Asking directly about suicide does not put the idea in someone's head. It shows you care and opens the door to help.
County next steps
Orange · Durham · Wake · North Carolina · Adults 18+
Orange County
Compass Center — domestic violence support
919-929-7122- Use the local 24/7 domestic-violence crisis line for safety planning and support.
- Ask about advocacy and shelter assistance without assuming a shelter opening.
- Use a safe device and share details only with consent. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Official source checked November 4, 2026. Confirm current hours, eligibility, costs, and availability directly.
Durham County
Durham Crisis Response Center
919-403-6562- Contact the local 24-hour hotline for domestic-violence or sexual-assault support.
- Ask about safe access, advocacy, and shelter options; openings require confirmation.
- Use a safe device. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Official source checked November 4, 2026. Confirm current hours, eligibility, costs, and availability directly.
Wake County
InterAct — immediate support
919-828-7740- Contact the local 24/7 crisis line for safety planning and connection to services.
- Ask about advocacy and current shelter options; do not assume availability.
- Use a safe device. Call 911 for immediate danger.
Official source checked November 4, 2026. Confirm current hours, eligibility, costs, and availability directly.
Orange County
Orange County medical clinics
300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough; or 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill
919-245-2400- Ask which clinic offers the adult service needed and whether an appointment is required.
- Confirm insurance, uninsured options, charges, hours, and any testing or pharmacy arrangements.
- For behavioral-health treatment, use the adult local directory or ask a clinician for an in-county referral.
Official source checked November 4, 2026. Confirm current hours, eligibility, costs, and availability directly.
Durham County
Durham County Public Health
414 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701
- Use the county’s official public-health information to locate the adult clinic or service needed.
- Confirm appointment requirements, testing options, charges, and insurance before traveling.
- For substance-use care, use the adult local directory and confirm assessment and medication access with the provider.
Official source checked November 4, 2026. Confirm current hours, eligibility, costs, and availability directly.
Wake County
Wake County adult clinic & pharmacy navigation
Public Health Pharmacy: 200 Swinburne Street, #1203, Raleigh, NC 27610
919-250-4418- Use Wake’s official health-clinic information to identify the needed adult service; the listed phone is for the pharmacy, not general treatment intake.
- Ask about the specific service’s appointment, payment, and eligibility rules.
- For substance-use care, use an in-county adult provider and confirm intake directly.
Official source checked November 4, 2026. Confirm current hours, eligibility, costs, and availability directly.
Key facts
- Warning signs: talking about wanting to die or being a burden, looking for ways to die, feeling trapped or hopeless, pulling away, using more alcohol or drugs, giving things away, big mood changes.
- Ask: "Are you thinking about killing yourself?" Listen without judging.
- Keep them safe: reduce access to lethal means (guns, medications). This saves lives.
- Be there, and help them connect to 988 or a crisis team.
- Follow up after a crisis. The days after leaving a hospital are high-risk.
Step by step
- Safety plan step 1: personal warning signs.
- Step 2: things they can do alone to cope.
- Step 3: people and places that distract.
- Step 4: people they can ask for help.
- Step 5: professionals and crisis lines.
- Step 6: making their surroundings safer.
Official sources
Last checked October 2026. Amounts and rules change, so confirm with the official source before sharing.