Crisis: Helplines

In case of a mental health crisis, whether it be you or someone close to you, these helplines should be your first port of call!
Disclaimer:
- Helplines, websites or emails may be out of date. They may not be manned 24 hours. Where possible open hours have been listed. 
- Some helplines may cost more from mobiles or from outside the country. Check the country code before calling.
- Some helplines may be affiliated with companies or have religious backing.
- Where possible, clicking the phone numbers will take you to the source website. Check this for updates if the number is not working. 
- This list is not intended to be extensive. 

Helplines
Europe Wide:
- 116 Hotlines
   - Phone: 116 123 (free from any number)
Argentina:
- Teléfono de la Esperanza
   - Phone: 902 500 002
- Samaritans
   - Phone: +54 (0) 223 493 0430
   - Email: Samaritanosargentina@hotmail.com
- CAFS
   - Phone: (54-11) 4758-2554
Armenia:
- Trust Social Work (Yerevan)
   - Phone: (2) 538194 or (2) 538197

Australia:
- Lifeline Australia
   - Phone: 13 11 14
- Samaritans:
   - Subiaco
       - Phone:
          - All: 08 93 81 5555
          - Frecall: 1800 198 313
   - Lifelink:
       - Phone: 03 63 31 3355
       - Email: Lifelinksam@intas.net.au

Bangladesh: 

- Grameen: 01779554391, 01779554392

- Airtel: 01688709965, 01688709966

- Banglalink: 01985275286

- Robi: 01852035634
Barbados:
- Samaritans:
   - Phone: (246) 4299999
   - Email: Samaritansbdos@yahoo.com

Belgium:
- CPZ
   - Phone: 02 649 95 55
- CHS
   - Phone: +32 (0) 2 648 40 14
Botswana:
- Lifeline
   - Phone: 3911270

Brazil:
- CVV (See more (PDF))
   - Phone: 141
   - Email: Central@cvv.org.br

Canada:
- Suicide Prevention Hotline
   - Phone: 1-800-273-TALK

- CrisisCentre

   - Greater Vancouver: 604-872-3311

   - Lower Mainland + Sunshine Coast: 1-866-661-3311

   - TTY: 1-866-672-0113

   - BC-Wide: 1-800-784-2433

   - Seniors: 604-872-1234

Cayman Islands:
- Government Helpline
   - Phone: (345) 949-0290
Chile:
- Telefono De La Esperanza
   - Phone: (00 56 42) 22 12 00
China:
- Samaritans
   - Phone: (852) 2896 0000
   - Email: jo@samaritans.org.hk
- SPS
   - All: 852-2382 0000
   - Elderly: 852-2382 0881
- Taiwan Suicide Prevention Center (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: 0800 788 995
Colombia:
- Telefonos De La Esperanza
   - Barranquilla
       - Phone: (00 57 5) 372 27 27
   - Bogotá
       - Phone: (57-1) 323 24 25
   - Medellin
       - Phone: (00 57 4) 284 66 00
   - Pasto
       - Phone: 3016326701
Croatia:
- Plavi Telefon (Zagreb)
   - Phone: 01/ 48 33 888
Cyprus:
- Samaritans
   - Phone: 8000 7773
   - Email: Confidential@cyprussamaritans.org
Czech Republic:
- CSS Praha
   - Prague: 02/649 95 55
- CH Ostrava
   - Phone: 596 618 908 or 737 267 939
- Most Helpline
   - Phone: 476 701 444
   - Skype: Idt.most
- Safety Line
   - Phone: 116111

Denmark:
- Livslinien
   - Phone: +45 70 201 201
Ecuador:
- Telefono De La Esperanza
   - Phone: (593) 2 6000477-2923327
Egypt:
- BFS Cairo
   - Phone: 762 1602/3 or 762 2381
   - Email: befrienders@befrienderscairo.com
Estonia:
 - Usaldus:
   - Estonian: Usaldustelefon 126 (19:00 - 23:00)
   - Russian: Usaldustelefon 127 (19:00 - 23:00)
Finland:
- Mielenterveysseura
   - Phone: 010195202
- BA Methodist Lifeline
   - Phone: (0679) 670565
- Wesley Church Lifeline
   - Phone: (0679) 302998

France:
- Suicide Ecoute
   - Phone: 01 45 39 40 00
- S.O.S Amitié
   - Phone: (+33) (0)1 40 09 15 22
- SoS Helpline

   - Phone:
       - English Language: 01 46 21 46 46

Germany: 

- Telefonseelsorge

   - Phone: 0800 1110 111 or 0800 1110 222

- Nummer gegen Kummer

   - Phone: 0800 111 0 550

- British Armed Forces

   - 0800 181 0771 or 0800 181 0772

Ghana:

- Lifeline

   - Phone: 233 244 846 701

Gibraltar:

- British Armed Forces

   - Phone: 55666

Greece:
- OKANA:
   - Phone: 1031
Honduras:
- Telefono De La Esperanza
   - San Pedro Sula
       - Phone: (00 504) 2558
   - Tegucigalpa
       - Phone: 2232-1314 or 2232-2707

Hungary:

- Pharereg

   - Phone: 06 80 820 111
   - Email: Sostelefon@deltav.hu
- T.E.S. Miskolc
   - Phone: (46) 323 888

Iceland:
- Red Cross Crisis Helpline
   - Phone: 1717

India:
- Samaritans:
   - Mumbai
       - Phone: 022 32473267
- Lifeline Foundation
   - Phone: 0332 4637437
   - Email: Reach@lifelinekolkata.org
- Saath
   - Phone: 0091 79 26305544
   - Email: saath12@yahoo.com
- SNEHA:
   - Phone: 04424640050 (24hr)
   - Phone: 04424640060 (08:00 - 22:00)
   - Email: help@snehaindia.org
- Jeevan
   - Phone: 0091 6576453841
- Maithri Kochi
   - Phone: 0091 484 2540530 (10:00 - 19:00)
   - Email: Maithrihelp@gmail.com (10:00 - 19:00)
- Pratheeksha
   - Phone: 0484 2448830
- Thanal Calicut
   - Phone: 91 495 327 9307
- AASRA:
   - Phone: 91 22 27546669
- Sumaitri
   - Phone: 011 23389090
- Roshini
   - Phone: 0091 40 66202000 or 0091 40 27848584
Indonesia:
- Janganbunuhdiri (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: 021 9696 9293
   - Email: Janganbunuhdiri@yahoo.com
Ireland (ROI):
- Samaritans
   - Local rate: 1850 60 90 90 

   - Minicom: 1850 60 90 91

Israel:
- ERAN (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: 1201
   - From abroad: 972-9 8891333

Italy:
- Samaritans ONLUS
   - Phone: 800 86 00 22
- Telefono Amico Italia
   - Phone: 199 284 284
Japan:
- BW Aichia: +81 (0) 568 70 9090 (Sat: 00:00 - 05:00)
- BW Kumano: +81 (0) 597 92 2277 (Fri: 19:00 - 23:00)
- BW Miyazaki: +81 (0) 985 77 9090 (Sun/Mon/Wed/Fri: 20:00 - 23:00)
- BW Iwate: +81 (0) 19 621 9090 (Sat: 20:00 - Sun: 04:00)
- BW Osaka: +81 (0) 6 6260 3232 (Fri: 13:00 - Sun: 22:00)
- BW Tokyo: +81 (0) 3 5286 9090 (Tues: 17:00 - Weds: 06:00, all other days: 20:00 - 6:00)
- Tokyo English Lifeline
   - Phone: 03 5774 0992
- BI Suicide Prevention Centre (Osaka)
   - Phone: +81 (0) 6 4395 4343

Kenya:

- Samaritans:

   - Phone: (020) 2051323

   - Text: - 00254 707 633 692

              - 00254 733 656 262

              - 00254 775 388 222

   - Email: Samaritans.kenya@gmail.com
Liberia:
- Lifeline
   - Phone: 06534308 (Mon - Sat: 09:00 - 17:00)

Lithuania:

- JPPC:
   - Phone: 8-800 2 8888
Luxembourg:
- SoS Distresse
   - Phone: 45 45 45 (15:00 - 23:00) (Fri+Sat: 23:00 - 07:00)
Malaysia:
- Lifeline Association of Malaysia
   - Phone: (063) 92850039 or (063) 92850279 or (063) 92850049
- Johor Bahru
   - 607 3312300
- Malacca
   - +606-284 2500
- Seremban
   - Phone: 606-7653588 or 606-7653589 (19:00 - 22:00)
   - Text: 012-2472580
- Penang:
   - Phone: 604-2811108 or 604-2815161 (15:00 - 00:00)
   - Email: pat@befpen.org
- Kota Kinabalu
   - Phone: +6 088 255788 or +6 088 255788 (19:00 - 22:00)
   - Email: befrienderskk@gmail.com
- Kuala Lumpur
   - Phone: 603-79568145 or 603-79568144
   - Email: sam@befrienders.org.my

Malta:
- SupportLine
   - Phone: 179
Manitoba:
- Southern Health
   - West of the Red River
       - Phone: 1-866-588-1697
   - East of the Red River
       - Phone: 1-888-617-7715

Mauritius:

- Email: befriendersmauritius@gmail.com
Mexico:
- SAPTEL
   - Phone: 018004727835
- Programa Salvemos Una Vida (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: 9453777

Netherlands:
- Phone: 0900 1130113
- British Armed Forces
   - Phone: 0602 222 88

New Zealand:
- Lifeline

   - Outside Auckland: 0800 543 354

   - Auckland: 09 5222 999

   - All: 0800 543354
- National Depression Initiative
   - Phone: 0800 111 757
   - Text: 5626
   - Email: Team@thelowdown.co.nz

Norway:
- Kirkens SoS
   - Phone: 00 47 815 33 300
   - Email: Post@kirken-sos.no
Peru:
- Telefono De La Esperanza
   - Phone: (00 51 1) 273 8026
Philippines:
- Manila Lifeline Centre
   - Phone: (02) 8969191
   - Mobile: 0917 854 9191

Poland:
- Pomoctel (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: +48 527 00 00 or 52 70 988
   - Email: Pomoctel@free.ngo.pl
Portugal:
- Voz de Apoio
   - Phone: 00 351 225 50 60 70
   - Email: sos.vozdeapoio@sapo.pt or sos.vozdeapoio@mail.telepac.pt
Russia:
- Samaritans
   - Phone: 007 (8202) 577-577
Samoa:
- SRCE Novi Sad (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: (+381) 21-6623-393
   - Email: vanja@centarsrce.org.yu
- KOAPS (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: (044) 08080
   - Email: Ltn@ltn08080.org
- SOS Telephone
   - Phone: 037 23 025
Scotland:
- Breathing Space
   - Phone: 0800 83 85 87

Serbia: 

- Centar SRCE

   - Phone: 0800 300 303 or 021 6623 393
Singapore:
- Samaritans
   - Phone: 1800 2214444
   - Email: pat@samaritans.org.sg

South Africa:
- BFS Bloemfontein
   - Phone: 051 444 5000
   - Email: Befrienders@wsinet.co.za
-  LifeLine
   - Phone: 0861 322 322
- SADAG
   - Phone: 0800 567 567
   - Text: 31393
- Durban North Umhlanga Crisis Team
   - Phone: 083 256 5993
   - Email: Joy@crisisteam.co.za
South Korea:
- Love-line
   - Phone: (2) 715 8600 or (2) 716 8600 or (2) 717 8600 or (2) 718 8600
Spain:
- Samaritans
   - Phone: 902 88 35 35
- Teléfono de la Esperanza
   - Phone: 902500002
Sri Lanka:
- SLS
  - Bandarawela:
      - Phone: 00 94 11 572222662
   - Colombo:
       - Phone: 00 94 11 2683555 or 94112692909
   - Rural:
       - Phone: 0094 11 (0) 37-5725815 or 0094 11 (0) 47-5781200
   - Panduwasnuwara
       - Phone: 00 94 11 372291718
   - Kandy:
       - Phone: 00 94 11 812234806
   - Kurunegala:
       - Phone: 00 94 11 374931731
   - Matale:
       - Phone: 00 94 11 662223521
   - Mawanela:
       - Phone: 00 94 11 355788330
   - Negombo (Katunayake)
       - Phone: 00 94 11 312223322
   - Kohuwela (Colombo South)
       - Phone: 00 94 11 2818860
   - Panadura
       - Phone: 00 94 11 382235291
Sudan:
- BFS Khartoum
   - Phone: (249) 11-555-253

Sweden:
- Nationella Hjälplinjen
   - Phone: 020 22 00 60
- NATM
   - Phone: (46) (0) 31 711 24 00

Switzerland:
- Die Dargebotene Hand
   - Phone: 143
   - Email: Verband@tel-143.ch
- PARSPAS
   - Phone: +41 (0) 27 321 21 21
Thailand:
- Samaritans
   - Bangkok
       - Phone: 27136793 or 27136791
       - Email: Samaritans_thai@hotmail.com
   - Chiang Mai
       - Phone: 53225977 or 53225978
       - Email: Samchiangmai@gmail.com
Tonga:
- Lifeline
   - Phone: 23000 or 25144
Trinidad and Tobago:
- CUREPE Lifeline
   - (868) 645 2800
Turkey:
- Emergency Hotline
   - 182
Ukraine:
- Telephone of Confidence (Possibly not active)
   - Phone: 058
- Odessa Confidence Telephone Service
   - Phone: 0487 327715 or 0482 226565

UK: 

- HopeLineUK: 0800 068 41 41

- CalmZone: 0800 58 58 58

   - London: 

            - Phone: 0808 802 58 58

            - Text: 07537 404717

   - Merseyside:

            - Text: 07537 404717

- Samaritans: 

   - Phone: 08457 90 90 90

   - Text: 07725909090

   - Email: jo@samaritans.org

United States:
- Unknown:
   - Phone: 1-800-784-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE)

- Hopeline

   - All: 1-800-422-HOPE

   - Veterans: 1-877-Vet2Vet

   - Espanol: 1-800-SUICIDA

   - Teen: 1-877-YOUTHLINE

   - Grad Students: 1-800-GRADHLP

   - Post-Partum Depression: 1-800-PPD-MOMS
- Suicide Prevention Center
   - All: 001310 391 1253
   - LA County: 877 727 4747
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
   - All:
       - Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
   - Espanol:
       - Phone: 1-888-628-9454
   - Veterans:
      - Phone: 1-800-273-8255 (Press 1)
      - Text: 838255
- Samaritans:
   - Boston-Framingham
       - All: 617 247 0220
       - Toll-free: 877 870 4673
   - Cape Cod & the Islands
       - All: 5085488900
       - Toll-free: 8008939900
   - Keene:
      - All: 603 357 5505 or 603 924 7000
      - New Hampshire: 1-877-583-8336
   - New York City
      - Phone: 212 673 3000

Uruguay:
- Ultimo Recurs
   - Phone: 0800VIVE (19:00 - 23:00)
   - Phone: 095 73 84 83 (24hr)
Venezuela:
- Telefono De La Esperanza
   - Phone: 0241-8433308
Zimbabwe:
- Samaritans
   - Bulawayo
       - Phone: (9) 650 00
   - Harare
       - Phone: (4) 726 468 or (4) 722 000 or 080 12 333 333
   - Mutare
       - Phone: (20) 635 59

For Kids

Australia:
- Samaritans (Subiaco)
   - Phone: 08 93 88 2500
- Kidshelp
   - Phone: 1800 55 1800

Canada:
- KidsHelpPhone
   - Phone: 1800 668 6868
Germany:
- Nummer gegen Kummer
   - Phone: 0800 111 0 333

Lithuania:

- Youth Line

   - Phone: 8 800 28888

New Zealand:
- Youth Line
   - Phone: 0800 376633
   - Text: 234
   - Email: Talk@youthline.co.nz or Parenttalk@youthline.co.nz
Russia:
- Youth Crisis Line
   - Phone: (7) 0942 224 621
South Africa:
- Childline
   - Phone: 08000 55 555
United States:
- Samaritans
   - Boston-Framingham
       - Toll-free Teenline: 800 252 8336
      

Online chat

Canada: 

- www.Crisiscentrechat.ca

- www.youthinbc.com

Serbia:

- www.centarsrce.org/index.php/kontakt

United States
- www.7cupsoftea.com

- https://www.imalive.org/ 

- http://www.113online.nl/
   - Veterans:  http://www.veteranscrisisline.net/ChatTermsOfService.aspx