If tonight is hard, start here.
No paperwork. No eligibility questions. No judgment. If you are thinking about hurting yourself — or you're worried about a Veteran who might be — every resource on this page answers right now.
Call 988, press 1Veterans Crisis Line — 24 hours, every dayVeterans Crisis Line
Call 988, then press 1 · Text 838255 · Chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net
24/7, confidential, staffed by people trained for exactly this. You do not need to be enrolled in VA care.
Call nowLouis A. Johnson VA Medical Center — Clarksburg
1 Med Center Drive, Clarksburg, WV 26301 · (304) 623-3461
Emergency department and Suicide Prevention Coordinator. Tell any staff member you are a Veteran in crisis.
Call nowMorgantown VA Clinic
Community-based outpatient clinic of the Clarksburg system
The nearest VA touchpoint for Monongalia County Veterans.
Any Emergency Room
Under the law, Veterans in acute suicidal crisis can receive emergency care at ANY facility — VA or non-VA — at no cost.
This is the COMPACT Act. Go to the nearest ER. Worry about nothing else.
Call nowFor the buddy making the call
If you're worried about a Veteran: stay with them, listen without arguing, and help put time and distance between them and anything that could hurt them — hold the keys, hold the firearm, the same way you'd take a friend's keys after too many beers. Then call 988 (press 1) together. Being the buddy who holds the keys is what Veterans have always done for each other.