🇪🇺
all eu — emergency & common hotlines
— crisis resources
if you need help now.
this isn't a hotline — but here's a list of free, 24/7 lines by country, plus specialized support for grief, youth, LGBTQ+, and chat-based help.
if you are in immediate danger
please call your local emergency number now — 112 (most of europe), 911 (us / canada), 999 (uk / hong kong), 000 (australia), 110 / 119 (japan).
if you're not in physical danger but need a trained human to talk to, the lines below are free, anonymous, and 24/7 in most countries.
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europe
free 24/7 lines🇬🇧
united kingdom
- samaritans116 123
- shout (text)text 85258
- childline0800 1111
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germany
- telefonseelsorge0800 111 0 111
- kinder & jugendtelefon116 111
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france
- 3114 (suicide nationwide)3114
- SOS amitié09 72 39 40 50
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spain
- línea de la vida024
- teléfono de la esperanza717 003 717
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italy
- telefono amico02 2327 2327
- samaritans onlus800 86 00 22
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poland
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ukraine
- lifeline ukraine7333
- la strada116 123
- national helpline (free)0 800 500 225
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russia (Russian-speaking)
- children's helpline (free)8 800 2000 122
- moscow psychological support051
- ministry of health hotline8 800 2000 389
- "yasnoye utro" — cancer support (free)8 800 100 0191
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belarus
- helpline (minsk)8 (017) 352 03 03
- emergency psychological help170
🇰🇿
kazakhstan
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north america
🇺🇸
united states
- 988 suicide & crisis988
- crisis text linetext 741741
- SAMHSA1-800-662-4357
- veterans crisis line988 press 1
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canada
- talk suicide canada1-833-456-4566
- kids help phone1-800-668-6868
- 9-8-8 (nationwide)988
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mexico
- SAPTEL55 5259 8121
- locatel (mexico city)55 5658 1111
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asia & pacific
🇯🇵
japan
- tell lifeline (english)03-5774-0992
- yorisoi hotline0120-279-338
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south korea
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china
- beijing crisis line010-8295-1332
- shanghai mental health021-6438-7250
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india
- iCall (TISS)9152987821
- vandrevala1860-266-2345
- AASRA9820466726
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australia
- lifeline13 11 14
- beyond blue1300 22 4636
- kids helpline1800 55 1800
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new zealand
- 1737 — need to talk?1737
- lifeline aotearoa0800 543 354
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latin america
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brazil
- CVV (centro de valorização da vida)188
🇦🇷
argentina
- centro de asistencia al suicida (caba)135
- fuera de caba011 5275-2085
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colombia
- línea 106 (bogotá)106
- línea púrpura018000-112-137
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chile
- fono salud responde600 360 7777
- línea libre (niños)1515
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middle east & africa
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israel
- ERAN1201
- natal (trauma & war)1-800-363-363
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UAE
- dubai 24/7 helpline800-4673
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south africa
- SADAG suicide line0800 567 567
- lifeline national0861 322 322
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kenya
- befrienders kenya+254 722 178 177
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youth support
specifically trained for people under 25:
- 116 111 — europe-wide youth helpline.
- childline UK — 0800 1111, also online chat.
- kids help phone (canada) — 1-800-668-6868.
- kids helpline (au) — 1800 55 1800, 5–25.
- youthline (nz) — 0800 376 633 or text 234.
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lgbtq+ support
- the trevor project (us) — 1-866-488-7386 · text START to 678678 · 24/7.
- trans lifeline (us/ca) — 1-877-565-8860.
- switchboard lgbt+ (uk) — 0800 0119 100.
- mindout (uk) — online chat & email-based.
- qlife (au) — 1800 184 527.
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grief & loss
- cruse bereavement (uk) — 0808 808 1677.
- griefshare (international) — online groups, free, in many countries.
- the dougy center — children & teens, online resources.
- compassionate friends — support after losing a child, branches worldwide.
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online & chat support
if calling feels like too much:
- imalive.org — peer chat with trained volunteers (us).
- crisis text line — text-based, US/UK/Canada/Ireland.
- 7 cups — free emotional support listeners, worldwide.
- befrienders worldwide — directory of crisis lines in 32+ countries.
- findahelpline.com — search any country, any topic.
russian-language resources:
- pomogi.org — directory of free psychological help in Russian.
- b17.ru — large psychologist directory; many offer a free first consultation.
- "your territory" — free online chat & calls for teens and young adults.
- "we're near" — online psychological support with a live chat option.
- telemedicine — Russian Ministry of Health — official hotline & online consultations.
note — these numbers are checked carefully but can change. if a line
doesn't work, please use findahelpline.com
to find a current one for your country, and please tell us
so we can update this list.
whatever brought you here — we're glad you're still here.
you didn't have to look this up. you did. that matters.
if calling a hotline feels too big, even just sitting with a glass of water for ten minutes is something. then maybe try one of the chat options above.