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Global Suicide Hotline Resources ☎️

Your safety matters. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, please consider:

  • Contacting a local suicide prevention hotline
  • Reaching out to local support services
  • Calling emergency services if someone is in immediate danger

Worldwide

Regional Resources

  • Australia: Lifeline Australia — lifeline.org.au, Phone: 13 11 14; Kids Helpline — kidshelp.com.au, Phone: 1800 55 1800; Headspace — eheadspace.org.au, Phone: 1800 650 890
  • Austria: Rat auf Draht — rataufdraht.orf.at, Phone: 147; TelefonSeelsorge Notruf 142 — telefonseelsorge.at, Phone: 142 (24 h/day)
  • Belgium: Centrum Ter Preventie Van Zelfdoding — zelfmoord1813.be, Phone: 1813
  • Brazil: CVV — cvv.org.br, Phone: 188, Email: atendimento@cvv.org.br
  • Canada: Kids Help Phone (under 20) — Phone: 1 800 6686868; For 20+, find local crisis centre via suicideprevention.ca
  • Czech Republic: Linka bezpečí — linkabezpeci.cz, Phone: 116 111; Pražská linka důvěry — csspraha.cz, Phone: 222 580 697; Linka důvěry Ostrava — mnof.cz, Phones: 596 618 908 / 737 267 939; Linka duševní tísně Most — mostknadeji.eu, Phone: 476 701 444, Skype: ldt.most; Linka důvěry DKC — ditekrize.cz, Phone: 241 484 149, Skype: ld_dkc; Linka bezpečí youth line — linkabezpeci.cz, Phone: 116 111
  • Denmark: Livslinien — livslinien.dk, Phone: 70 201 201; Børne — bornetelefonen.dk, Phone: 116 111 (11:00–23:00)
  • Finland: Suomen Mielenterveysseura — mieli.fi, Phone: 09 2525 0111
  • France: S.O.S Amitié — sos-amitie.com, Phone: 09 72 39 40 50
  • Germany: Telefonseelsorge — telefonseelsorge.de, Phones: 0800 111 0 111 / 0800 111 0 222; Nummer gegen Kummer — nummergegenkummer.de, Phones: 0800 111 0 550 (adults), 0800 111 0 333 (children)
  • Greece: Klimaka NGO — klimaka.org.gr; Suicide Help Greece — suicide-help.gr, Phone: 1018
  • Hong Kong: The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong — help4suicide.com.hk, and sbhk.org.hk, Phone: 2389 2222; The Samaritans Hong Kong — samaritans.org.hk, Phone: 2896 0000
  • Hungary: Magyar Lelki Elsősegély Telefonszolgálatok Szövetsége — sos505.hu, Phone: 116 123, Email: sos@sos505.hu; Kék Vonal — Phone: 116 111
  • India: AASRA — aasra.info, Phones: 91‑22‑27546669 / 27546667, Email: aasrahelpline@yahoo.com
  • Israel: ERAN — eran.org.il, Phones: Free within Israel: 1201, Outside: 972‑76‑8844400; SAHAR Hebrew — sahar.org.il; SAHAR Arabic — sahar.org.il/?categoryId=63068
  • Italy: Telefono Azzurro — azzurro.it, Phone: 19696; Telefono Amico — telefonoamico.it, Phone: 199 284 284
  • Latvia: Skalbes — skalbes.lv, Phones: 371 67222922 / 371 27722292
  • Lithuania: Lietuvos emocinės paramos tarnybų asociacija — klausau.lt; Vaikų linija — vaikulinija.lt, Phone: 116 111; Jaunimo linija — jaunimolinija.lt/laiskai, Phone: 8 800 28888; Vilties linija — viltieslinija.lt, Phone: 116 123, Email: 116123@viltieslinija.lt; Pagalbos moterims linija — moteriai.lt, Phone: 8 800 66366, Email: pagalba@moteriai.lt; Linija Doverija — Phone: 8 800 77277
  • Luxembourg: SOS Détresse — 454545.lu, Phone: 454545; Kanner‑Jugendtelefon — kjt.lu, Phone: 116 111
  • Mexico: Consejo Ciudadano — consejociudadanomx.org, Phone: 55 5533‑5533; Instituto Hispanoamericano de Suicidologia — Phone: +52 55 4631 3300, Email: info@suicidiologia.com.mx
  • Netherlands: Stichting 113 Zelfmoordpreventie — 113online.nl, Phone: 0800 0113
  • New Zealand: National Depression Initiative — depression.org.nz; The Lowdown — thelowdown.co.nz, Phone: 0800 111 757, SMS: 5626, Email: team@thelowdown.co.nz; Youthline — youthline.co.nz, Phone: 0800 376633, SMS: 234, Emails: talk@youthline.co.nz / parenttalk@youthline.co.nz
  • Norway: Kirkens SOS — kirkens-sos.no, Phone: 815 33 300
  • Poland: Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje — 116111.pl/napisz, Phone: 116 111
  • Portugal: SOS voz amiga — sosvozamiga.org, Phone: 213 544 545 / 912 802 669 / 963 524 660 (15:30–00:30 daily)
  • Russia: Samaritans (Cherepovets) — Phone: 007 (8202) 577‑577 (9 am–9 pm); EMERCOM Psychological Service — psi.mchs.gov.ru, Phone: 007 (495) 989‑50‑50
  • Serbia: Centar Srce — centarsrce.org, Phone: 0800 300 303, Email: vanja@centarsrce.org
  • Singapore: Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) — samaritans.org.sg, Phone: 1800 221 4444, Email: pat@samaritans.org.sg
  • South Africa: SADAG — sadag.org, Phone: 0800 567 567, SMS: 31393
  • South Korea: Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention — kfsp.org, Phone: 02‑3706‑0500; Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center — Phone: 129 (24‑hour); Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling — Phone: 1577‑0199 (24‑hour)
  • Spain: Teléfono de la Esperanza — telefonodelaesperanza.org, Phone: 717 00 37 17
  • Sweden: Mind — mind.se
  • Switzerland: Tel 143 – La Main Tendue – Telefono Amico — 143.ch, Phone: 143
  • Taiwan: MOHW Suicide Prevention Line — mohw.gov.tw; Lifeline ­— life1995.org.tw
  • United Kingdom / Ireland: Samaritans — samaritans.org, Phone: 116 123, Email: jo@samaritans.org
  • United States: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — suicidepreventionlifeline.org, Phone: 1‑800‑273‑TALK (8255); Lifeline Crisis Chat — Lifeline Crisis Chat; Veterans/Military Crisis Line —
    Phone: 1‑800‑273‑8255, Press 1; SMS: 838255; The Trevor Project (LGBT youth) — thetrevorproject.org, Phone: 1‑866‑488‑7386

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