{"id":2509,"date":"2020-02-14T10:19:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T15:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/?page_id=2509"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:33:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T14:33:08","slug":"emergencies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\/emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>In the Event of a Life-threatening Emergency<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you are on the Charles River campus call the Boston University Police at 617-353-2121 (3-2121 on a campus phone).<\/li>\n<li>If you are on the Boston University Medical Campus, call Public Safety at 617-358-4444.<\/li>\n<li>If you are not on campus call 911.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>True medical emergencies are transported by ambulance to local hospital emergency departments in Boston.<\/p>\n<div class=\"resources-bu\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>BU Emergency Resources<\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/police\/contact\/\">BU Police<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"text\">Call for fire, ambulance, assault<\/p>\n<p class=\"phone\">617-353-2121 (3-2121 on a campus phone)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/buohc\/\">Occupational Health\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"text\">Contact for on the job injury care<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/fsao\">Faculty &amp; Staff Assistance Office<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"text\">Contact for Behavioral Health urgent care, weekdays 9-5, except for BU holidays and closures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resources-community\">\n<h3>Community Emergency Resources<\/h3>\n<div>\n<h5>Local Police<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>911<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/local\/massachusetts\/about-us\/locations\/northeastern-massachusetts.html\">American Red Cross of Massachusetts<\/a> &#8211; for those impacted by fire or other disasters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"tel:800-564-1234\">800-564-1234<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\">National Suicide Prevention Lifeline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">24\/7 suicide and crisis hotline (both English &amp; Spanish)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Call or text 988<\/li>\n<li>For deaf and hard of hearing TTY: 711 then 988<\/li>\n<li>Online Chat available at website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crisistextline.org\/\">Crisis Text Line<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">27\/7 crisis support via text\/chat\/WhatsApp<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Text HOME to 741741<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/samaritanshope.org\/\">Samaritans<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">24\/7 suicide and crisis hotline (tele-interpreter available &#8211; ask for preferred language)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>988 Call or Text<\/li>\n<li>877-870-HOPE (4673)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/get-help\/\">TrevorLifeline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">27\/7 phone\/text\/online chat for LGBTQ and youth<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>866-488-7386<\/li>\n<li>Text 678678<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/translifeline.org\/\">Trans Lifeline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span>24\/7 peer support phone service run by trans people for trans and questioning people. Call if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you\u2019re not in crisis or if you\u2019re not sure you\u2019re trans<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span>1-877-565-8860\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><em>Oprime 2 para hablar con unx operadxr en espa\u00f1ol.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/casamyrna.org\/get-support\/safelink\/\">SafeLink Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">24\/7 hotline for anyone in Massachusetts affected by domestic violence<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>877-785-2020<\/li>\n<li>For deaf and hard of hearing TTY: In MA dial 711, from anywhere else dial 1-800-439-0183<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"bwM3Xb PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"hotline-reportable:\/type\/object\/name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehotline.org\/\">National Domestic Violence Hotline<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"KaciD PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"hotline-reportable:\/hotlines\/hotline\/subtitle\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">24\/7\u00a0 Languages: English, Spanish and 200+ through interpretation service<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"y8KuKf\">800-799-7233<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"XW0bKb\">SMS:<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"OkW0wf\">Text START to 88788<\/span><\/li>\n<li>For deaf and hard of hearing TTY: 1-800-787-3224<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.barcc.org\/\">Boston Area Rape Crisis Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">27\/7 phone and 9a-11p webchat<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>800-841-8371<\/li>\n<li>For deaf and hard of hearing TTY: 800-439-2370<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>International Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/findahelpline.com\/\">Find a Helpline<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Find local support outside of the United States<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Event of a Life-threatening Emergency If you are on the Charles River campus call the Boston University Police at 617-353-2121 (3-2121 on a campus phone). If you are on the Boston University Medical Campus, call Public Safety at 617-358-4444. If you are not on campus call 911. 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