Suicide hotlines provide help to those in need. Contact a hotline if you need support yourself or need help supporting a friend. If you're concerned about a friend, please encourage the person to contact a hotline as well.
- Worldwide
- United States
- Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
- 988
- The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ youth, friends and family members)
- For LGBTQ youth, friends and family members
- (866) 488-7386
- SMS: Text Start at 678678
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- (888) 628-9454
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- (800) 950-6264
- SMS: Text NAMI at 741741
- Crisis Text Line
- SMS: Text TRUST at 741741
- Veterans Crisis Line
- For veterans
- (800) 273-8255
- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
- SMS: Text Hablanos at 66746
- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
- SMS: Text TalkWithUs at 66746
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- Samaritans
- 116123
- jo@samaritans.org
- PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide HOPELineUK
- For youth
- Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Saturday, Sunday, and Bank Holidays 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- 0800 068 4141
- SMS: Text them at 07860 039967
- pat@papyrus-uk.org
- Ireland
- Jigsaw
- For youth
- info@jigsaw.ie
- Jigsaw – the National Center for Youth Mental Health
- For youth
- (01) 472 7010
- Samaritans
- 116123
- Pieta House
- 1800 247 247
- SMS: Text HELP at 51444
- mary@pieta.ie
- Germany
- Nummer gegen Kummer
- 0800 1110550
- 0800 1110333
- Argentina
- Australia
- The Butterfly Foundation (Eating Disorders)
- Monday-Friday, 8 AM-12 AM AEST
- https://butterfly.org.au/
- 1800 334 673
- support@butterfly.org.au
- Kids Helpline
- For youth
- 1800 551 800
- Austria
- Rat auf Draht
- +43147
- Bangladesh
- Kaan Pete Roi
- 01688-709965
- Belgium
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- iCALL Psychosocial Dedicated COVID Helpline
- 9152987820
- Национална телефонна линия за деца
- For youth
- 116111
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- HRABRI Telefon
- Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
- +116111
- Czech Republic
- Linka důvěry DKC
- 241 484 149
- Linka duševní tísně Most
- 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- 476 701 444
- Linka důvěry Ostrava
- 596 618 908
- 737 267 939
- Linka bezpečí
- +420116111
- Pražská linka důvěry
- 222 580 697
- Denmark
- BørneTelefonen
- Daily 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- +45116111
- Livslinien
- Daily 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
- 70 20 12 01
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Ghana
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong (香港撒瑪利亞防止自殺會)
- 2389 2222
- soulbox@sbhk.org.hk
- The Samaritans Hong Kong (香港撒瑪利亞會)
- 2896 0000
- Hungary
- Kek Vonal
- 116111
- Iceland
- Rauði krossinn - Red Cross
- +1717
- India
- iCALL Psychosocial Dedicated COVID Helpline
- 091529 87820
- Samaritans Mumbai
- 084229 84528
- 084229 84529
- 084229 84530
- talk2samaritans@gmail.com
- iCALL Psychosocial Helpline
- 093720 48501
- 099202 41248
- 083697 99513
- icall@tiss.edu
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- 東京自殺防止センター
- 03-5286-9090
- こころの健康相談統一ダイヤル
- 0570-064-556
- TELL Tokyo English Lifeline
- 03-5774-0992
- Kenya
- Befrienders Kenya
- 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM
- http://www.befrienderskenya.org/
- 0722 178177
- SMS: Text them at 0722 178177
- SMS: Text them at 0736 542304
- befrienderskenya@gmail.com
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Skalbes
- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- 67 222 922
- 27 722 292
- Lebanon
- Embrace Lifeline
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 AM
- 1564
- info@embracelebanon.org
- Lithuania
- Vaikų Linija (Child line)
- For youth
- +370116111
- Pagalbos Moterims Linija
- For women
- 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
- 8 800 66 366
- pagalba@moteriai.lt
- Linija Doverija (Trust line)
- Monday - Friday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- 8 800 77 277
- Vilties Linija (Hope line)
- 116123
- vilties.linija@gmail.com
- Jaunimo Linija (Youth line)
- For youth
- 8 800 28 888
- Luxembourg
- SOS Détresse – Mir hëllefen iwwer Telefon an online
- 45 45 45
- Kanner-Jugendtelefon
- For youth
- +352116111
- Malaysia
- Befrienders KL
- 03-7956 8145
- sam@befrienders.org.my
- Mauritius
- Befrienders Mauritius
- 800 9393
- adminofficer.befrienders@gmail.com
- Mexico
- Consejo Ciudadano
- 55 5533 5533
- Instituto Hispanoamericano de Suicidologia, A.C
- 55 4631 3300
- info@suicidiologia.com.mx
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Mental Health Promotion and Suicide Prevention Center
- 24 hours
- 16600122223
- info@mhpspc.org.np
- Koshish National Mental Health Self Help Organization
- +977 16603352011
- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
- +9774420869
- 984-0021600
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Lifeline Aotearoa's Suicide Prevention Helpline
- 0800 888 880
- Lifeline Aotearoa's Suicide Prevention Helpline
- 0508 828 865
- Youthline
- For youth
- 0800 376 633
- SMS: Text them at 234
- talk@youthline.co.nz
- Nigeria
- Mentally Aware Nigeria (MANI)
- 0806 488 8643
- 0903 241 9184
- 0813 677 0508
- Nigeria Suicide Prevention Initiative - NSPI
- 0806 210 6493
- sspinitiative@gmail.com
- Norway
- Mental Helse Hjelpetelefonen
- 116123
- Pakistan
- Rozan Counseling Helpline
- 0335 5000401
- 0335 5000402
- 05 50 00 04 03
- Poland
- Portugal
- SOS VOZ AMIGA
- 4:00 PM - 12:00 PM
- 21 354 4545
- 912 802 669
- 963 524 660
- Qatar
- Romania
- Alianta Romana de Preventie a Suicidului
- 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM
- 0800 801 200
- sos@antisuicid.com
- Russia
- Your Territory
- For youth
- +88002000122
- tvoya_territoria@mail.ru
- Serbia
- Centar Srce
- 0800 300303
- vanja@centarsrce.org
- Singapore
- Mental Health Helpline
- 6389 2222
- National CARE Hotline
- 1800 202 6868
- Samaritans of Singapore (新加坡援人協會)
- 1767
- pat@samaritans.org.sg
- Slovakia
- Liga za duševné zdravie (pre dospelých)
- For adults
- 0800 800 566
- IPčko
- 042/261 79 11
- ipcko@ipcko.sk
- Linka dôvery (linka krízovej intervencie pre dospelých)
- For adults
- Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM, Saturday - Sunday 24 hours
- 055/622 23 23
- Linka nádeje (linka krízovej intervencie pre dospelých)
- For adults
- Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 7:30 PM, Saturday - Sunday 24 hour
- 055/644 11 55
- South Africa
- The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
- 080 021 2223
- SADAG
- 080 070 8090
- 080 045 6789
- SMS: Text them at 31393
- South Korea
- 중앙자살예방센터(Korea Suicide Prevention Center)
- 02-2203-0053
- spc@spckorea.or.kr
- 정신건강복지센터 정신건강위기상담전화(Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling)
- 1577-0199
- Spain
- Teléfono de la Esperanza
- 717 00 37 17
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Relief Line
- 080 078 1925
- iCALL Psychosocial Helpline
- 9372048501
- 9920241248
- 8369799513
- icall@tiss.edu
- Thailand
- Ukraine
- La Strada Ukraine
- 0800 500 335
- 116123
- National Child Toll-Free Hotline
- For youth
- Monday - Friday 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Saturday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- 0800 500 225
- 116111
- Dovira
- 1558
- 096 000 1558
- dovira-1558@ukr.net
- United Arab Emirates