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Helplines and Resources

Make note of the contact details below for your region. 


Location Agency Information
United States & Canada

Crisis Text Line 

Kids Help Phone (Canada)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA) 

Crisis Services Canada 

Drug and Addiction Resources

National Eating Disorders Association (USA)

National Eating Disorder Information Centre (Canada)

United Kingdom & Ireland Samaritans

Shout

Crisis Text Line (Ireland)

Childline

Eating Disorder Support

Mental Health Information

Argentina

S.O.S. Un Amigo Anónimo

Centro de Asistencia al Suicida

Australia Lifeline Australia
The Samaritans

  • thesamaritans.org.au
  • 135 247
  • 08 93 81 5555
  • 08 93 88 2500 (youthline)
  • 1800 198 313 (freecall countryline) 

Kids Helpline Australia

Austria

Telefonseelsorge

Rat Auf Draht (Youth Helpline)

Belgium/ België
Centrum Ter Preventie Van Zelfdoding
Community Help Service
Brazil & Portugal CVV
CVV - Rio de Janeiro
  • (21) 233 9191
Czech Republic/ Česká republika Centrum sociálních služeb Praha (Prague Helpline) 
Linka duševní tísně Most (Most Helpline)
Linka bezpečí (Safety Line)
Denmark Livslinien

BørneTelefonen

Finland/Suomi

Finnish Association for Mental Health

France

 

Suicide Ecoute

 S.O.S Amitié

Germany/Deutschland

Telefonseelsorge

Youth Life Line

NummergegenKummer

Hong Kong/Heung Gong
香港
The Samaritans
Suicide Prevention Services
India/ भारत

SNEHA

AASRA

Israel/ ישראל ERAN

SAHAR

Italy/ Italia

Telefono Amico Italia

Samaritans - ONLUS

Telefono Azzurro

Japan/日本
TELL Japan 
BI Suicide Prevention Centre, Osaka
Malaysia

Lifeline Association of Malaysia

Befrienders Malaysia (nation-wide)

Befrienders Kuala Lumpur

Netherlands/ Nederland British Armed Forces Link (Netherlands)
Foundation 113 Suicide Prevention 
New Zealand National Depression Initiative
Youthline

Norway/Norge

 

Kirkens SOS

Mental Helse

Pakistan

Umang

Rozan Counseling Helpline

Philippines

Manila Lifeline Centre

In Touch Community Services 

Poland/Polska 

Telefon Zaufania

Olsztynski Telefon Zaufania 'Anonimowy Przyjaciel

Romania/România

Alianta Romana de Preventie a Suicidului (Romanian Aliance for Suicide Prevention)

Asociația de Suicidologie

Singapore/新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்

Samaritans of Singapore

CPH Online Counselling

South Africa

 

Lifeline Southern Africa

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)

South Korea/ 한국 / 韓國

Love-line (Sarang-Jonwha) Counselling Centre

Lifeline Korea

Spain/España Teléfono de la Esperanza
Sweden/ Sverige

Mind Suicide Line

BRIS

Switzerland/Schweiz

PARSPAS

Tel 143 - Die Dargebotene Hand

Taiwan/中華民國 /臺灣/台灣

iCALL Psychosocial Helpline

  • 022-25521111
Anxin Hotline
Trinidad and Tobago

CUREPE LifeLine

Turkey/Türkiye

Emergency Hotline

  • 112
International

INTERNATIONAL

 

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