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Crisis helplines by country

Free, confidential lines in 50 countries. If your country is not here, Find a Helpline covers the rest of the world.

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 text 13 11 14 · Lifeline (24/7)
• Emergency: 000

Austria (Österreich)

• Call 142 · TelefonSeelsorge Österreich (Notruf 142)
• Call 147 · Rat auf Draht (147) · children/youth
• Call 116 123 · Ö3 Kummernummer (Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz)
• Call 0800 400 777 · Männerberatung 24/7 (crisis line for men)
• Call 01 406 95 95 · Kriseninterventionszentrum Wien (Vienna, regional)
• Call 0800 222 555 · Frauenhelpline gegen Gewalt
• Emergency: 112 (pan-EU). Country-specific: Police 133, Ambulance 144, Fire 122

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

• Call 09678-678-778 · Vent by Mindspace (youth/young-adult crisis line)
• Call +880 1776632344 · Moner Bondhu
• Emergency: 999 (National Emergency Service (police/fire/ambulance)). Toll-free, 24/7. Operated by Bangladesh Police under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Belgium (België / Belgique)

• Call 1813 · Zelfmoordlijn 1813 (Flanders, Dutch · suicide prevention)
• Call 0800 32 123 · Centre de Prévention du Suicide (French Belgium, Brussels/Wallonia · suicide prevention)
• Call 106 · Tele-Onthaal (Flanders, Dutch · general emotional support)
• Call 107 · Télé-Accueil (French Belgium · general emotional support)
• Emergency: 112

Benin (Bénin / République du Bénin)

• Emergency: 112 (SAMU · medical emergency) ; 117 (Police Républicaine) ; 118 (Sapeurs-pompiers).

Brasil

• Call 188 · CVV · Centro de Valorização da Vida (24/7)
• Emergency: 190

Canada

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

Chile

• Call *4141 · Línea Prevención del Suicidio *4141 (24/7, celular o fijo)
• Call 600 360 7777 · Salud Responde (24/7)
• Emergency: 131

Colombia

• Call 106 · Línea 106 · Salud Mental (24/7, nacional y 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 · landline
• Call 08008880700 · General Secretariat of Mental Health · toll-free consultation line (dated candidate)
• Call 16984 · The Behman Hospital · psychiatric hotline
• Emergency: 122 (Police), 123 (Ambulance), 180 (Fire), 112 (Unified emergency (since Oct 2022)). 112 is the national unified emergency line launched October 2022; 122 (police) and 123 (ambulance) remain in wide use.

España

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

France

• Call 3114 · 3114 · Numéro national de prévention du suicide
• Call 09 72 39 40 50 · SOS Amitié
• Call 01 45 39 40 00 · Suicide Écoute
• Call 0 800 235 236 · Fil Santé Jeunes (youth 12–25)
• Call 3919 · 3919 · Violences Femmes Info (domestic/gender violence)
• Call 119 · 119 · Allô Enfance en danger (child protection)
• Emergency: 112 (pan-EU). Country-specific: SAMU/medical 15, Police 17, Pompiers/fire 18, 114 (SMS/text or video for deaf & hard-of-hearing, 24/7)

Germany (Deutschland)

• Call 116 123 · TelefonSeelsorge (crisis & emotional support)
• Call 0800 111 0 111 · TelefonSeelsorge (freephone alt. 1)
• Call 0800 111 0 222 · TelefonSeelsorge (freephone alt. 2)
• Call 116 111 · Nummer gegen Kummer · Kinder- und Jugendtelefon (youth)
• Call 116 016 · Hilfetelefon Gewalt gegen Frauen (violence against women)
• Emergency: 112 (fire/ambulance, pan-EU). Country-specific: Police 110; 116 117 medical on-call (non-emergency, nights/weekends/holidays)

Ghana

• Call 0800 678 678 · Ghana Mental Health Authority · Psychosocial Line
• Emergency: 112 (national unified emergency, toll-free). Legacy lines still cited: 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 · State Welfare Organization Counseling Line (Behzisti)
• Call 4030 · Ministry of Health Counseling Line
• Call 1570 · School Student Helpline (Ministry of Education)
• Call 021 54467000 · Emotional Support / Suicide Crisis Line (Tehran)
• Emergency: 110 (Police), 115 (Medical / ambulance (emergency)), 125 (Fire). 112 also reaches emergency services from mobiles.

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) · child/adolescent focused
• 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 helpline
• Call 1192 · NACADA · National alcohol & drug abuse helpline
• Call 116 (WhatsApp 0722 116 116) · Childline Kenya · National Child Helpline
• Call 1195 · Healthcare Assistance Kenya (HAK) · National GBV Helpline
• Emergency: 999 / 112 / 911 (all route to National Police Service, toll-free). 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 short number 113)
• Call 088 0767 000 · De Luisterlijn (anonymous emotional-support listening line)
• Call 0900-1450 · MIND Hulplijn (normal call charges, not free; chat & WhatsApp also)
• Emergency: 112

New Zealand

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

Niger (République du Niger)

• Emergency: 17 (Police-secours) ; 18 (Sapeurs-pompiers) ; 15 (SAMU / medical, Niamey · limited coverage).

Nigeria (Federal Republic of Nigeria)

• Call 0800 800 2000 · She Writes Woman / Safe Place Nigeria · Mental Health Helpline
• Call 0800 078 7746 · SURPIN · Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (main toll-free)
• Call 0903 440 0009 / 0908 021 7555 / 0814 224 1007 · SURPIN · additional 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 mental health helpline (090 9000 MIND / 0700 000 MIND)
• Emergency: 112 (national emergency · police/fire/ambulance, toll-free all networks). 199 is a legacy police/fire line being harmonised 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 nationwide; Rescue 1122 coverage varies by 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 (toll-free)
• 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 (Children's Ombudsman)
• Call 800 12 00 02 · Niebieska Linia – domestic-violence helpline (Ogólnopolskie Pogotowie dla Osób Doznających Przemocy Domowej, IPZ)
• Call 800 199 990 · Ogólnopolski Telefon Zaufania "Uzależnienia" (addictions, KCPU)
• Call 22 628 52 22 · Lambda Warszawa – LGBTQ+ trust line (Ogólnopolski Telefon Zaufania)
• Call 888 88 33 88 · Feminoteka – helpline for women affected by violence / 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 (single national emergency; 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 (Unified emergency (police/ambulance/fire)), 999 (Police), 997 (Ambulance (Saudi Red Crescent)), 998 (Fire / Civil Defense).

Senegal (Sénégal)

• Emergency: 1515 (SAMU · medical/psychiatric emergency, free) ; 17 (Police) ; 18 (Pompiers). For an after-hours psychiatric emergency, official guidance is to call SAMU or go to the 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) · main line
• Emergency: 999 (Police), 995 (Ambulance/Fire), 1777 (Non-emergency ambulance). Police 999. Ambulance/Fire (SCDF) 995 · genuine emergencies only, misuse is finable. 1777 is the SCDF non-emergency ambulance line but SCDF will CEASE 1777 from 2027-01-01, after which non-emergency transport is arranged via 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 = police (crime, danger to self/others). 119 = fire, ambulance, medical emergency, rescue. Both free, dialable without area code, multilingual interpretation available via 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 (youth & children's mental-health hotline)
• Emergency: 119 (Police (all emergencies)), 1990 (Ambulance (1990 Suwa Seriya, free, islandwide))

Switzerland (Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera)

• Call 143 · Die Dargebotene Hand / La Main Tendue / Telefono Amico (Tel 143)
• Call or text 147 · Pro Juventute – Beratung + Hilfe 147 (children & youth up to 25)
• Call 142 · Victim Support Switzerland / Opferhilfe (national line for people affected by violence)
• Call 144 · Medical emergency / ambulance (Sanitätsnotruf)
• Call 0800 133 133 · LGBTIQ Helpline Switzerland
• Call 0800 143 000 · Heart2Heart (English-language emotional support line)
• Emergency: 112 (pan-EU). Country-specific: 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 110; fire/ambulance/medical 119; 112 = GSM mobile emergency (works with no signal/SIM, Chinese + English prompts, routes to 110/119); 113 = 24h Women & Children Protection Hotline (domestic violence, sexual assault, child/elder abuse; toll-free, multilingual, MOHW); 165 = anti-fraud (included for completeness, not a mental-health line).

Tanzania (United Republic of Tanzania)

• Call 116 (office +255 22 293 6576; WhatsApp +255 624 100 100) · C-Sema · National Child Helpline
• Call 199 · 199 Afya Call Center (Ministry of Health national health helpline)
• Emergency: 112 (general, routes to police) and 999 (police).

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 191; fire/rescue 199; free nationwide EMS/ambulance 1669 (English dispatch available); tourist police 1155 (English-speaking assistance for visitors). 1669 is used by findahelpline as Thailand's emergency link. Fire 199 marked medium confidence.

Türkiye (Turkey)

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

Ukraine · Україна

• Call 116 123 (mobile) / 0 800 500 335 · La Strada-Ukraine · National Hotline for Prevention of Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking & Gender Discrimination
• Call 116 111 (mobile) / 0 800 500 225 · National Hotline for Children and Youth (La Strada-Ukraine / Child Hotline)
• Call 0 800 33 20 29 · Ukrainian Veterans Fund · psychological support line
• Emergency: 112 (single emergency; also 101 fire, 102 police, 103 ambulance)

United Arab Emirates (الإمارات العربية المتحدة)

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

United Kingdom

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

United States

• Call or text 988 · 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (24/7)
• Text HOME to 741741 · Crisis Text Line
• 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 single 911-style number. Police 113, ambulance/medical 115, fire/rescue 114. Lines generally operate in Vietnamese only.

中国 (China)

• Call 12356 · National Mental Health Hotline (NHC)
• Call 010-8295-1332 · Beijing Suicide Prevention (24/7)
• Emergency: 110

日本 (Japan)

• Call 0120-279-338 · よりそいホットライン Yorisoi (24/7; foreign-language option)
• Call 0800-300-8355 · TELL Lifeline (English)
• Emergency: 110