.
- Talks or writes about death, including writing suicide notes or talking about guns, knives, or pills.
- Talks or writes about hurting someone else.
- Starts to spend a lot of time alone.
- Acts very aggressively or suddenly appears calm.
- Talks about beliefs that are not based in reality (delusions).
Watch closely for changes in your health, and be sure to contact your counsellor, doctor, or nurse advice line if:
- You cannot go to your counselling sessions.