988 Crisis Support
Access the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate support when suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis require urgent, compassionate attention.
When mental health concerns feel urgent, knowing where to turn matters. This resource page connects NYC residents, families, and supporters with the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline and trusted suicide-prevention information. Whether you are worried about yourself or someone else, you can find immediate crisis guidance, community education, and compassionate next steps without facing the moment alone.
Find immediate crisis connections, prevention education, and meaningful ways to support mental health awareness.
Access the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline for immediate support when suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis require urgent, compassionate attention.
Explore suicide-prevention information and national advocacy resources through the foundation’s connection with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Learn how volunteering, fundraising, and sharing mental health awareness can help build supportive networks for people affected by suicide loss.
The April T. Bocian Foundation helps people find trusted pathways to mental health and suicide-prevention support. For NYC residents facing an urgent emotional crisis, the 988 Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24/7. The foundation also shares prevention resources, promotes community conversation, and connects supporters with opportunities to honor lives affected by mental illness and suicide loss through compassionate action.
A mission-led resource for compassionate awareness, connection, and prevention advocacy.
April’s story guides a compassionate commitment to mental health awareness and suicide prevention.
We prominently share the 24/7 988 Lifeline for urgent mental health crisis support.
Our AFSP affiliation expands access to established national suicide-prevention education and resources.
Volunteer and fundraising opportunities turn concern into practical support for prevention awareness.
Honoring a life through awareness, connection, and compassionate action.
The April T. Bocian Foundation was established in 2015 in memory of April Tayler Bocian, whose warmth, empathy, and love for others left a lasting impression on those who knew her. After April died by suicide at age 17, her family and community created the foundation to turn profound loss into meaningful mental health awareness and suicide-prevention advocacy. Rooted in the Grove City and greater Pittsburgh communities, the foundation brings people together through education, fundraising, volunteer involvement, and partnerships. While this page helps NYC visitors locate crisis resources, the foundation’s purpose remains the same everywhere: reduce isolation, encourage caring conversations, and remind people affected by mental illness or suicide loss that support and hope matter.
Call or text 988 right away to reach the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which is available 24/7. A trained crisis counselor can listen, help you get through the immediate moment, and discuss options for staying safe. If you are in immediate danger, have taken steps to harm yourself, or cannot stay safe, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.
Reach out to learn more about resources and community involvement.
Connected with national suicide-prevention education resources.
Dedicated to compassionate prevention awareness efforts.
Promoting education, connection, and hopeful action.
Send a message to the foundation to ask about resources, volunteer opportunities, fundraising, or mental health awareness initiatives.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 724-355-1909. You can also send us a quick email at abocian@redsafetyids.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 724-355-1909. You can also send us a quick email at abocian@redsafetyids.com.