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Your Mental Health Crisis HelplineS

For immediate danger, contact your local emergency services first. The following are some of the major national crisis and suicide-prevention services used around the world.

United States & Canada

24/7 Crisis Support

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
  • Call or text 988
  • Available 24/7 across the United States
  • Free and confidential
  • Supports people experiencing:

    - Suicidal thoughts

    - Mental health crises

    - Emotional distress

    - Substance use crises

    - Concern for a loved one

  • Online chat available through 988 Lifeline

Emergency Services

911 Emergency Services
  • Call 911 for:

    - Immediate danger

    - Suicide attempts in progress

    - Severe self-harm

    - Medical emergencies

    - Situations requiring police, fire, or ambulance response

Veterans & Military

Veterans Crisis Line
  • Call 988, then press 1
  • Text 838255
  • Available 24/7
  • For veterans, service members, National Guard, Reserve members, and their families

  • Website: Veterans Crisis Line

LGBTQ+ Support

The Trevor Project
  • Crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people
  • Call: 1-866-488-7386

  • Text: START to 678678

  • Online chat available
  • Website: The Trevor Project

Youth & Children

Boys Town National Hotline
  • Call: 1-800-448-3000
  • Text: VOICE to 20121
  • 24/7 support for children, teens, and families
  • Website: Boys Town Hotline

Substance Use & Mental Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Call: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
  • Available 24/7
  • Treatment referrals and information for mental health and substance use disorders
  • Website: SAMHSA Helpline

Disaster & Emotional Distress

Disaster Distress Helpline
  • Call or text 1-800-985-5990
  • Support related to natural disasters, mass violence, public health emergencies, and other traumatic events
  • Website: Disaster Distress Helpline

Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Support

988 Videophone Services
  • 988 provides specialized access for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals, including videophone and relay services through the 988 network.
  • Information: 988 Accessibility Information
United Kingdom

NHS 111 Mental Health

  • Phone: 111 and select the mental health option
  • Available 24/7 in England
  • Connects callers to trained mental health professionals and local crisis services
  • Can be used for yourself or someone else who is experiencing a mental health crisis.

General Emotional Support

Samaritans
  • Phone: 116 123 (free)
  • Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
  • For anyone experiencing distress, loneliness, suicidal thoughts, or emotional difficulties Email:jo@samaritans.org
Shout
  • Text: SHOUT to 85258
  • Free, confidential, 24/7 text support
  • Useful for people who prefer texting over phone calls.

Suicide Prevention

PAPYRUS HOPELINE247
  • Phone: 0800 068 4141
  • Text: 07860 039 967
  • Supports young people experiencing suicidal thoughts and those worried about a young person
  • Available 24/7.
Suicide Prevention UK
  • Provides support and crisis assistance
  • Additional online and phone services available.

Young People & Children

Childline
  • Phone: 0800 1111
  • Free and confidential
  • For anyone under 19 years old
  • Available 24/7.

Mental Health Information & Support

Mind
  • Phone: 0300 123 3393
  • Text: 86463
  • Information, advice, and support for mental health conditions.
Rethink Mental Illness
  • Phone: 0300 5000 927
  • Advice and support for people affected by mental illness and their families.
SANE
  • Phone: 0300 304 7000
  • Evening support line for people experiencing mental health difficulties.

Specialized Support

CALM
  • Phone: 0800 58 58 58
  • Focuses on suicide prevention and support, especially for men
  • Evening service.
Mindline Trans+
  • Phone: 0300 330 5468
  • Emotional support for transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people.
Europe
Germany

TelefonSeelsorge : 0800 1110111 / 0800 1110222

France
National Suicide Prevention : 3114
Netherlands
113 Suicide Prevention : 0800 0113
Belguim
Suicide Line : 1813
Spain
Teléfono de la Esperanza: 717 003 717
Italy
Telefono Amico
Switzerland
143 Emotional Support
Austria
TelefonSeelsorge: 142
Norway
Mental Helse: 116 123
Denmark
Livslinien: 70 201 201
Asia
India
Tele-MANAS : 14416 or 1-800-891-4416
Japan
Toyko English Lifeline : 03-5774-0992
South Korea
Lifeline Korea : 1588-9191
China
Beijing Mental Health Center : 800-810-1117
Phillippines
Hopeline PH : 2919
Oceania
Australia
Lifeline Australia : 13 11 14
New Zealand
Lifeline Aotearoa : 0800 543 354
Others
Brazil
CVV : 188
Argentina
Centro de Asistencia al Suicida : 135
Chile
*4141 Mental Health Support
Colombia
106 Crisis Line
South Africa
SADAG : 0800 567 567
If you need a specific country, please use FindaHelpline.

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