The San Tan Valley area has its own suicide prevention center, and four more crisis lines answer calls around the clock.

Call or text 988. A trained crisis counselor answers 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The service is free and confidential, and counselors also take calls from people who are worried about someone else.

Where to call

All of these are free, confidential and staffed around the clock. They are listed with the rest of the area's key numbers on our Important San Tan Valley Phone Numbers page.

A quarter of last year's county deaths were veterans

Pinal County Public Health reported that 96 county residents died by suicide in 2025 and that 24 of them were veterans. The largest share of the 96 were between 35 and 44 years old. As of July 29, 2026, the county had lost 56 residents. Statewide in 2025 there were 1,544 deaths.

The San Tan Valley area has its own Veterans Center at 5764 E. Hunt Highway, run by Joe Foss American Legion Post 97. A free monthly gathering there called From Joy to Jubilation is for adults dealing with loneliness or isolation, and the next one is Sept. 18. There is no clinician in the room and nobody has to talk about anything. It is painting, crafts and games with other people, which is the thing the county keeps naming as prevention.

More of the area's clubs, groups and standing meetups are listed on our Meet People page.

What the county is asking neighbors to do

Pinal County urged residents, employers, schools, health care providers, faith communities and neighborhood groups to learn the warning signs and to reach out to anyone who may be struggling.

"A real connection can help prevent a crisis," the county's proclamation reads. "A simple check in, conversation, shared story or helpful resource can make someone feel less overwhelmed."

If you need help now

Call or text 988. The chat at 988lifeline.org is answered by the same network for anyone who would rather write than talk.

Every line above also takes calls from people trying to help someone else, including advice on what to say.

Pinal County supervisors proclaimed September 2026 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month at their Sept. 2 meeting, where those figures were read into the record.