Emergency Hotlines and Chat Support Helplines
The United States of America
Suicide Prevention:
988
Sexual Assault:
800-656-4673
Teenage Crisis:
988 (SMS)
LGBTQ Mental Health Helpline (Trevor Project):
1-866-488-7386
Substance Abuse:
1-800-662-4357
Eating Disorder Helpline:
1-800-931-2237
Anorexia & Bulimia Care:
888-375-7767
Domestic Abuse:
800-799-7233
Domestic & Sexual Abuse:
800-656-4673
NEW ZEALAND
Suicide Prevention (Samaritans):
0-800- 726-666
0-508-828-865
Sexual Assault:
0-800-044-334
Teenage Crisis:
0-800-376-633
Substance Abuse:
0-800-787-797
US Chat Support Helplines
Lifeline Chat – connect individuals with counselors for emotional support and other services via web chat.
https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
Crisis Text Line – A live, trained Crisis Counselor receives the text and responds, all from our secure online platform.
https://www.crisistextline.org/
RAINN – The nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization.
https://hotline.rainn.org/online
IMAlive – A free, confidential, and secure crisis chat. Please use a computer for the best chat connection.
https://www.imalive.org/online/
Domestic Abuse:
0-508-744-633
Domestic & Sexual Abuse:
0-800-044-334
New Zealand Chat Support Helplines
Youthline– web chat counselling available for any young person in New Zealand
https://www.youthline.co.nz
What’s Up– free counselling for teenagers and kids (for 5–18 year olds)
https://www.whatsup.co.nz
Canada
Australia
Suicide Prevention:
Call 1-833-456-4566
Text 45645
Sexual Assault:
1 844-750-1648
Teenage Crisis:
800-668-6868
Substance Abuse:
1-833-235-4048
Mental Helpline for Young People:
1-800-668-6868
Eating Disorder Helpline &Anorexia & Bulimia Care:
1-866-633-4220
Domestic Abuse:
1-800-563-0808
Domestic & Sexual Abuse:
1-877-392-7583
Canada Chat Support Helplines
Youth Chat (6 pm – 12 am PT):
https://www.youthspace.ca
Suicide Prevention:
13-11-4 (SMS)
Suicide Callback Service:
1300 659 467
Lifeline Crisis Support 24/7:
13 11 14
Sexual Assault:
1800 737 732
Teenage Crisis:
1-800-551-800
Substance Abuse:
1-800-250-015
Mental Helpline for Young People:
13-11-14 (SMS)
1-800-551-800 (CALL)
Eating Disorder Helpline &Anorexia & Bulimia Care:
1-800-334-673
Domestic & Sexual Abuse:
1-800-737-732
AU Chat Support Helplines
Peer Group Chat (sane.org)
Lifeline Online Chat – chat to a crisis supporter online
https://www.lifeline.org.au/
Live Chat and Online Forums
https://www.mhc.wa.gov.aw/getting-help/live-chat-and-online-forums/
European Helpline and Chatlines
🇦🇱 Albania
🇦🇹 Austria
Alo 116 – 116 000
Albanian National Child Helpline, is the only 24/7 national phone counseling and referral service for children and young people in Albania
https://alo116.al
Telefonseelsorge 24/7: 142
Rat auf Draht 24/7 (Youth): 147
IBF – Intervention Centre for Victims of Trafficking in Women: 43 1-796 92 98
Emotional support helpline: 116 123
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Suicide prevention, all ages (Flemish):
Zelfmoord – 1813
www.zelfmoord1813.be
AWEL – Covering all issues including mental health
https:awel.be/
Centre de prévention suicide-
24/7 helpline (French): 0800 32123
For people of all ages: 081 777 150
www.lesuicide.be
Plavi telefon – 080 050305
www.plavitelefon.ba
Bulgaria
Croatia
Bulgarian National Helpline for Children: 116 111
https://www.116111.bg/
Hrabri telefon Brave Phone – 8000800
for children, young people, & adults:
https://hrabritelefon.hr/
Plavi Telefon Blue Phone Helpline – 48 33 888
Mental health, development, & other issues for young people
http://www.plavi-telefon.hr/index.html
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Cyprus Samaritans – 8000 7773
https://www.cyprussamaritans.org
“Perseas” Counseling Center for Adolescents and Family, Mental Health Services (MHS), Ministry of Health
Helpline: 1456
Facebook: @perseas.center
https://www.moh.gov.cy/mhs
E-Counseling services
Helpline: 1410 (e-service of the 1410 helpline, need to be logged-in)
https://onek.org.cy/en/home-page/programs-and-service/counseling-services/e-counseling/
The Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family
Helpline: 1440 www.domviolence.org.cy
CyberSafety Youth Panel
Phone: 1480
Linkabezpeci Safety Line – 116 111
General advice helpline for young peope (under 25 year olds)
https://www.linkabezpeci.cz
Modra linka – 549 241 010 / 608 902 410
Helpline for young people providing time limited emergency counselling
https://www.modralinka.cz
Denmark
Livslini (All ages) – 70 201 201
general counselling. https://www.livslinien.dk/
SIND – 70 232 750
General helpline for people wanting to talk about their mental ill health and for those who have a friend or family member with mental illness. https://sind.dk/
🇫🇮 Finland
🇩🇪 Germany
Lasten ja nuorten puhelin / Mannerheim League for Child Welfare –
Help with all questions for children and adolescents. 116111
Mieli – (09)41350501
the Finnish Association for Mental health Online chat service for young people. https://www.sekasin247.fi/
Nuorten netti / Mannerheim League for Child Welfare -Online chat service for young people. https://www.nuotennetti.fi/
Nummer gegen Kummer e.v. – 116111
service for young people (all issues). https://www.nummergegenkummer.de/
Sschon mal an selbsthilfegruppen –
self help groups for young people https://schon-mal-an-selbsthilfegruppen-gedacht.de/
Greece
Hungary
Greece Children Line – 8001132
Klimaka – 1018 https://www.klimaka.org.gr/
18 Ano
Provided by the Psychiatric Hospital of Attica. 210 36 17 089
Kek – Vonal Blue Line – 116 11
Helping children and young people in need of support, care, and protection (24hrs).
Nane – +36 80 505 101
Women’s Rights Association aims to stop violence against women and children. https://nane.hu/?lang=en
🇮🇪 Ireland
Italy
Suicide Hotline: +4408457909090
Emergency number: 116123
Childline: 1800 66 66 66
Dublin Rape Crisis Center (Deaf/HoH) – 086-8238443
Ireland Chat Support Helplines
Dublin Rape Crisis Chat: https://www.drcc.ie
Telefono Azzurro – 19696
Support for children and adolescents on various issues (i.e. depression, suicide prevention, violence). https://www.azzurro.it/
Telefono Amico – Support for emotional distress, such as depression, anger, loneliness, etc. (all ages).
Ukraine
Luxemburg
SOS Distress – General emotional wellbeing support (all ages). 454545
Netherlands
Portugal
A helpline for children and youth – 116111
SOS Student – 239 484 020 / 969 554 545 / 915 246 060
Emotional support for students. https://sosestudante.pt/
SOS voz Amiga – Depression helpline (all ages). 800 209 899 https://www.sosvozamiga.org/
Poland
Norway
Suicide helpline – (all ages) 113
Kindertelefoon
Helpline and online chat. 0800 – 0432
https://www.kindertelefoon.nl/
Mindkorrelatie -phone, what’s the app, email and chat helpline
Hjelpetelefonen (all ages). 116 123
Voksne for Barn –
Helpline for adults who are worried about a child or young person. 810 03 940
(Norwegian) / 81000 040 (Lithuanian, Polish, Russian)
Romania
Serbia
Romanian Alliance for Suicide Prevention SOS – 0800 801 200
Suicide prevention helpline (all ages).
– List of SOS phone lines to call for all different issues from abuse, suicide prevention, LGBT. www.b92.net
Slovakia
Slovenia
116 11 – Free, non-stop help-line for children and young people.
League for Mental Health – +421 2 6381 5592
Phone, online, & grief counseling – Emotional support and suicide prevention (all ages). https://dusevnezdravie.sk/
Organisation Zaupni telefon Samarijan – 116123
24/7 mental health helpline (all ages). https://www.telefon-samarijan.si/
Slovenian Association for the prevention of suicide – (01) 520 99 00
Suicide prevention (all ages). https://www.psih-klinika.si/
TOM –Helpline for Young people / emotional support. 116 111
Spain
Sweden
Anar – Organization for teenagers and young people.
Mascamino – Suicide prevention app 112
Telephono de la Esperanza – Suicide prevention 91 459 00 55 – 717 003 717
Free helpline that offers temporary psychological support. You can be anonymous if you want.
MIND – 90101
Suicide prevention line (all ages). https://mind.se/
MIND ParentLine – 020-852000
Support line for parents who are worried about their child. https://mind.s/
Switzerland
Turkey
147 -Advice for children and young people, confidential, free of charge, and around the clock. https://www.147.ch/de
Genclik Destek Hatti – 0850 455 00 70
Youth support healthline https://genclikdestekhatti.org.tr/
France
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
UK Hotlines
Suicide Prevention:
116-123
Sexual Assault:
877-995-5247
Teenage Crisis:
020-3984-9337
Substance Abuse:
020-7324-2989
Mental Helpline for Young People:
0800-1111
Eating Disorder Helpline:
028-902-35959
Anorexia & Bulimia Care:
030-001-11212
Domestic Abuse:
080-820-00247
Domestic & Sexual Abuse:
0808-802-1414
UK Chat Support Helplines
MindAllies – Uses Whatsapp
https://www.mindallies.co.uk/help/self-support/chat-with-us
Shout – Free confidential 24/7 chat support
https://giveusashout.org/
Asia’s Crisis Centers and Hotlines
China
HongKong
Suicide Hotline
800-810-1117 / 010-82951332
Emergency Hotline
110
Suicide Hotline
852 2382 0000
Emergency Hotline
999
India
🇮🇩 Indonesia
India emergency Hotlines
Suicide Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Samaritans
91 84229 84528
Emergency Hotline
112
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
011-26108134
Suicide Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Emergency Hotline
112
Philippines
🇲🇾 Malaysia
Suicide Hotline
0917-989-8727
National Mental Health Crisis Hotline
1553
Emergency Hotline
911
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
1550
Eating Disorders
(63)2 8921 4958
Domestic & Sexual Abuse
(632)8931 8101
LGBTQ Helpline (63) 2 8893 1893
Suicide Hotline Befrienders
(06) 284 2500
Emergency Hotline
999
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
603-2727 7434
Eating Disorders
603-2727 7434
