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Crisis help numbers fo every country (51)

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Argentina

• Call 0800 999 0091 · Línea Nacional de Salud Mental (24/7)
• Call 135 · CAS Buenos Aires (8:00–24:00)
• Emergency: 911

Australia

• Call or send one text 13 11 14 · Lifeline (24/7)
• Emergency: 000

Austria (Österreich)

• Call 142 · TelefonSeelsorge Österreich (Notruf 142)
• Call 147 · Rat auf Draht (147) · keiki an young ones
• Call 116 123 · Ö3 Kummernummer (Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz)
• Call 0800 400 777 · Männerberatung 24/7 (crisis line fo guys)
• Call 01 406 95 95 · Kriseninterventionszentrum Wien (Vienna, local)
• Call 0800 222 555 · Frauenhelpline gegen Gewalt
• Emergency: 112 (pan-EU). Fo dis country: Police 133, Ambulance 144, Fire 122

Bangladesh (People's Republic of Bangladesh · গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ)

• Call 09678-678-778 · Vent by Mindspace (crisis line fo young peopo)
• Call +880 1776632344 · Moner Bondhu
• Emergency: 999 (National Emergency Service (police/fire/ambulance)). No cost, 24/7. Bangladesh Police stay run um, unda da Ministry of Home Affairs.

Belgium (België / Belgique)

• Call 1813 · Zelfmoordlijn 1813 (Flanders, Dutch · help fo stop suicide)
• Call 0800 32 123 · Centre de Prévention du Suicide (French Belgium, Brussels/Wallonia · help fo stop suicide)
• Call 106 · Tele-Onthaal (Flanders, Dutch · help fo talk out yo feelings)
• Call 107 · Télé-Accueil (French Belgium · help fo talk out yo feelings)
• Emergency: 112

Benin (Bénin / République du Bénin)

• Call 138 · Ligne d'Assistance aux Enfants · free, no tell nobody, 24/7, all networks
• Call 7344 · Ligne Verte ABMS · free counseling, no need give yo name, from MTN, Moov and BBCOM
• Emergency: 112 (SAMU · fo one medical emergency) ; 117 (Police Républicaine) ; 118 (Sapeurs-pompiers).

Brasil

• Call 188 · CVV · Centro de Valorização da Vida (24/7)
• Emergency: 192 (SAMU ambulance), 193 (Fire department), 190 (Da police)

Canada

• Call or send one text 988 · Helpline fo Suicide Crisis (24/7, EN/FR)
• Emergency: 911

Chile

• Call *4141 · Línea Prevención del Suicidio *4141 (24/7, from cell phone or house phone)
• Call 600 360 7777 · Salud Responde (24/7)
• Emergency: 131

Colombia

• Call 106 · Línea 106 · Salud Mental (24/7, all ova da country an Bogotá)
• Emergency: 123

Egypt (Arab Republic of Egypt · جمهورية مصر العربية)

• Call 16328 · General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment · national hotline (al-Amana al-Amma lil-Sihha al-Nafsiyya)
• Call 0220816831 · General Secretariat of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment · regular phone line
• Call 08008880700 · General Secretariat of Mental Health · toll free line fo talk story (info might be old kine)
• Call 16984 · The Behman Hospital · line fo psychiatric help
• Emergency: 122 (Police), 123 (Ambulance), 180 (Fire), 112 (Unified emergency (since Oct 2022)). 112 stay da national unified emergency line dat wen start October 2022; 122 (police) an 123 (ambulance) still stay use plenty.

España

• Call 024 · Línea 024 · Conducta Suicida (24/7)
• Call 717 003 717 · Teléfono de la Esperanza (24/7)
• Emergency: 112

Ethiopia

• Call 907 · Ethiopian Red Cross Society · ambulance an first aid, no charge, 24 hours
• Emergency: 907 (Ethiopian Red Cross Society, ambulance an first aid, no cost, 24 hours). In Addis Ababa: 939 (Fire and Disaster Risk Management Commission) an 991 (Addis Ababa Police Commission). Outside Addis Ababa, da police an fire numbas stay different by city.

France

• Call 3114 · 3114 · Numéro national de prévention du suicide (national suicide prevention line)
• Call 09 72 39 40 50 · SOS Amitié
• Call 01 45 39 40 00 · Suicide Écoute
• Call 0 800 235 236 · Fil Santé Jeunes (fo youth, 12 to 25)
• Call 3919 · 3919 · Violences Femmes Info (fo domestic o gender violence)
• Call 119 · 119 · Allô Enfance en danger (fo protect da keiki)
• Emergency: 112 (pan-EU). Fo dis country: SAMU/medical 15, Police 17, Pompiers/fire 18, 114 (SMS/text o video fo deaf an hard-of-hearing, 24/7)

Germany (Deutschland)

• Call 116 123 · TelefonSeelsorge (fo when times stay hard, someone fo talk story wit)
• Call 0800 111 0 111 · TelefonSeelsorge (free call, option 1)
• Call 0800 111 0 222 · TelefonSeelsorge (free call, option 2)
• Call 116 111 · Nummer gegen Kummer · Kinder- und Jugendtelefon (fo da keiki and youth)
• Call 116 016 · Hilfetelefon Gewalt gegen Frauen (help line fo wahine going through abuse)
• Emergency: 112 (fire/ambulance, pan-EU). Fo dis country: Police 110; 116 117 medical on-call (no emergency, nights/weekends/holidays)

Ghana

• Call 0800 678 678 · Ghana Mental Health Authority · Psychosocial Line
• Emergency: 112 (national unified emergency, no cost). Get also: 191 Police, 192 Fire, 193 Ambulance.

India

• Call 14416 · Tele MANAS (24/7, English + 20 languages)
• Emergency: 112

Indonesia

• Text +62 811 3855 472 · LISA Helpline (Bahasa Indonesia & English, WhatsApp)
• Emergency: 112

Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran · جمهوری اسلامی ایران)

• Call 123 · Social Emergency Line (State Welfare Organization / Behzisti)
• Call 1480 · Counseling Line from da State Welfare Org (Behzisti)
• Call 4030 · Counseling Line from da Ministry of Health
• Call 1570 · Helpline fo School Kids (Ministry of Education)
• Call 021 54467000 · Emotional Support / Suicide Crisis Line (Tehran)
• Emergency: 110 (Police), 115 (Medical / ambulance (emergency)), 125 (Fire). 112 stay reach emergency services from mobiles too.

Ireland

• Call 116 123 · Samaritans (24/7, free)
• Text HELLO to 50808 · Text About It (24/7)
• Emergency: 112

Italy (Italia)

• Call 02 2327 2327 · Telefono Amico Italia
• Call 06 77208977 · Samaritans Onlus (Samaritans OdV)
• Call 19696 · Telefono Azzurro (Linea di Ascolto 1.96.96) · fo keiki an teens
• Emergency: 112

Kenya

• Call 0722 178 177 (+254 722 178 177) · Befrienders Kenya
• Call 1199 · Kenya Red Cross · Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
• Call 1190 (also +254 733 333 268) · LVCT Health · One2One Line
• Call 1192 · NACADA · National Line fo Alcohol an Drug Problems
• Call 116 (WhatsApp 0722 116 116) · Childline Kenya · National Helpline fo Keiki
• Call 1195 · Healthcare Assistance Kenya (HAK) · National GBV Helpline
• Emergency: 999 / 112 / 911 (all go to National Police Service, no cost). Ambulance: Kenya Red Cross / E-Plus 1199. DCI crime tip line: 0800 722 203.

México

• Call 800 911 2000 · Línea de la Vida (24/7)
• Call 55 5259 8121 · SAPTEL · Cruz Roja (24/7)
• Emergency: 911

Netherlands (Nederland)

• Call 0800-0113 · 113 Zelfmoordpreventie (national suicide prevention; also da short numbah 113)
• Call 088 0767 000 · De Luisterlijn (anonymous listening line fo emotional support)
• Call 0900-1450 · MIND Hulplijn (regular call charges, not free; chat & WhatsApp too)
• Emergency: 112

New Zealand

• Call or send one text 1737 · Need to Talk? (24/7, free)
• Emergency: 111

Niger (République du Niger)

• Call +227 86 06 06 06 · SOS Femmes et Enfants Victimes de Violence Familiale · help fo' women and kids going thru family violence
• Call 0 800 12 12 · Ligne Verte · UNHCR Guichet Unique Niamey · free fo' refugees and asylum seekers, Mon-Thu 08:00-17:30, Fri 08:00-14:00
• Emergency: 17 (Police-secours) ; 18 (Sapeurs-pompiers) ; 15 (SAMU / medical, Niamey · not everywhere get um).

Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

• Call 0800 800 2000 · She Writes Woman / Safe Place Nigeria · Helpline fo' Mental Health
• Call 0800 078 7746 · SURPIN · Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (main toll-free line)
• Call 0903 440 0009 / 0908 021 7555 / 0814 224 1007 · SURPIN · odda network lines
• Call 0809 111 6264 / 0811 168 0686 · MANI · Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative
• Call 0800 000 2673 (0800 000 COPE) · Cope and Live Mental Health Foundation
• Call 0909 000 6463 / 0700 000 6463 · Lagos Lifeline · Lagos State Ministry of Health helpline fo' mental health (090 9000 MIND / 0700 000 MIND)
• Emergency: 112 (da national emergency line, police/fire/ambulance, no cost fo call from any network). 199 stay one old police/fire line dat they merging into 112.

Pakistan (Islamic Republic of Pakistan · اسلامی جمہوریہ پاكستان)

• Call 0311 7786264 · Umang Mental Health Helpline
• Call 0800-22444 · Rozan Counseling Helpline (RCHL)
• Call 0316 8275336 · Taskeen Health Initiative Helpline
• Emergency: 15 (Police), 1122 (Rescue 1122, ambulance/fire/rescue), 115 (Edhi Foundation ambulance, free). Police 15 and Edhi 115 stay all ova da country; Rescue 1122 depend on da province.

Perú

• Call 113 · Línea 113 opción 5 · Salud Mental (24/7)
• Emergency: 106

Philippines

• Call 1553 · NCMH Crisis Hotline (24/7, Filipino & English)
• Call 1800-1888-1553 · NCMH (free call)
• Emergency: 911

Poland (Polska)

• Call 116 123 · Telefon wsparcia emocjonalnego dla dorosłych (116 123, NASK + Niebieska Linia IPZ)
• Call 116 111 · Telefon Zaufania dla Dzieci i Młodzieży (116 111, Fundacja Dajemy Dzieciom Siłę)
• Call 800 70 2222 · Centrum Wsparcia dla osób w stanie kryzysu psychicznego (Fundacja ITAKA)
• Call 800 12 12 12 · Dziecięcy Telefon Zaufania Rzecznika Praw Dziecka (Advocate fo da Keiki)
• Call 800 12 00 02 · Niebieska Linia – helpline fo domestic violence (Ogólnopolskie Pogotowie dla Osób Doznających Przemocy Domowej, IPZ)
• Call 800 199 990 · Ogólnopolski Telefon Zaufania "Uzależnienia" (addiction, KCPU)
• Call 22 628 52 22 · Lambda Warszawa – Trust line fo LGBTQ+ (Ogólnopolski Telefon Zaufania)
• Call 888 88 33 88 · Feminoteka – helpline fo wahine dat wen go through violence o sexual assault
• Emergency: 112

Portugal

• Call 1411 · Linha Nacional de Prevenção do Suicídio (24/7)
• Call 808 24 24 24 · SNS 24 opção 4 (24/7, EN disponível)
• Emergency: 112

Russia (Russian Federation) · Россия / Российская Федерация

• Call 8 800 2000 122 (also 124 from mobile) · Children's Helpline (Детский телефон доверия) · Fund for Support of Children in Difficult Life Situations
• Call +7 495 989 50 50 (also +7 499 216 50 50 for adult counselling) · EMERCOM Centre for Emergency Psychological Help (Центр экстренной психологической помощи МЧС России)
• Call 051 (Moscow landline) / +7 495 051 (mobile) · Moscow Psychological Help Service (Московская служба психологической помощи населению, ГБУ МСППН)
• Emergency: 112 (one national emergency number fo everything; get also 103 ambulance, 101 fire, 102 police)

Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia · المملكة العربية السعودية)

• Call 920033360 · National Center for Mental Health Promotion (NCMH) · Psychological Consultation Center
• Call 937 · Ministry of Health · 937 Call Center
• Emergency: 911 (all in one emergency, police/ambulance/fire), 999 (Police), 997 (Ambulance, Saudi Red Crescent), 998 (Fire / Civil Defense).

Senegal (Sénégal)

• Call 1515 · SAMU National · one free national medical and psychiatric emergency line
• Emergency: 1515 (SAMU, medical/psychiatric emergency, free) ; 17 (Police) ; 18 (Pompiers, da fire department). If get one psychiatric emergency afta hours, da official word is fo call SAMU or go da Fann psychiatric unit.

Singapore

• Call 1771 · National mindline 1771
• Call 1767 · Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)
• Text 9151 1767 · Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) · CareText
• Call 6389 2000 · Institute of Mental Health (IMH) · da main line
• Emergency: 999 (Police), 995 (Ambulance/Fire), 1777 (non-emergency ambulance). Police stay 999. Ambulance/Fire (SCDF) stay 995, fo real emergency kine only, if you abuse um you can get fined. 1777 stay da SCDF non-emergency ambulance line but SCDF going STOP 1777 starting 2027-01-01, afta dat non-emergency transport gotta go through private operators (go.gov.sg/pao).

South Africa

• Call 0800 567 567 · SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline (24/7)
• Call 0800 456 789 · SADAG Cipla Mental Health Helpline (24/7)
• Emergency: 112

South Korea (대한민국, Republic of Korea)

• Call 109 · Suicide Prevention Counseling Line 109 (자살예방상담전화 109) · Ministry of Health and Welfare / Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention
• Call 129 · Ministry of Health and Welfare Call Center (보건복지상담센터 129)
• Call 1577-0199 · Mental Health Crisis Counseling Line (정신건강상담전화 1577-0199) · National Center for Mental Health / regional mental-health welfare centers
• Call 1588-9191 · Lifeline Korea (한국생명의전화)
• Call 1577-1366 · Danuri Helpline (다누리콜센터 1577-1366) · Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
• Call 1366 · Women's Emergency Hotline 1366 (여성긴급전화 1366)
• Call 1388 · Youth Counseling Line 1388 (청소년상담전화 1388) · Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute
• Call 1330 · 1330 Korea Travel Hotline (Korea Tourism Organization)
• Emergency: 112 (Police), 119 (Fire/ambulance/rescue). 112 stay for police kine stuff, crime, danger to yourself or odahs. 119 stay for fire, ambulance, medical emergency, rescue. Both free, no need area code fo dial, get multilingual interpretation through BBB Korea.

Sri Lanka (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · ශ්‍රී ලංකා / இலங்கை)

• Call 1333 · CCCline 1333 (Courage Compassion Commitment Foundation / LifeLine Sri Lanka)
• Call 1926 · National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · National Mental Health Helpline 1926
• Call +94112682535 · Sri Lanka Sumithrayo (Befrienders Worldwide, Colombo)
• Call +94717639898 · Shanthi Maargam (mental health hotline fo' youth and kids)
• Emergency: 119 (Police, fo all kine emergency), 1990 (Ambulance, Suwa Seriya, free, all ova da island)

Switzerland (Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera)

• Call 143 · Die Dargebotene Hand / La Main Tendue / Telefono Amico (Tel 143)
• Call or send one text 147 · Pro Juventute – Beratung + Hilfe 147 (fo keiki an young peopo up to 25)
• Call 142 · Victim Support Switzerland / Opferhilfe (national line fo peopo who wen get hurt from violence)
• Call 144 · Emergency kine medical help / ambulance (Sanitätsnotruf)
• Call 0800 133 133 · LGBTIQ Helpline Switzerland
• Call 0800 143 000 · Heart2Heart (line fo talk story, in English)
• Emergency: 112 (works all ova EU). Fo dis country specifically: Ambulance 144, Police 117, Fire 118, Poison 145

Taiwan (臺灣 / 中華民國)

• Call 1925 · 1925 安心專線 / Peace of Mind Line (依舊愛我) · Ministry of Health and Welfare (衛生福利部)
• Call 1995 · 1995 生命線 / Taiwan Lifeline International (Taiwan LifeLine, ROC)
• Call 1980 · 1980 張老師 / Teacher Chang Foundation (財團法人張老師基金會)
• Emergency: 110 (Police), 119 (Fire/ambulance), 112 (Mobile emergency), 113 (Protection Hotline), 165 (Anti-fraud). Police stay 110; fire/ambulance/medical stay 119; 112 stay da GSM mobile emergency, works even wit no signal or SIM, get Chinese and English prompts, goes to 110/119; 113 stay da 24 hour Women & Children Protection Hotline, fo domestic violence, sexual assault, child or elder abuse, no cost, multilingual, from MOHW; 165 stay anti-fraud, we put um here jus fo be complete, not one mental-health line.

Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania)

• Call 116 (office +255 22 293 6576; WhatsApp +255 624 100 100) · C-Sema · Da National Helpline Fo Da Keiki
• Call 199 · 199 Afya Call Center (Ministry of Health, da national health helpline)
• Emergency: 115 (Health emergency call center, no cost, dey send out m-mama ambulances and emergency transport), 112 (National emergency, goes to Police), 114 (Fire).

Thailand (ประเทศไทย)

• Call 1323 · Department of Mental Health Hotline 1323 (กรมสุขภาพจิต สายด่วนสุขภาพจิต 1323)
• Call 02-113-6789 · The Samaritans of Thailand (สมาคมสะมาริตันส์แห่งประเทศไทย)
• Call 1667 · Mental Wellness Center 1667 (Department of Mental Health / Ministry of Public Health)
• Call 1300 · Social Help Center Hotline 1300 (ศูนย์ช่วยเหลือสังคม, Ministry of Social Development & Human Security)
• Call 1387 · Childline Thailand 1387 (สายเด็ก 1387)
• Call 0-2513-2889 · Women and Men Progressive Movement Foundation / WMP (มูลนิธิหญิงชายก้าวไกล)
• Emergency: 191 (Police), 199 (Fire/rescue), 1669 (Ambulance/EMS), 1155 (Tourist Police). Police stay 191; fire/rescue stay 199; free EMS/ambulance all ova da country stay 1669, get English dispatch too; tourist police stay 1155, get English speaking help fo visitors. 1669 stay da one findahelpline uses as Thailand's emergency link. Fire 199 get marked as medium confidence.

Türkiye (Turkey)

• Call 183 · ALO 183 · Line Fo Social Kine Support (Ministry of Family & Social Services / Aile ve Sosyal Hizmetler Bakanlığı)
• Call 115 · YEDAM 115 · Green Crescent (Yeşilay) Counseling Center · fo addiction
• Emergency: 112 (one unified national emergency number: police, ambulance, fire, coast guard; stay free; get multilingual EN/AR/DE/RU)

Ukraine · Україна

• Call 116 123 (mobile) / 0 800 500 335 · La Strada-Ukraine · National Hotline Fo Stop Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking An Gender Discrimination
• Call 116 111 (mobile) / 0 800 500 225 · National Hotline Fo Da Keiki An Da Young Ones (La Strada-Ukraine / Child Hotline)
• Call 0 800 33 20 29 · Ukrainian Veterans Fund · line fo psychological kine support
• Emergency: 112 (one emergency number; get 101 for fire, 102 for police, 103 for ambulance too)

United Arab Emirates (الإمارات العربية المتحدة)

• Call 800725462 · 800 SAKINA · Abu Dhabi Mental Health Support Line (Department of Health Abu Dhabi / Sakina network / SEHA)
• Call 8004673 · Mental Support Line 800 HOPE (National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing, wit Emirates Foundation)
• Call 045192519 · Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) · Al Amal talk line
• Emergency: 999 (Police), 998 (Ambulance), 997 (Fire / Civil Defence), 996 (Coast Guard), 112 (odda emergency number). Dis stuff stay confirmed on da official UAE government portal (u.ae). Police 999 and Ambulance 998 work anywhere in da UAE.

United Kingdom

• Call 116 123 · Samaritans (24/7, free)
• Text SHOUT to 85258 · Shout (24/7 text)
• Emergency: 999

United States

• Call or send one text 988 · 988 Lifeline Fo Suicide An Crisis (24/7)
• Text HOME to 741741 · Text Line Fo Crisis
• Emergency: 911

Vietnam (Việt Nam)

• Call 096 306 1414 · Đường dây nóng Ngày Mai (Tomorrow Hotline)
• Call 111 · Tổng đài Quốc gia Bảo vệ Trẻ em (National Child Protection Hotline) 111
• Emergency: 113 (Police), 115 (Ambulance/medical), 114 (Fire/rescue). No get one single 911-kine number. Police stay 113, ambulance/medical stay 115, fire/rescue stay 114. Da lines mostly only work in Vietnamese.

中国 (China)

• Call 12356 · National Mental Health Line (NHC)
• Call 010-8295-1332 · Beijing Suicide Prevention (24/7)
• Emergency: 120 (Ambulance), 119 (Fire department), 110 (Da police)

日本 (Japan)

• Call 0120-279-338 · よりそいホットライン Yorisoi (24/7; get option fo odda languages)
• Call 0800-300-8355 · TELL Lifeline (English)
• Emergency: 119 (Fire department/ambulance), 110 (Da police)