Suicide Hotlines
- United States
- EU Standard Emotional Support Number
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium**
- Brasil
- Canada
- Deutschland
- Denmark
- Fiji
- Finland (Suomi)
- France
- Greece
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italia
- Japan*
- Korea
- Lebanon
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Osterreich/Austria
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Spain*
- Sverige/Sweden
- Switzerland
- UK
- Uruguay
We all have shitty times in our lives. If you are in need of real help, or just need someone to talk to, please try calling one of these numbers.
This list is from https://www.reddit.com/r/SuicideWatch/wiki/hotlines
United States
Section titled “United States”988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Veterans and their loved ones, press 1 to reach specialised support. Press 2 for Spanish-language support. For LGBTQ+ or youth, press 3.
Online Chat: https://chat.988lifeline.org/
Crisis Text Line: Text 741741
Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860
EU Standard Emotional Support Number
Section titled “EU Standard Emotional Support Number”116 123 - Free and available in much of Europe
Argentina
Section titled “Argentina”Centro de Asistencia al Suicida: https://www.casbuenosaires.com.ar/ayuda 135 (CABA & GBA), (011)5275-1135 (Todo El País/Nationwide)
Australia
Section titled “Australia”Lifeline 13 11 14 or chat at https://www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-chat/
healthdirect.gov.au maintains a director of other crisis and support services here: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/mental-health-helplines
Austria
Section titled “Austria”142, Youth 147 Online: http://www.onlineberatung-telefonseelsorge.at
Belgium**
Section titled “Belgium**”Flemish: 1813 https://www.zelfmoord1813.be/ik-heb-hulp-nodig
French: 0800 32 123 https://www.preventionsuicide.be/fr/j-ai-besoin-d-aide.html
Brasil
Section titled “Brasil”Centro de Valorização da Vida: 188 Chat and Email also available at: https://www.cvv.org.br/
Canada
Section titled “Canada”National Crisis Line: Call or text 988
211 works nationwide, and they or 988 can advise on local resources including mobile crisis teams
Nationwide Kids Help Phone (Up to age 18): 1.800.668.6868 or text HOME to 686868
Deutschland
Section titled “Deutschland”EU standard mental-health number 116 123 is operational throughout the country.
Other resources
http://www.telefonseelsorge.de/ 0800-1110111 oder 0800-1110222 Chat/Email: https://online.telefonseelsorge.de/
Youth (under 25) service:
https://www.nummergegenkummer.de/kinder-und-jugendberatung 116 111 0800 111 0 333
https://www.krisenchat.de
Denmark
Section titled “Denmark”70 20 12 01
Lifeline Fiji: 132454
Finland (Suomi)
Section titled “Finland (Suomi)”Kriisipuhelin 09 2525 0111 (suomeksi, 24/7)
Kristelefon 09 2525 0112 (på svenska)
Crisis Helpline 09 2525 0113 (in English and Arabic) / خط مساعدة الأزمات (باللغة العربية)
France
Section titled “France”Souffrance Prévention du Suicide (numéro national, accessible partout en France métropolitaine et Outre-mer) - https://3114.fr/ 3114
Suicide Écoute - http://www.suicide-ecoute.fr/ 01 45 39 40 00
sos-amitie - réseau de 50 postes d’écoute
Téléphone: Numéros divers, carte ici
Chat: Disponible de 13h à 3h, 7 jours ici
Greece
Section titled “Greece”1018 or 801 801 99 99
Greece - http://www.suicide-help.gr/
Iceland
Section titled “Iceland”1717
Multiple regional services are available. The best directories we know are from AASRA - http://www.aasra.info/helpline.html and this comprehensive wiki maintained by the mod team at /r/RelationshipIndia
1480 6am to 9pm everyday
Ireland
Section titled “Ireland”Samaritans Ireland - https://www.samaritans.org/ireland/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ 116 123
HSE Text About IT - https://www.textaboutit.ie/ 086 1800 280, Whatsapp available through the site
Pieta - https://www.pieta.ie/how-we-can-help/helpline/ Crisis Line 1800 247 247, Text 51444, Therapy Intake 0818 111 126
Childline Ireland - https://www.childline.ie/ Phone 1800 66 66 66, Live chat available through the site
HSE Directory with more details about the above services and additional options: https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/mental-health-services/nosp/help/
Israel
Section titled “Israel”1201
Italia
Section titled “Italia”Telefono Amico: http://www.telefonoamico.it/ 02 2327 2327
Samaritans onlus Italia: http://www.samaritansonlus.org 06 77208977
Japan*
Section titled “Japan*”Tokyo - Japanese: 3 5286 9090 befrienders-jap.org
Tokyo - English: 03-5774-0992 telljp.com
Osaka - Japanese: 06-6260-4343 spc-osaka.org
The above sites maintain links to related resources in other cities and other formats like chat and text.
LifeLine 1588-9191
Suicide Prevention Hotline 1577-0199
Lebanon
Section titled “Lebanon”Embrace: https://embracelebanon.org/ Phone 1564
Lithuania
Section titled “Lithuania”Emotional Support Service for Adults: https://www.viltieslinija.lt/ This is the agency that’s reached through the EU standard emotional support number 116 123
Additional phone, in-person, and online options for adults and youth available here: https://tuesi.lt/noriu-bendrauti/
179
Mexico
Section titled “Mexico”SAPTel: http://www.saptel.org.mx/ (55) 5259-8121
Netherlands
Section titled “Netherlands”0800-0113 https://www.113.nl
New Zealand
Section titled “New Zealand”1737: https://1737.org.nz/ Free call or text to 1737 24/7 Operated by https://whakarongorau.nz/
Lifeline NZ: https://www.lifeline.org.nz/ 0800 543 354 or 09 522 2999 or free text 4357 (HELP), Suicide-Specific line https://www.lifeline.org.nz/services/suicide-crisis-helpline/ 0508 TAUTOKO (0508 828 865)
Youthline: https://youthline.co.nz/ 0800 376 633 or free text 234
Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org.nz/ 0800 726 666
Nigeria
Section titled “Nigeria”Most services other than the national emergency number 112 are regional. Best directory we can find is here: https://www.nigerianmentalhealth.org/helplines
Norway
Section titled “Norway”https://mentalhelse.no/fa-hjelp/ Main mental-health crisis number is 116 123 - there are various options for different types of issues and populations
Directories of additional resources here:
https://www.helsenorge.no/psykisk-helse/trenger-du-noen-a-snakke-med/
https://www.psykiskhelse.no/hjelpetelefoner-og-nettsteder
Osterreich/Austria
Section titled “Osterreich/Austria”116 123
Portugal
Section titled “Portugal”SOS VOZ AMIGA: 21 354 45 45 or 91 280 26 69 or 96 352 46 60 (Daily, 1600-2400h) http://www.sosvozamiga.org/
Telefone da Amizade: 22 832 35 35 or 808 22 33 53 (Daily, 1600-2300h) http://www.telefone-amizade.pt/
Romania
Section titled “Romania”0800 801 200
Serbia
Section titled “Serbia”0800 300 303 or 021 6623 393
Singapore
Section titled “Singapore”Samaritans of Singapore: 1767 https://www.sos.org.sg/
Institute of Mental Health Helpline: 6389 2222 https://www.imh.com.sg/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx
South Africa
Section titled “South Africa”LifeLine 0861 322 322
Suicide Crisis Line 0800 567 567
Spain*
Section titled “Spain*”Teléfono de la esperanza, 914 590 055 or 717003717
Sverige/Sweden
Section titled “Sverige/Sweden”mind.se phone: 901 01 chat: https://chat.mind.se/ 24/7
Directory of other services here
Switzerland
Section titled “Switzerland”For Adults: 143.ch Phone and SMS 143, chat and email available from the home page. German/French/Italian/English
For Youth: 147.ch Phone and SMS 147, online chat, whatsapp, and email available from the home page. German/French/Italian
Samaritans (https://www.samaritans.org)
- Voice: 116 123 (24/7 Free to call, will not appear on phone bills, formerly 08457 90 90 90)
- Email: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/write-email/
Shout - Crisis Text Line UK (https://www.crisistextline.uk/)
- Text: SHOUT to 85258
Helplines for Men from The Calm Zone (https://www.thecalmzone.net):
- Voice: 0800 58 58 58 (5pm to midnight nationwide, also 0808 802 58 58 London and 0800 58 58 58 Merseyside)
- Text 07537 404717 (5pm to midnight, start your text with CALM2)
- Online Chat: https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/get-help/
ChildLine, for those 19 and under:
- Voice: 0800-11-11 (Free to call, does not appear on phone bills)
- Online Chat: http://www.childline.org.uk/Talk/Chat/Pages/OnlineChat.aspx
- Email: http://www.childline.org.uk/Talk/Pages/Email.aspx
Papyrus, 24/7 suicide prevention specialist service for children and young adults (under 35)
- Voice: 0800 068 4141
- Text: 07786209697
- Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Directory of suicide-related services: https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/suicide/
Uruguay
Section titled “Uruguay”Landlines 0800 84 83 (7pm to 11 pm)
(FREE) 2400 84 83 (24/7)
Cell phone lines 095 738 483 *8483