International Suicide Hotlines
This list of international suicide hotlines provides vital help for individuals across the globe. Find here immediate support and assistance.
This comprehensive list of international suicide hotlines provides vital helplines and phone numbers for individuals across the globe. Whether you’re in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Brazil, or any other country, there are dedicated support services available to offer immediate and confidential 24/7 assistance.
It’s crucial to know that you’re not alone and that help is always within reach, even during a mental health crisis. Use these suicide hotlines and text services to connect with compassionate professionals who can provide the mental health support and care you need during difficult times.
Note: Suicide is a serious concern, especially for those struggling with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), which can exacerbate thoughts of suicide and feelings of hopelessness and despair. If you or someone you know is in crisis, reaching out for help through these resources or the International Association for Suicide Prevention can make all the difference.
United States
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- Website: https://988lifeline.org
- Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
- Lifeline Emergency Chat: Lifeline Chat
- Veterans/Military Crisis Line (for U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families)
- Website: www.veteranscrisisline.net
- Phone: 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)
- SMS: 838255
- The Trevor Project (for LGBTQ+ youth, friends, and family)
- Website: www.thetrevorproject.org
- Phone: 1-866-488-7386
Around the World
- Befrienders
- Website: www.befrienders.org
Australia
- Lifeline Australia
- Website: www.lifeline.org.au
- Phone: 13 11 14
- Headspace
- Website: www.eheadspace.org.au
- Phone: 1800 650 890
Austria
- Rat auf Draht
- Website: rataufdraht.orf.at
- Phone: 147
- TelefonSeelsorge – Notruf 142
- Website: www.telefonseelsorge.at
- Phone: 142 (24 hours a day)
Belgium
- Centrum Ter Preventie Van Zelfdoding
- Website: www.zelfmoord1813.be
- Phone: 1813
Brazil
- CVV- Centro de Valorização da Vida
- 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support by phone and online chat. We are here for everyone in Brazil who may need emotional support
- Phone: 188 or Chat
Canada
- Kids Help Phone (for individuals under 20)
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- Phone: 1-800-668-6868
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Czech Republic
- Linka bezpečí
- Website: www.linkabezpeci.cz
- Phone: 116 111
- Pražská linka důvěry
- Website: www.csspraha.cz/prazska-linka-duvery
- Phone: 222 580 697
- Linka důvěry Ostrava
- Phone: 596 618 908 or 737 267 939
- Linka duševní tísně Most
- Website: www.mostknadeji.eu/linka-dusevni-tisne
- Phone: 476 701 444
- Skype: ldt.most
- Linka důvěry DKC
- Website: www.ditekrize.cz
- Phone: 241 484 149
- Skype: ld_dkc
- Linka bezpečí
- For children and youth
- Website: www.linkabezpeci.cz
- Phone: 116 111
Denmark
- Livslinien
- Website: www.livslinien.dk
- Phone: 70 201 201
- Børne
- Children’s line, open daily from 11 AM to 11 PM.
- Phone: 116 111
Finland
- Suomen Mielenterveysseura
- Website: mieli.fi
- Phone: 09 2525 0111
France
- S.O.S Amitié
- Website: sos-amitie.com
- Phone: 09 72 39 40 50
Germany
- TelefonSeelsorge (Free and confidential counseling 24/7)
- Website: https://www.telefonseelsorge.de/
- Phone: 0800 111 0 111 or 0800 111 0 222
- Berliner Krisendienst (Telephone crisis support 365 days a year, round the clock (24/7), free of charge)
The following locations provide personal consultation everyday from 4 PM – 12 AM. The consultation can also be carried out anonymously upon request:
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Mitte, Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg:
- Adress: Große Hamburger Straße 5, 10115 Berlin-Mitte
- Phone: 030 390 63 10
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Charlottenburg, Wilmersdorf:
- Adress: Horstweg 2, 14059 Berlin-Charlottenburg
- Phone: 030 390 63 20
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Spandau:
- Adress: Charlottenstraße 13, 13597 Berlin
- Phone: 030 390 63 30
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Pankow:
- Adress: Mühlenstraße 48, 13187 Berlin-Pankow
- Phone: 030 390 6340
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Reinickendorf:
- Adress: Berliner Straße 25, 13507 Berlin-Reinickendorf
- Phone: 030 390 63 50
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Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Tempelhof-Schöneberg:
- Adress: Schloßstr. 128, 12163 Berlin
- Phone: 030 390 63 60
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Lichtenberg, Marzahn-Hellersdorf:
- Adress: Irenenstraße 21 A, 10317 Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Phone: 030 390 63 70
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Treptow-Köpenick:
- Adress: Spreestraße 6, 12439 Berlin-Treptow
- Phone: 030 390 63 80
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Neukölln:
- Adress: Karl-Marx-Straße 23, 12043 Berlin-Neukölln
- Phone: 030 390 63 90
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Krisenchat (Pshycological chat support (via whatspp or SMS). Free, 24/7, and for people under the age of 25)
- Website: https://krisenchat.de/en
- Phone: Use the link tho start a conversation via SMS or Whatsapp: https://krisenchat.de/en?chat=true
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Guttempler
- Website: https://www.guttempler.de/
- Phone: 0180 365 2407
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Frauenkrisentelefon
- Website: http://www.frauenkrisentelefon.de/en/home/
- Phone: 030 – 615 75 96
Greece
- Klimaka NGO
- Website: klimaka.org.gr
- Phone: 1018
Hong Kong
- The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong
- Website: help4suicide.com.hk
- Phone: 2389 2222
- The Samaritans Hong Kong
- Website: samaritans.org.hk
- Phone: 2896 0000
Hungary
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Magyar Lelki Elsősegély Telefons zolgálatok Szövetsége
- Website: sos505.hu
- Phone: 116 123
- Email: sos@sos505.hu
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Kek Vonal
- Phone: 116-111
India
- AASRA
- Website: aasra.info
- Phone: 91-22-27546669 or 91-22-27546667
- Email: aasrahelpline@yahoo.com
Israel
- ERAN
- Website: eran.org.il
- Phone (Toll-free in Israel): 1201
- Phone (Outside Israel): 972-76-8844400
- SAHAR (Emotional Support Chat in Hebrew)
- Website: sahar.org.il
- SAHAR (Emotional Support Chat in Arabic)
- Website: sahar.org.il/?categoryId=63068
Italy
- Telefono Azzurro
- Website: azzurro.it
- Phone: 19696
- Telefono Amico
- Website: telefonoamico.it
- Phone: 199 284 284
Latvia
- Skalbes
- Website: skalbes.lv
- Phone: 371 67222922 or 371 27722292
Lithuania
- Lietuvos emocinės paramos tarnybų asociacija
- Website: klausau.lt
- Vaikų linija (Children’s Line)
- Website: vaikulinija.lt
- Phone: 116 111
- Jaunimo linija (Youth Line)
- Website: jaunimolinija.lt/laiskai/
- Phone: 8 800 28888
- Vilties linija (Hope Line)
- Website: viltieslinija.lt
- Phone: 116 123
- Email: 116123@viltieslinija.lt
- Pagalbos moterims linija (Women’s Support Line)
- Website: moteriai.lt
- Phone: 8 800 66366
- Email: pagalba@moteriai.lt
- Linija Doverija (Support Line for Russian Speakers)
- Phone: 8 800 77277
Luxembourg
- SOS Détresse – Hëllef iwwer Telefon
- Website: 454545.lu
- Phone: 454545
- Kanner-Jugendtelefon
- Website: kjt.lu
- Phone: 116 111
Mexico
- Consejo Ciudadano
- Website: consejociudadanomx.org
- Phone: 55 5533-5533
Instituto Hispanoamericano de Suicidologia, A.C
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- Email: info@suicidiologia.com.mx
- Phone: +5255 46313300
Netherlands
- Stichting 113 Zelfmoordpreventie
- Website: 113online.nl
- Phone: 0800 0113
New Zealand
- National Depression Initiative
- Website: depression.org.nz
- The Lowdown
- Website: thelowdown.co.nz
- Phone: 0800 111 757
- SMS: 5626
- Email: team@thelowdown.co.nz
- Youthline
- Website: youthline.co.nz
- Phone: 0800 376 633
- SMS: 234
- Email: talk@youthline.co.nz
- Email: parenttalk@youthline.co.nz
Norway
- Kirkens SOS
- Website: kirkens-sos.no
- Phone: 815 33 300
Poland
- Fundacja Dzieci Niczyje
- Website: 116111.pl
- Phone: 116 111
Portugal
- SOS voz amiga
- Daily from 3:30 PM to 12:30 AM
- Website: sosvozamiga.org
- Phone: 213 544 545 / 912 802 669 / 963 524 660
Russia
- Samaritans (Cherepovets)
- 9 AM to 9 PM
- Phone: 007 (8202) 577-577
- EMERCOM Psychological Service (Интернет-служба экстренной психологической помощи)
- Website: psi.mchs.gov.ru
- Phone: 007 (495) 989-50-50
Serbia
- Centar Srce
- Website: centarsrce.org
- Phone: 0800 300 303
- Email: vanja@centarsrce.org
Singapore
- Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)
- Website: samaritans.org.sg
- Phone: 1800 221 4444
- Email: pat@samaritans.org.sg
South Africa
- The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
- Website: sadag.org
- Phone: 0800 567 567
- SMS: 31393
South Korea
- Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention (한국생명존중희망재단)
- Website: kfsp.org
- Phone: 02-3706-0500
- 보건복지부 보건복지콜센터 (Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center)
- Phone: 129 (24-hour crisis counseling)
- 정신건강증진센터 정신건강위기상담전화 (Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling)
- Phone: 1577-0199 (24-hour crisis counseling)
Spain
- Asociación Internacional Teléfono de la Esperanza (ASITES)
- It urgently, freely, anonymously, and expertly addresses emotional crisis situations.
- Website: https://telefonodelaesperanza.org/intervencion-en-crisis
- Phone: 717 033 717 (mobile) / 914 59 00 55 or at the nearest center
- Línea 024
- It assists people with thoughts, ideations, or risks of suicidal behavior, as well as their family and loved ones. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Website: https://www.sanidad.gob.es/linea024/home.htm
- Phone: 024
- Telefono Contra El Suicídio
- From 10 AM to 3 PM or by email.
- Website: https://www.telefonocontraelsuicidio.org/
- Phone: 911 385 385 or 📧 info@labarandilha.org
Sweden
- Mind
- Website: mind.se
Switzerland
- Tel 143 – La Main Tendue – Die Dargebotene Hand – Telefono Amico
- Website: 143.ch
- Phone: 143
Taiwan
- MOHW Suicide Prevention Line (衛生福利部)
- Website: mohw.gov.tw
UK
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National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK
- Free and confidential support and information by phone. Open: Mondays → 2:00 PM–7:59 PM Tuesdays → 2:00 PM–7:59 PM Wednesdays → 2:00 PM–7:59 PM Thursday → 2:00 PM–7:59 PM Friday → 2:00 PM–7:59 PM
- Website: https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk/
- Phone: 0800 689 5652 or 0800 689 0880 (alternative option).
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Shout
- 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over text message (SMS). We are here for everyone in the United Kingdom who may require support with anxiety, depression, gender & sexual identity, self-harm, suicide.
- Website: https://giveusashout.org/
- Phone: Text “SHOUT” to 85258
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Samaritans
- 24/7, free and confidential support by phone. Support with suicidal thoughts and self-harm.
- Website: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
- Phone: 116123
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SOS Silence of Suicide
- Free, schedule between 8pm and midnight every evening and 4pm until midnight on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Website: https://sossilenceofsuicide.org/
- Phone: 0808 115 1505
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Papyrus
- Free, 24/7, and confidential support and information over phone and text message (SMS).
- Website: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
- Phone: 0800 068 4141 or Text 07860 039967