Fear and anxiety about what is happening in various places in the world can be overwhelming and emotionally challenging. For support on your mental wellbeing during these difficult times, we have a dedicated special access to a 24/7 multi-lingual support advisors from our collaborators of Spectrum Life. Just use WhatsApp and text 'Hi' to the number +447418 360 780 and mention you’re an international Middlesex Student. They’re there to listen! You can even request to speak to a counsellor that speaks your first language, if you feel more comfortable to do so. Please find more information and all resources, including academic support and more, as well as Online and Charity Helplines listed alphabetically for most countries that you can contact and trust to ask for emotional support on our dedicated page.
As a Middlesex student, we want you to feel part of the University no matter where you are. You may be an international student who has been unable to join us in London or, perhaps, you are a UK student currently living abroad - we want to ensure that you know how to access support when you need it.
Your location may impact on your access to some services and resources, and we have provided information and guidance below on how to reach out to available support – both through the University and through external services in your current location.
If you are an International Student as well, remember you have the International Student Advice team ready to support you during every phase of your journey with Middlesex University.
As a student currently living overseas, you still have full access to our four online wellbeing platforms Fika and Miindset. You can use one or all of these platforms to support your mental health and wellbeing. Please be mindful that these are not emergency or crisis resources, but they’re excellent tools for you to keep in track daily your mental health, as well as feel part of a community of students ready to support each other.
You will have a named personal tutor for the whole of your academic programme regardless of if you’re not in London or the UK. Your personal tutor may change during your time at Middlesex but you will always have access to one who can support you to reach your full potential, provide advice on your academic studies, learning and development opportunities and signposting to a variety of support services to assist you to succeed.
Personal tutoring is organised by your Department and therefore, may operate slightly differently depending on your area, but will have a specialised approach to your field of studies. You can access your personal tutor’s email address through the key contacts tile in MDXapp or by logging into your account on myUniHub. For more information, visit our Personal Tutors page.
Progression and Support Advisors work closely with Academic staff and other professional support services to help students progress with their studies, even if residing overseas. You may be referred to a Progression and Support Advisor by your Personal Tutor or other support service when appropriate, to support you through your studies.
Progression and Support Advisors are able to assist with:
The Disability and Dyslexia Service can provide institutional and practical support for any student that has a disability, mental health condition or long term health condition even if living outside of the UK. After a first assessment, a support package will be set up for you, including a Disability Adviser drawing up a Learning Support plan for you. This support plan will set out the support that will be discussed in your appointment and contains details of your learning and teaching needs, exam, recommendations and library support. If you already have a diagnosis or medical evidence of your condition (from a doctor, therapist, psychologist and similar), this is the right team for you.
To register with the service and set up your support you can email or call us and ask to book an appointment with a Disability Adviser. Alternatively you can complete our Health Questionnaire and your details will be sent directly to the service who will then get in touch to book your virtual appointment.
Your mental, psychological, and emotional health is important to us, and it should be taken care of no matter where you are. At the same time we appreciate that depending on where you’re located, the understanding, education, resources, and treatments might change drastically. We encourage you to do some research on what does mental health support look like in your location before sharing any concerns with other people.
Our individual services at Middlesex University from Counselling and Mental health can currently only be provided to students resident in the UK, due to limitations of the professional bodies our staff is part of and a safe risk management in your best interest when engaging in your studies remotely from another country. Our other services like group meetings, workshops, and similar are still available to you and you’re welcome to join them at any time. Find more information on those offerings and how to register for them please reach out to CMH@mdx.ac.uk. Please be mindful that these programmes are likely to be scheduled during working hours in local UK time zone (GMT/BST).
Collaborating with our teams at SpectrumCounselling we are now able to offer a confidential service of emotional support especially for students not residing in the UK through telephone and whatsapp, wherever you are. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Just use WhatsApp and text 'Hi' tothe number +353 87 369 0010 and mention you’re an international Middlesex Student. They’re there to listen! You can even request to speak to a counsellor that speaks your first language, if you feel more comfortable to do so.
Please find below some Online Resources and Charity Helplines listed alphabetically for most countries that you can contact and trust to ask for emotional support within the context and structure of the nation you’re located in.
Helplines, crisis lines, and suicide hotlines play an essential role in allowing people to communicate in their way and at their time, and are most likely your best option as a local resource to guide you and refer you to additional services.
Below is an extensive list of helplines, crisis lines, and suicide hotlines from all around the world. Please choose your country and call the appropriate number.
The National Helpline for Children - ALO 116
The National Helpline for Children - ALO 116 offers 24-hour free child counselling and referral service throughout Albania.
Tel: 116000
Algeria Suicide Helpline
Harare Samaritans offers emotional support to people in Algeria who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0021 3983 2000 58
Andorra Emergency Hotline
Andorra Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Andorra who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Angola Emergency Hotline
Angola Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Angola who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 113
Centro de Atencíon al Familiar del Suicida
Centro de Atencíon al Familiar del Suicida offers emotional support to people in Argentina who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (54-11) 4758-2554
Centro de Valorizacion de la Vida Samaritanos
Centro de Valorizacion de la Vida Samaritanos offers emotional support to people in Argentina who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 054 022 3493 0430
Teléfono de la Esperanza- Argentina
Teléfono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Argentina.
Tel: 902 500 002
Armenia
Trust Social Work and Sociological Research Centre
Trust Social Work and Sociological Research Centre provides 24-hour face-to-face, phone and letter support for people in Armenia who are lonely, in distress, in despair or having suicidal thoughts.
Tel: (2) 538194
Tel: (2) 538197
Trust Social Work and Sociological Research Centre
Trust Social Work and Sociological Research Centre provides 24-hour face-to-face, phone and letter support for people in Armenia who are lonely, in distress, in despair or having suicidal thoughts.
Tel: (2) 538194
Tel: (2) 538197
Kids Helpline
Kids Helpline is Australia’s only free (even from a mobile), confidential 24/7 online and phone counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25.
Tel: 1800 55 1800
Lifeline Australia
Lifeline Australia provides 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services for all Australians experiencing a personal crisis.
Tel: 13 11 14
Lifelink Samaritans Tasmania Inc
Lifelink Samaritans Tasmania offers 24-hour empathic, confidential and non-judgmental listening service by phone state-wide.
Tel: (03) 6331 3355
Suicidal Call Back Service
Suicidal Call Back Service offers 24-hour service to people in Australia who are suicidal, caring for someone who is suicidal, or bereaved by suicide.
Tel: 1300 659 467
The Samaritans Inc
The Samaritans Inc provides 24-hour telephone support to the suicidal and despairing in Western Australia.
Tel: 1800198313
Azerbaijan Children Hotline
Azerbaijan Children Hotline offers 24/7 service reaching out to children and adolescents in Azerbaijan who are in desperate need of help.
Tel: (012) 480 22 80
Tel: (050) 680 22 80
Bahamas Crisis Centre
The Bahamas Crisis Centre offers 24/7 free counselling and services for men, women and children in the Bahamas who are experiencing any form of abuse; family, relationship or behavioural problem.
Tel: (242) 328-0922
BPW Barbados
BPW Barbados offers 24-Hour services to victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence in Barbados.
Tel: 246 435 8222
Belarus Emergency Hotline
Belarus Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Belarus who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 102
Belgium Community Help Service
Belgium Community Help Service is an anonymous, confidential, 24/7 telephone service in English for children, adolescents and adults, providing information, support, and help in a crisis.
Tel: 32 (0) 2 648 40 14
Zelfmoordlijn offers 24-hour service for anyone in Belgium who is looking for help or information about suicide and its prevention.
Tel: 1813
Tele Onthaal
Tele Onthaal is a 24-hour support line in Belgium for people who are experiencing emotional problems of any kind.
Tel: 106
Belize Emergency Hotline
Belize Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Belize who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Benin Emergency Hotline
Benin Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Benin who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 117
Health Help Center
Health Help Center offers 24-hour services to people in Bhutan. If you are suffering from a mental illness like depression, anxiety & suicidal tendencies, do not hesitate to call. The dispatchers will assist you immediately.
Tel: 112
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Bolivia
Tel: (00 591 4) 4 25 42 42
Plavi Telefon
Plavi telefon provides support to people in Bosnia and Herzegovina for issues such as depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide that traditional centres might not accomplish. They operate from 9:00 -17:00.
Tel: 080 05 03 05
Lifeline/FTMTB
Lifeline/FTMTB offers a free and confidential counselling service to the Botswana communities.
Tel: 267 7552 7590
Centro de Valorização da Vida provides voluntary and free service of emotional support and suicide prevention for all people in Uruguay who want and need to talk.
Tel: 188
The CVV - Life Valuation Center
The CVV - Life Valuation Center provides 24-hour emotional support and suicide prevention, voluntarily serving all people in Brazil who want and need to talk.
55 11 31514109
Hope Line 145
Hope Line 145 offers crisis support to people in Brunei who are struggling with depression and considering any acts of self-harm, including suicide. The hotline is open from 8 am to 11 pm.
Tel: 145
Bulgarian National Helpline for Children
Bulgarian National Helpline for Children offers 24-hour services for children in Bulgaria who need someone to talk to or be with them at a difficult time.
Tel: 116 111
Sofia Hotline
Sofia Hotline offers service to people in Bulgaria who need help related to suicide.
Tel: 0035 9249 17 223
Burkina Faso Emergency Hotline
Burkina Faso Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Burkina Faso who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17
Burundi Emergency Hotline
Burundi Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Burundi who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 117
TPO Cambodia
TPO Cambodia created Facebook Messenger Chatbot Suicide Prevention System to get emotional or mental support. You can chat or call via instant hotline.
Tel: 855 17 222 372
Cameroon Emergency Hotline
Cameroon Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Cameroon who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17117
Canadian Mental Health Association - Edmonton Region
Canadian Mental Health Association provides 24-hour immediate support to people in Edmonton Region who are contemplating suicide, feeling overwhelmed, or experiencing abuse.
Tel: 780-482-4357
Canadian Mental Health Association for the Kootenays
Canadian Mental Health Association provides 24-hour immediate support to people in Kootenays who are contemplating suicide, feeling overwhelmed, or experiencing abuse.
Tel: 1-888-353-2273
Centre de prévention suicide de la Haute-Yamaska
Centre de prévention suicide de la Haute-Yamaska offers 24-hour support to people in
Richelieu-Yamaska who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 450-375-4252
Centre de prévention du suicide de Lanaudière
Centre de prévention du suicide de Lanaudière offers support to people in Lanaudière who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 450 759-6116
Centre Prévention Suicide Faubourg
Centre Prévention Suicide Faubourg offers 24-hour free services to people in Quebec who are in distress, at risk of suicide or in crisis.
Tel: 1-866-277-3553
Champlain District Crisis Line
Champlain District Crisis Line offers services to people in Champlain District who are experiencing a situational crisis, psychosis or suicidal behaviour, severe depression, or suicidal behaviour.
Tel: 613-722-6914 (within Ottawa)
Tel: 1-866-996-0991(outside Ottawa)
Chimo Helpline offers 24-hour service to all residents of New Brunswick who are in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1-800-667-5005
CMHA British Columbia - Vernon
CMHA British Columbia offers free 24/7 phone support and referral service to people in Vernon. They provide confidential and non-judgmental emotional support for those in need.
Tel: 1-888-353-2273
Craigwood Youth Services
Craigwood Youth Services offers 24-hour and intervention to people in London and nearby communities who are dealing with mental health problems.
Tel: 519-433-0334
Crisis Line Association of BC
Crisis Line Association of BC provides emotional support, information, and resources specific to mental health to people throughout British Columbia.
Tel: 1-800-784-2433
Crisis Service Canada
Crisis Service Canada offers 24-hour support service to people in Canada who are in distress, suicidal or in crisis.
Tel: 1.833.456.4566
Distress Centre Calgary
Distress Centre Durham provides 24-hour emotional support and referral information pertaining to appropriate inquiries from the callers in Calgary.
Tel: 403.266.4357
Distress Centre Durham
Distress Centre Durham provides 24-hour emotional support and referral information pertaining to appropriate inquiries from the callers in Durham.
Tel: 1-800-452-0688
Distress Centre Niagara- Fort Erie
Distress Centre Niagara provides 24-hour telephone service to people in Fort Erie area who are in distress or in crisis.
Tel: 905-382-0689
Distress Centre Niagara- Grimsby
Distress Centre Niagara provides 24-hour telephone service to people in Grimsby, West Lincoln who are in distress or in crisis.
Tel: 905-563-6674
Distress Centre Niagara- Port Colborne
Distress Centre Niagara provides 24-hour telephone service to people in Port Colborne, Wainfleet who are in distress or in crisis.
Tel: 905-734-1212
Distress Centre Niagara- St. Catharines
Distress Centre Niagara provides 24-hour telephone service to people in St. Catharines, Niagara Falls area who are in distress or in crisis.
Tel: 905-688-3711
Distress Centre of Ottawa & Region
Distress Centre of Ottawa & Region offers emotional support to people in Ottawa.
Tel: 613-238-3311
Tel: 613.722.6914
Dr. Margaret Savage Crisis Centre
Dr. Margaret Savage Crisis Centre provides assistance, support and advocacy for people in Alberta who are in distress or in crisis.
Tel: 780-594-3353
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line offers 24-hour immediate help to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who are experiencing emotional distress.
Tel: 1-855-242-3310
Fraser Health Crisis Line provides 24-hour immediate, free, and confidential emotional support, crisis intervention and community resource information to people in the Fraser Health region.
Tel: 604-951-8855 / 1-877-820-7444 (Toll free)
Gerstein Crisis Centre
Gerstein Crisis Centre offers 24-hour crisis services for adults 16+ in the City of Toronto, who are dealing with a serious mental health issue, concurrent or substance use issue and are currently in crisis.
Tel: 416-929-9647
Grey and Bruce Crisis Line
Grey and Bruce Crisis Line offers services to people in Bruce and Grey who are experiencing a situational crisis, psychosis or suicidal behaviour, severe depression, or suicidal behaviour.
Tel: 1-877-470-5200
JEVI Centre de prévention du suicide - Estrie
JEVI Centre de prévention du suicide offers quality services for suicidal people, their families, bereaved people following a suicide (youth, adults and seniors) as well as those who work with them in Estrie Region.
Tel: 819 564-1354
Kids Help Phone
Kids Help Phone offers 24-hour, toll-free, confidential counselling service available to people under the age of twenty anywhere in Canada.
Tel: 1-800-668-6868
La maison sous les arbres
La maison sous les arbres offers services to people in Châteauguay who are experiencing a situation of imbalance, distress or psychosocial crisis, psychiatric or psycho-traumatic with or without suicidal ideation as well as to anyone wishing to receive help related to these issues.
Tel: 450-699-5935
Le Tournant
Le Tournant offers 24-hour services to people in Quebec who are at risk of suicide or in crisis.
Tel: 450 371-4090
North East Outreach and Support Services
North East Outreach and Support Services provides information, referrals, and support services for victims of sexual assault and those who are at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1.800.611.6349
NWT Help Line
NWT Help Line offers confidential support to residents of the Northwest Territories, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is 100% free and confidential. Trained Responders can help you with any number of issues, including stress management, suicidal thoughts, abuse, sexual assault, and depression.
Tel: 1-800-661-0844
Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Helpline
Nunavut Kamatsiaqtut Helpline offers emotional support to people in northern Canada who are in crisis.
Tel: 1-800-265-3333
Outaouais Distress Line
Outaouais Distress Line offers telephone service for English-speaking clients in Outaouais. Any feeling, any issue that disturbs your well-being or ability to cope is something worth discussing.
Tel: 1-866-676-1080
Safe Haven Women's Shelter Society
Emergency Shelter Services for Women and Children. Family/Friends worried for a person in Distress/Crisis/Suicidal.
Tel: 403-223-0483
Some Other Solutions
Some Other Solutions offers 24-hour emotional support to people in Canada who are struggling with all aspects of mental and emotional health.
Tel: 780-743-4357
Telecare Crisis & Caring Line
Telecare Crisis & Caring Line provides telephone befriending, caring, and empathetic listening for people in British Columbia who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1-888-852-9099
Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK)
Telephone Aid Line Kingston (TALK) offers confidential, anonymous, and non-judgmental listening support service for all members of the Kingston community and surrounding area.
Tel: 613-544-1771
Toronto Distress Centre
Toronto Distress Centre offers 24-hour emotional support to individuals in Greater Toronto. Their crisis and emotional distress services are available via hotline, online chat, and text.
Tel: 416-408-4357
Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline offers 24-hour support to trans people in Canada who are in crisis or just need someone to talk to.
Tel: 877-330-6366
Vancouver Island Crisis Society
Vancouver Island Crisis Society offers 24-hour service to the people in the islands of the Georgia Strait, and the mainland communities between Powell River and Rivers Inlet who are in distress or in crisis.
Tel: 1-888-494-3888
Wood's Homes
Wood's Homes provides 24/7 crisis phone support for children and families in Calgary.
Tel: 1-800-563-6106
Cape Verde Emergency Hotline
Cape Verde Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Cape Verde who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 132
Central African Republic Emergency Hotline
Central African Republic Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Central African Republic who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 611253
Chad Emergency Hotline
Chad Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Chad who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17
Teléfono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Chile.
Tel: (00 56 42) 22 12 00
Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center
Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center provides 24-hour service for individuals in Beijing who are depressed or suicidal.
Tel: 0800-810-1117
Tel: 010-8295-1332
Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Center
Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Center is available 24/7 for those who need help.
Tel: 020-81899120
Tel: 020-12320-5
Mental Health Center of School of Medicine of Zhejiang University
Mental Health Center of School of Medicine of Zhejiang University offers a 24-hour psychological assistance to people in Hangzhou.
Tel: 0571-85029595
Shenzhen Mental Health Center
Shenzhen Mental Health Center offers free professional counseling available 24/7.
Tel: 0755-25629459
Telefono de la Esperanza- Baranquilla
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information in Baranquilla Colombia.
Tel:(00 57 5) 372 27 27
Telefono de la Esperanza- Bogota
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information in Bogota Colombia.
Tel: (57-1) 323 24 25
Costa Rica Suicide Hotline
Costa Rica Suicide Hotline offers support to people in Costa Rica who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 506-253-5439
Plavi Telefon- Blue Phone provides support to people in Croatia for issues such as depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide that traditional centres might not accomplish.
Tel: 01/4833-888
Cuba Suicide Hotline
Cuba Suicide Hotline offers support to people in Cuba who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 532 348 14 49
Cyprus Samaritans
Cyprus Samaritans provides counselling and mental health support to people in Cyprus who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 8000 7773
Modrá linka z. s. offers services to people in Czech Republic
Tel: 420608902410
Democratic Republic of the Congo Emergency Hotline
Democratic Republic of the Congo Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Congo who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Livslinien
Livslinien offers services to people in Denmark who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 70 201 201
Djibouti Emergency Hotline
Djibouti Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Djibouti who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17
Dominica Emergency Hotline
Dominica Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Dominica who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Dominican Republic Emergency Hotline
Dominican Republic Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Dominican Republic who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
East Timor Emergency Hotline
East Timor Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in East Timor who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Ecuador.
Tel: 6000477
Befrienders Cairo
Befrienders Cairo provides emotional support to prevent suicide throughout Cairo.
Tel: 762 2381
El Salvador Emergency Hotline
El Salvador Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout El Salvador who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Equatorial Guinea Emergency Hotline
Equatorial Guinea Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Equatorial Guinea who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 114
Eritrea Emergency Hotline
Eritrea Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Eritrea who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 12-77-99
Eluliin (Estonian Lifeline)
Eluliin (Estonian Lifeline) provides to people in Estonia who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 3726558088
Ethiopia Emergency Hotline
Ethiopia Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Ethiopia who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 997
Tel: 991
Lifeline Fiji
Lifeline Fiji runs the National Crisis Line, Crisis Support, and Suicide Intervention line. Free calls can be made at any time.
Tel: 132454
MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry
MIELI Suomen Mielenterveys ry provides mental health information and services to people in Finland who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 09 2525 0111
S.O.S. Amitié
SOS Amitié offers 24/7 service in France for anyone who needs to speak anonymously and confidentially. They have 1,700 trained listening volunteers that can listen to your malaise.
Tel: 09 72 39 40 50
Suicide écoute offers 24-hour service to people in France who suffer both psychologically and physically.
Tel: 01 45 39 40 00
Gabon Emergency Hotline
Gabon Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Gabon who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1730
Gambia Emergency Hotline
Gambia Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Gambia who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17
TelefonSeelsorge
TelefonSeelsorge offers 24-hour emotional support to people in Germany who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 1110 111
Lifeline Ghana
Lifeline Ghana offers 24-hour counselling service to people in Ghana who are in distress or at risk of suicide. They also run a "Drop-in" service at their address.
Tel: 233 244 846 701
24 Hour Suicide Prevention Line
The 24 Hour Suicide Prevention Line offers 24-hour service to people in Greece who experience depression and suicidal thoughts.
Tel: 1018
Grenada Emergency Hotline
Grenada Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Grenada who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Tel: 439-1231
Guatemala Emergency Hotline
Guatemala Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Guatemala who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 110
Guinea-Bissau Emergency Hotline
Guinea-Bissau Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Guinea-Bissau who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 117
Inter-agency Suicide Prevention Help Line
Inter-agency Suicide Prevention Help Line offers 24-hour emotional support to those who are struggling with depression in Guyana.
Tel: 223-0001 (telephone)
Tel: 223-0009 (telephone)
Tel: 223-0818 (telephone)
Tel: 600-7896 (cellphone)
Tel: 623-4444 (cellphone)
Guyana Standard
Guyana Standard a 24-hour, toll-free crisis hotline that is available to members of the public who may be feeling suicidal or may have mental health issues.
Tel: (592) 603-3666
Haiti Emergency Hotline
Haiti Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Haiti who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 114
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information in Honduras.
Tel: (00 504) 2558 08 08
Suicide Prevention Services
Suicide Prevention Services provides beneficial friends and other suicide prevention services to people in Hong Kong who are suicidal, desperate and emotionally distressed.
Tel: 00852-2382 0000
The Samaritans Hong Kong offers 24-hour unconditional emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide throughout Hong Kong.
Tel: 00852 2896 0000
SOS Telefonos
SOS Telefonos offers 24-hour service to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide in Hungary.
Tel: 116 123
Hjálparsíma
Hjálparsíma provides 24-hour active listening and advice on community resources to people of all ages in need of support, such as depression, anxiety or suicidal thoughts.
Tel: 1717
AASRA offers 24-hour telephone service for people in Navi- Mumbai who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 91 22 27546669
Jeevan Aastha Helpline
Jeevan Aastha Helpline offers 24-hour telephone service to people in India who are suicidal, desperate and emotionally distressed.
Tel: 0091 6576453841
Lifeline Foundation
Lifeline Foundation offers unconditional emotional support to anyone in Kolkata who is in distress or at risk of suicide. Lifeline Foundation opens at 10:00 AM to 06:00 PM daily.
Tel: 0332 4637437
PRATHEEKSHA
Pratheeksha offers 24-hour unconditional emotional support to anyone in Kerala who is in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0484 2448830
SAATH
Saath offers unconditional emotional support to people in India who are distressed, depressed or suicidal. Anyone can contact Saath, over the telephone, by letter, email or in-person between 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm all 365 days.
Tel: 0091 79 26305544
SNEHA
Sneha offers 24-hour unconditional emotional support to anyone in India who could be feeling distressed, depressed or suicidal.
Tel: 4424640050
THANAL Suicide Prevention Center
Thanal offers unconditional emotional support to anyone in Calicut who is in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0495 2760000
Tel: 3279307
Kementerian Kesehatan
Kementerian Kesehatan offers 24-hour service to people in Indonesia who are in distress, in
crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 500-454
Iran Organization of Well Being
Iran Organization of Well Being Crisis support line is open from 6 am till 9 pm every day, and its services are reached from all provinces of Iran.
Tel: 1480
Iraq Emergency Hotline
Iraq Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Iraq who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Tel: 112
Aware
Aware is offers emotional support to people in Ireland who are depressed or at risk of suicide. They are open from 10 am to 10 pm every day.
Tel: 1800 80 48 48
Childline
Childline is open every day and is for all children and young people up to the age of 18 in Ireland who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1800 66 66 66
Eran.org.il Suicide line offers 24-hour telephone service, including holidays for people in Israel who are depressed or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1201
Tel: 972-9 8891333
Telefono Amico Italia
Telefono Amico Italia provides telephone service can be reached every day from 10 to 24 that listens to anyone experiencing loneliness, anxiety, sadness, despair, anger or discomfort.
Tel: 199 284 284
Jamaica Suicide Hotline
Jamaica Suicide Hotline offers support to people in Jamaica who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (876) 930-1152
Childline Japan
Childline Japan is open from 4 pm to 9 pm for all children and young people in Japan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0120-99-7777
Inochi no Denwa Suicide Hotline
Inochi no Denwa Suicide Hotline offers emotional support and assistance to people in Japan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 03-6634-2556
TELL Lifeline provides emotional support to people all across Japan who are in distress and may be at risk. Opens 9 am – 11 pm every day.
Tel: 03-5774-0992
Jordan River Foundation
Jordan River Foundation offers free-of-charge services in psychological support and consultation, as well as referrals to people throughout Jordan. They operate from 9 AM to 7 PM every day.
Tel: 110
Support Line Kenya
Support Line Kenya provides counselling and mental health support.
Tel: 254 20 3000378
Laos Emergency Hotline
Laos Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Laos who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 21-2706
Skalbes.lv
Skalbes.lv provides 24-hour professional help, support, and information to people in crisis anywhere in Latvia.
Tel: 371 67222922
Tel: 371 27722292
The Embrace Lifeline is the National Emotional Support and Suicide Prevention Helpline in Lebanon. The Lifeline provides over the phone emotional support, suicide risk assessment and orientation to community mental health services.
Tel: 1564 (local)
Tel: +961 1 341 941 (international)
Lesotho Emergency Hotline
Lesotho Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Lesotho who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 123
Lifeline Liberia
Lifeline Liberia provides counselling between 9 am-5 pm Monday-Saturday.
Tel: 6534308
Libya Emergency Hotline
Libya Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Libya who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1515
Liechtenstein Emergency Hotline
Liechtenstein Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Liechtenstein who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Jaunimo linija (or Youth line) offers 24-hour emotional help and support via the phone, chat, and emails. Emotional support is free, anonymous, and confidential. Jaunimo linija has been operating since 1991 with approximately 350 volunteers (in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, and Skuodas).
Tel: 8-800 2 8888
SOS Distress
SOS Distress offers emotional support to people in Luxembourg who are in acute crisis situations or difficult life situations. They operate from 11:00- 23:00 and speak Luxembourgish, German, and French.
Tel: 454545
Children's Embassy in the World MEZHACI
Children's Embassy in the World MEZHACI offers services for young people in Macedonia who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 1 22 22
Madagascar Emergency Hotline
Madagascar Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Madagascar who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 117
Malawi Emergency Hotline
Malawi Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Malawi who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Tel: 997
National Council of Befrienders Malaysia
National Council of Befrienders Malaysia offers 24-hour emotional support to people in Malaysia who are lonely, in distress, in despair or having suicidal thoughts.
Tel: 603-79568145
Maldives Emergency Hotline
Maldives Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Maldives who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 119
Mali Emergency Hotline
Mali Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Mali who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17
Supportline 179
Supportline 179 provides immediate and unbiased help to people in Malta who are seeking information, support and/or require a referral to social service agencies.
Tel: 179
Mauritania Emergency Hotline
Mauritania Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Mauritania who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 117
Helpline Mauritius offers emotional support to people in Mauritius who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 230 214 2451
SAPTEL
SAPTEL provides crisis dialogue or treatment for anything related to mental health crisis throughout Mexico. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Tel: (55) 5259-8121
Altruism Association Moldova
Altruism Association Moldova offers emotional support to people in Moldova who are in distress or at risk of suicide. They operate from 12:00 to 17:00 and speak Romanian and Russian.
Tel: 37360806623
Monaco Emergency Hotline
Monaco Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Monaco who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Mongolia Emergency Hotline
Mongolia Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Mongolia who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 105
Mongolia Mental Health Hotline
Mongolia Mental Health Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Mongolia who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (+976) 1800-2000
Montenegro Emergency Hotline
Montenegro Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Montenegro who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Mozambique Emergency Hotline
Mozambique Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Mozambique who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 119
Myanmar Emergency Hotline
Myanmar Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Myanmar who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Tel: 119
LifeLine Namibia
LifeLine Namibia offers offers a free and confidential counselling service in Namibia communities.
Tel: (09264) 61-232-221
Mental Health Helpline Nepal
Mental Health Helpline Nepal is open from 8 am to 8 pm every day for people in Nepal who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1660-0133666
Nepal Emergency Hotline
Nepal Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Nepal who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 100
Tel: 112
de Luisterlijn offers 24-hour telephone emergency service throughout the Netherlands. When you are in pain or worry about something, they can provide a listening ear, and you can easily tell your story anonymously.
Tel: 0900 0767
113 Zelfmoordpreventie
113 Zelfmoordpreventie offers 24-hour anonymous and confidential talk that can help you to share your thoughts if you're in distress or having suicidal thoughts. Their crisis telephone number is accessible for people calling from within the Netherlands.
Tel: 0900-0113
Lifeline Aotearoa
Lifeline Aotearoa provides free 24-hour counselling and phone helplines to people living in Auckland and other nearby cities
Tel: 09 5222 999( living in Auckland)
Tel: 0800 543 354 (living outside Auckland)
Samaritans of Horowhenua
Samaritans of Horowhenua provides confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing loneliness, depression, despair, distress or suicidal feelings anywhere in Horowhenua.
Tel: 0800 72 6666
Samaritans of Manawatu
Samaritans of Horowhenua provides confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing loneliness, depression, despair, distress or suicidal feelings anywhere in Manawatu.
Tel: (06) 586 1048
Samaritans Rotorua/Lifelink
Samaritans Rotorua/Lifelink provides confidential emotional support 24/7 to those experiencing loneliness, depression, despair, distress or suicidal feelings anywhere in Rotorua.
Tel: (07) 350 2030
Nicaragua Helplines
Nicaragua Helplines offer 24-hour help for locals and tourists in Nicaragua who are in crisis.
Police Tel: 118 (Spanish)
Fire department: 115 (from a fixed line) or 911 (from cell phones)
Red Cross Ambulance: 128
24 hour help line for tourists: 101 (English and Spanish)
Niger Emergency Hotline
Niger Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Niger who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17
MANI provides suicide intervention to people in Nigeria as well as mental health first aid to callers; all of whom are subsequently referred to appropriate quarters for specialized care.
Tel: 2348051493163
Kirken SoS I Norge
Kirken SoS I Norge offers 24-hour service in Norway for anyone who needs to talk or write with to alleviate the pain of emotional and existential crisis - and prevent suicide.
Tel: 0047 22 40 00 40
Mental Helse
Mental Helse provides telephone service and online mail service in Norway to people in crisis, suicidal, and depressed.
Tel: 116 123
Oman Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Oman who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Tel: 112
Panama Emergency Hotline
Panama Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Panama who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Lifeline Papua New Guinea
Lifeline Papua New Guinea provides counselling over the phone and face-to-face to people who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 675 326 0011
Paraguay Emergency Hotline
Paraguay Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Paraguay who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Peru. (00 51 1) 273 8026
Hopeline
Hopeline is a 24/7 suicide prevention and crisis support helpline in the Philippines.
PLDT: (02) 804-4673
Globe: (0917) 558-4673
Toll-free for Globe/TM: 2919
In Touch Community Services offers 24/7 free and confidential support to people in Philippines.8937603(telephone)
Tel: 09178001123 (cellphone)
Tel: 09228938944 (cellphone)
Tawag Paglaum—Centro Bisaya offers 24-hour telephone service for people in Cebu who are with suicide and emotional crisis. They can listen to your thoughts and refer you to professionals to your vicinity that would surely be able to effectively and fully help you.
Tel: (0939) 937-5433
Tel: (0927) 654-1629
The National Center for Mental Health Crisis Hotline
The National Center for Mental Health Crisis Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in the Philippines who are depressed or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (02) 989-8727(telephone)
Tel: (0917) 899-8727 (cellphone)
Olsztynski Telefon Zaufania 'Anonimowy Przyjaciel
Olsztynski Telefon Zaufania 'Anonimowy Przyjaciel provides 24/7 telephone assistance for people experiencing a personal crisis in Poland.
Tel: 89 19288
Tel: 89 527 00 00
SOS Voz Amiga offers emotional support to people in Portugal who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 213 544 545
Tel: 912 802 669
Tel: 963 524 660
Linea Pas
Linea Pas offers 24-hour service to people in Puerto Rico who is struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts.
Tel: 1-800-981-0023
Qatar Emergency Hotline
Qatar Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Qatar who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Tel: 112
TelVerde antidepresie
TelVerde antidepresie is a toll-free anti-depression hotline in Romania which is available 24/7.
Tel: 0800 0800 20
Rwanda Emergency Hotline
Rwanda Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Rwanda who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Helpline for children & teen & parents
Helpline for children & teen & parents offers telephone counselling to people in Russia who wish to receive emergency psychological assistance.
Tel: 8-800-2000-122
Samaritans (Cherepovets)
Samaritans (Cherepovets) offers suicide prevention support to people in Russia. They operate from 9 AM to 9 PM every day.
Tel: 007 (8202) 577-577
FA’ATAUA LE OLA (FLO) / SAMOA LIFELINE
FA’ATAUA LE OLA (FLO) / SAMOA LIFELINE offers a 24-hour quality mental health support services to people in Samoa who is experiencing depression and suicidal thoughts.
Tel: 800-5433
San Marino Emergency Hotline
San Marino Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout San Marino who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 113
Sao Tome and Principe Emergency Hotline
Sao Tome and Principe Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Sao Tome and Principe who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 22-22-22
Psychological Counseling Contact Center
Psychological Counseling Contact Center offers emotional support to people in Saudi Arabia who are in distress, in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 920 03 33 60
Senegal Emergency Hotline
Senegal Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Senegal who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 17
Centar Srce Novi sad provides emotional support to people who are in a crisis and/or suicidal, everyday of the week between 2 and 11 p.m.
Tel: 0800 300 303
Tel: (381) 21 6623 393
Seychelles Emergency Hotline
Seychelles Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Seychelles who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Sierra Leone Emergency Hotline
Sierra Leone Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Sierra Leone who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 19
Samaritans of Singapore
Samaritans of Singapore provides confidential emotional support to individuals in Singapore who is facing a crisis, thinking about or affected by suicide.
Tel: 1800-221 444
The Institute of Mental Health (Singapore)
The Institute of Mental Health (Singapore) has a 24-hour Mental Health Helpline for people facing a mental health crisis or emergency anywhere in Singapore.
Tel: 6389 2222
Helpline of Confidence
The Helpline of Confidence offers 24-hour service to people in Slovakia who find themselves in an acute psychological crisis or in a difficult life situation.
Tel: 0800 800 566
Spirala offers 24-hour service to people in Slovakia who have experienced an unpleasant event; they are going through a difficult life period or feel lonely. The service is intended for all persons of all ages. You can remain anonymous when you make a phone call.
Tel: 475 603 390
Zaupni telefon Samarijan in Sopotnik
Zaupni telefon Samarijan in Sopotnik offers 24-hour confidential conversation to anyone suffering from distress anywhere in Slovenia.
Tel: 116 123
Ženska svetovalnica – krizni center
Ženska svetovalnica – krizni center offers free counselling, information on public service competencies and assistance in organizing self-help groups to women in need anywhere in Slovenia.
Tel: 386 31 233 211
Somalia Emergency Hotline
Somalia Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Somalia who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 888
Adcock Ingram Depression and Anxiety Helpline
Adcock Ingram Depression and Anxiety Helpline offers emotional support to people in South Africa who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 70 80 90
Akeso Psychiatric Response Unit
Akeso Psychiatric Response Unit offers 24-hour service to anyone requiring emergency psychiatric intervention in South Africa.
Tel: 0861 435 787
Befrienders offers 24-hour emotional support, via the crisis line and e-mail, to people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. Face-to-face counselling services are available to callers with access to Bloemfontein.
Tel: 27 (0) 51 444 5000
ChaiFM Helpline
The ChaiFM Helpline offers a 24-hour helpline for people facing emotional distress and personal difficulties throughout South Africa. They also offer a referral service in instances where further intervention or face to face help may is required.
Tel: 0800 24 24 36
ChildLine
Enables children to discuss difficulties that would be far too risky in face to face contacts 24 hours a day.
Tel: 0800 055 555
Cipla 24hr Mental Health Helpline
Cipla 24hr Mental Health Helpline offers free counselling support to people in South Africa who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 456 789
Dr Reddy’s Help Line
Dr Reddy’s Help Line offers emotional support o people in South Africa who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 21 22 23
Lifeline South Africa
Lifeline South Africa offers 24-hour service to people in South Africa to address the psychological and social stresses and trauma that they are struggling to deal with.
Tel: 0861 322 322
SADAG Suicide Prevention Line
South African Depression and Anxiety Group's Suicide Prevention Line offers 24-hour support to people in South Africa who are at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 567 567
South Africa Suicide Crisis Helpline
South Africa Suicide Crisis Helpline offers 24-hour support to people in South Africa who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 21 22 23
Tel: 0800 12 13 14
MOBIEG
MOBIEGG provides free anonymous text-based counselling & help to those in need. Online Times: Sundays: 18h00-20h00 , Mondays to Thursdays: 19h00-21h00 (Timezone: GMT +2:00 / SAST)
Live chat helpline: https://www.mobieg.co.za/help/
Counsel24
Counsel24 provides 24-hour counselling and mental health support for people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1566-2525
Lifeline Korea
Lifeline Korea offers 24-hour telephone service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1588-9191
Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling
Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling offers 24-hour service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1577-0199
Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center
Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center offers 24-hour service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 129
South Sudan Emergency Hotline
South Sudan Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout South Sudan who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Samaritans in Spain offers 24-hour help by telephone or email,
confidential for people who are experiencing emotional problems of any kind.
Tel: 900 525 100
Teléfono de la Esperanza
Teléfono de la Esperanza is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, allowing callers anywhere in Spain to discuss a range of challenges from trauma and suicide to relationship issues.
Tel: 717 003 717
Sri Lanka Sumithrayo provides emotional support to people in Sri Lanka that are at risk of suicide.
Tel: 94 11 2 68253
Social Emergency and Crisis Center
Social Emergency and Crisis Center provides 24-hour acute psychosocial help to people in St. Kitts and Nevis who are experiencing shocking life situations. The customer him/herself, or his/her relative or friend can seek help. The services are free of charge.
Tel: 09 8392 4005
St Lucia Crisis Centre
St Lucia Crisis Centre provides psychological support to people in St. Lucia through counselling, education, specific referral and networking with agencies that have similar objectives.
Tel: 1 758-453-1521
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Emergency Hotline
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide. 999
Tel: 911
Befrienders Khartoum
Befrienders Khartoum offers emotional support to people in Sudan.
Tel: (249) 11-555-253
Suriname Emergency Hotline
Suriname Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Suriname who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Swaziland Emergency Hotline
Swaziland Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Swaziland who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 999
Självmordslinjen (Suicide prevention hotline)
Självmordslinjen (Suicide prevention hotline) provides a 24-hour email, chat and hotline service in Sweden, all of which are toll-free.
Tel: 90101
SOS phone
The SOS phone is open weekdays from 13-21 and Sat-Sun-holiday 16-21 every day for people in Sweden who are depressed, in crisis or need someone to talk to.
Tel: 031-800 650
Die dargebotene Hand
Die dargebotene Hand offers round-the-clock counselling and online counselling for all people living in Switzerland. Their well-trained volunteers can help to identify difficulties to regain an overview of the situation and to develop, together with the callers, initial steps that will continue.
Tel: 143
Syria Emergency Hotline
Syria Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Syria who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Taiwan Lifeline International offers 24-hour service to people in Taiwan who are depressed or at risk of suicide.
Tel : 1995
Emergency Hotline
Tajikistan Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Tajikistan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Tanzania Emergency Hotline
Tanzania Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Tanzania who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Tel: 999
Samaritans of Thailand
Samaritans of Thailand offers 24-hour service to reduce the incidence of suicide by befriending individuals in crisis and educating the community about effective prevention strategies.
Tel: 02 7136791
VisionTogo (VTG)
VisionTogo (VTG) provides counselling and mental health support to people in Togo.
Tel: (228) 90 92 22 22
Lifeline offers 24-hour telephone service and outreach to those at high risk, strengthening families and communities in Trinidad & Tobago.
Tel: 800-5588
Tunisia Emergency Hotline
Tunisia Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Tunisia who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 197
Youth Support Line – Genclik Destek Hatti
Youth Support Line – Genclik Destek Hatti provides counselling for children and young people in Turkey.
Tel: 0850 455 00 70
Turkmenistan Emergency Hotline
Turkmenistan Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Turkmenistan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 3
Befriender Uganda
Befriender Uganda offers emotional support to people in Uganda who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Tel: 800200450
UAE Suicide Prevention (exclusive for Indian Expats)
UAE Suicide Prevention offers 24/7 support exclusive for Indian Expats in UAE who are in distress, in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 800 46342
Samaritans UK & Ireland
Samaritans UK & Ireland offer 24-hour emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide throughout the UK & Ireland. They have 201 branches open 365 days a year, where people can also talk in person.
Tel: 116 123
Connect Counselling
Connect offers a free telephone counselling and support service for any adult who has experienced abuse, trauma or neglect in childhood. Their service is available from 6-10 pm, Wednesday to Sunday.
Tel: 1800 477 477 (Ireland)
Tel: 00800 477 477 77 ( UK and Northern Ireland)
Tel: 00353 (0) 1 865 7495 ( Outside ROI and UK)
Calm
Campaign Against Living Miserably Help and support for young men aged 15-35 on issues which include depression and suicide.
Tel: 0800 585858
HopeLine UK
For practical advice on suicide prevention
Tel: 0800 068 4141
Lifeline (N.Ireland)
For anyone in N.Ireland who is in distress or despair. Immediate help on phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Face to face counselling can be arranged, also befriending, mentoring. Issues dealt with include suicide prevention, self harm, abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety.
Tel: 0808 808 8000
Premier Lifeline
Helpline providing a listening service, information, emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspectiveHelpline providing a listening service, information, emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspective
Tel: 0300 111 0101
Breathing Space
Breathing Space provides emotional support and assistance to people in Scotland who are depressed, in crisis or at risk of suicide. They are operating from 6 pm to 2 am.
Tel: 0800 83 85 87
Scotland’s domestic abuse and forced marriage helpline
Scotland’s domestic abuse and forced marriage helpline is open 24 hours a day to help and give emotional support to anyone with experience of domestic abuse or forced marriage.
Tel: 0800 027 1234
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK works to relieve and support those living with anxiety and anxiety-based depression by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy.
Tel: 03444 775 774
Mind
Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone in the UK who are experiencing a mental health problem. Their lines are open 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday.
Tel: 0300 123 3393
No Panic
No Panic offers support and services over the telephone to people in the UK who suffer from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other related anxiety disorders including those people who are trying to give up Tranquillisers. Their line is available from 10 am to 10 pm every day of the year. After 10:00 pm their number plays a recording of a Breathing and Relaxation Technique.
Tel: 0844 967 4848
OCD Action provides support and information for people in the UK with OCD, carers and anyone who is concerned that they, or their friends or relatives, may have OCD or a related disorder. The Helpline is open from 9.30 am until 5.00 pm Monday to Friday.
Tel: 0845 390 6232, 44 20 7253 5272
SANE
SANE provides emotional support, guidance, and information to anyone in the UK who are affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers. They are open from 10 am to 10 pm, Monday - Friday.
Tel: 0300 304 7000
Childline
Childline offers 24-hour free, private and confidential service to children and parents throughout the UK. Whatever your worry, whenever you need help, they can help you anytime.
Tel: 0800 1111
Refuge
Refuge offers 24-hour services and support to women and children in the UK who are experiencing domestic abuse.
Tel: 0808 2000 247
NSPCC
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children offers 24-hour help and support to children in the UK who are experiencing abuse or neglect.
Tel: 0808 800 5000
National Gambling Helpline
National Gambling Helpline offers 24-hour free and confidential support, information and advice on problem gambling to people in the UK, either via telephone or online.
Tel: 0808 8020 133
Narcotics Anonymous offers support and advice to people in the UK who have a drug problem. The NA Helpline is open until midnight, seven days a week.
Tel: 0300 999 1212
National Dementia Helpline
National Dementia Helpline provides information, advice and emotional support to anyone in the UK affected by dementia. They are open seven days a week from 9 am–5 pm.
Tel: 0300 222 11 22
Cruse Bereavement Care
Cruse Bereavement Care offering a listening ear and emotional support to anyone in the UK who has lost someone they love or been affected by a bereavement. The helpline is open Monday-Friday 9:30 am -5:00 pm.
Tel: 0808 808 1677
Rape Crisis
Rape Crisis National Helpline offers confidential emotional support, information and referral details to women and girls in the UK who have experienced sexual violence. Open between 12:00 -14:30 and 19:00 - 21:30 every day of the year.
Tel: 0808 802 9999
Victim Support
Victim Support provides 24-hour confidential support and information to people in England and Wales who have been affected by crime.
Tel: 0808 168 9111
Beat
Beat offers support to people in the UK who have or are worried they have an eating disorder, as well as others, affected such as friends and family members. Beat’s support services are open 365 days a year, 12-8 pm Monday to Friday and 4-8 pm Saturday, Sunday.
Tel: 0808 801 0677 (adult), 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)
Mencap
Mencap offers support and services to people in the UK who have learning disabilities. They are open from 9 am to 3 pm.
Tel: 0808 808 1111
Family Lives
Family Lives offers a confidential and free helpline service for families in England and Wales. Their helpline service is open 9 am – 9 pm every Monday to Friday and 10 am – 3 pm every Saturday and Sunday.
Tel: 0808 800 2222
Mental Health Matters Helpline
Mental Health Matters Helpline offers 24-hour emotional support to people in Hertfordshire, Coventry & Warwickshire, Stafford, Midlands & East Veterans, Midlands & East Veterans Service, Leicestershire & Rutland Recovery Service and Plymouth who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 0800 052 0658(Hertfordshire)
Tel: 0800 616 171 (Coventry & Warwickshire)
Tel: 0800 0130 626 (Stafford)
Tel: 0300 323 0139 (Midlands & East Veterans Service)
Tel: 0300 323 0187 (Leicestershire & Rutland Recovery Service)
Tel: 0300 323 0101 (Plymouth)
Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service - Connect Helpline
Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service - Connect Helpline provides emotional support and information for people living in Leeds who are in crisis, anxious, depressed or lonely. They are open from 6 pm-2 am every night of the year.
Tel: 0808 800 1212
MindLine
MindLine offers a free listening service to anyone in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bromley, Lewisham, Greenwich, Cumbria, South Devon, Torbay, Somerset, and Central Norfolk who needs to talk about emotional or mental health distress including anxiety, depression, loneliness, self-injury, suicidal feelings, trauma, loss or concern for a family member or friend.
Tel: 0808 808 0330 (Bristol Mind - Wednesday-Sunday from 8 pm-12 midnight)
Tel: 020 8853 1735 (Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind - Monday-Friday 10.30 am – 4.30 pm and Tuesdays and Thursdays 6 pm – 9 pm)
Tel: 0300 561 0000 (Mindline Cumbria - Monday - Friday 12pm - 11pm and Saturday-Sunday 5pm - 11pm)
Tel: 0300 330 5464 (Mindline South Devon and Torbay - Tuesday - Sunday from 8 pm-11 pm)
Tel: 01823 276892 (Mindline Somerset - Tuesday - Sunday from 8 pm-11 pm)
Tel: 0808 802 0288 (Norwich & Central Norfolk Mind - Monday to Thursday from 2 pm to midnight and every Friday from 2 pm to midnight Sunday)
Oxford Nightline
Oxford Nightline provides support and information service for and by students of Oxford and Oxford Brookes universities. They are open from 8 pm-8 am, 0th week to 9th week during Oxford term time.
Tel: 01865 270270
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness - provides telephone support service for anyone affected by mental health issues.
Tel: 0808 801 0442 ( Doncaster - 24/7)
Tel: 0808 801 0358 (Doncaster Bassetlaw - 24/7)
Tel: 0808 802 2288 (Dudley - Monday to Friday from 6 pm-1 am and every Saturday, Sunday 2 pm-1 am)
Tel: 0808 801 0606 / 07537 410022 (Gloucestershire - Monday to Sunday from 5 pm to 10 pm)
Tel: 0808 800 1010 (North East Lincolnshire - Monday-Friday, 5 pm-9 am)
Tel: 0808 800 2073 (Sahayak - languages available: Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindu, and Urdu or English. Monday, Wednesday 4 pm-7 pm and Tuesday, Thursday 12noon-3pm.)
Tel: 0808 801 0440 (Sheffield - 24/7)
Rural Support
Rural Support provides a listening and signposting service for farmers and farming families across Northern Ireland through its helpline. The Helpline can provide information and advice on mental health assistance and many other issues. All calls are confidential and the helpline operates from 8 am - 11 pm, Monday to Friday.
Tel: 0800 138 1678
Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline - Brighter Futures
Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline offers support for people in Staffordshire who are feeling worried, stressed or low or are concerned about someone they know. They are open Monday to Friday, 7 pm-2 am and Saturday, Sunday 2 pm-2 am.
Tel: 0808 800 2234
Turning Point offers 24-hour support to members of the public in Leicestershire during a crisis. If you reach Turning Point on the phone but unable to get through, you can leave your name and phone number. They will call you back as soon as possible.
Tel: 0808 800 3302
Self-injury Support
Self-injury Support offers emotional support, listening and signposting for women affected by self-injury. They are open every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7 pm - 9.30 pm.
Tel: 0808 800 8088
SupportLine offers emotional support, advice, and information particularly for people in the UK who are socially isolated, vulnerable, at-risk or experiencing any form of abuse. They are open every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 5 pm-7.30 pm.
Tel: 01708 765200
YoungMinds - Parents Helpline offers confidential online and telephone support including information and advice, to people in the UK who are worried about the emotional problems, behaviour or mental health of a child or young person. they are open Monday to Friday, 9.30 am-4 pm.
Tel: 0808 802 5544
Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Edinburgh Crisis Centre offers 24-hour support to people in Edinburgh, Scotland who are dealing with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, self-harm, suicide, hearing voices.
Tel: 0808 801 0414
Mental Health Helpline For Wales
Mental Health Helpline For Wales offers 24-hour emotional support and information/literature on Mental Health and related matters to the people of Wales.
Tel: 0800 132 737
Boys Town National Hotline
Boys Town National Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout the United States who are in crisis or need immediate help.
Tel: 800-448-3000
California Youth Crisis Line offers 24-hour emotional support for youth, their families and friends throughout California.
Tel: 1 (800) 843-5200
Careline Crisis Intervention
The Careline Crisis Intervention provides 24-hour crisis intervention for individuals in Alaska who are considering suicide or experiencing crisis, isolation, or depression.
Tel: (907) 452 4357
Tel: 1-877-266 4357
C.O.P.E. Center Helpline
COPE offers emotional support and crisis intervention for people in Ozaukee County, the Greater Milwaukee area and beyond. It does this through its 24-hour telephone Hotline and educational outreach programs.
Tel: 262-377-2673
Crisis Line of Central Virginia
Crisis Line of Central Virginia provides confidential crisis intervention, support, referral, prevention, and education services to the people in Central Virginia Community who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (804) 947-4357
Tel: 1-888-947-9747
Crisis Services of North Alabama
The Crisis Services of North Alabama is open 24/7 to help people in North Alabama who are in distress, in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (256) 716-1000
Tel: 1-800-691-8426
Crisis Support Services of Nevada
Crisis Support Services of Nevada offers 24/7 support to people in Nevada who are in crisis or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1 800-273-8255
Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center offers free mental health, substance use disorder and suicide prevention services to people anywhere in the US. They also offer follow-up services for suicidal patients discharged from area emergency departments.
(Tel: 800) 273 8255
EMPACT‒Suicide Prevention Center
EMPACT‒Suicide Prevention Center offers 24-hour emotional support to people in Arizona who are depressed, hopeless, or having suicidal thoughts.
Tel: 480-784-1500
Helpline, Inc.
Helpline’s services include a 24/7 confidential information, 2-1-1 service, referral and crisis counselling helpline, suicide prevention and intervention training, telephone reassurance program, dedicated LGBTQ helpline, and phone answering services for non-profits and organizations in the Florida Keys.
Tel: (305) 296-4357
Tel: 211
IMALIVE
IMALIVE provides a 24/7 crisis hotline for anyone who is feeling depressed, hopeless, or suicidal throughout US.
Tel: 2025363200
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals. They are made up of an expansive network of over 170 local- and state-funded crisis centres located across the United States.
Tel: 1-800-273-8255
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides Spanish-speaking counsellors, available 24/7 anywhere in the US.
Tel: 1-888-628-9454
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides options for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals anywhere in the US.
Tel: 1-800-799-4889
New Hope Crisis Hotline provides telephone intervention and telephone suicide prevention counselling to people throughout Garden Grove, California. Trained crisis workers provide peer counselling to those who are struggling to cope with day to day life. Services are free and are available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
Tel: 714-639-4673
Norfolk Suicide Crisis Line
Norfolk Suicide Crisis Line 24-hour service to people in Norfolk, Virginia who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 757-622-1126
NorthStar Behavioral Health System
The NorthStar Behavioral Health System offers 24/7 help to people in Southcentral Alaska who are in distress, in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (907) 258-7575
Tel: 1-800-478-7575
Peace River Center Crisis Hotline
Peace River Center Crisis Hotline offers 24-hour emotional support to people in Western Polk, Highlands, & Hardee Counties who are depressed, hopeless, or having suicidal thoughts.
Tel: (863) 519-3744
SLO Hotline
SLO Hotline is a 24-hour confidential mental health support, crisis and suicide prevention telephone line throughout San Luis Obispo County and nearby counties which also provides mental health resource information.
Tel: 800-783-0607
South Central Counseling Center
The South Central Counselling Center offers 24/7 help to people in Southcentral Alaska who are in distress, in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (907) 563-3200
The Crisis Center Birmingham Suicide Line
The Crisis Center Birmingham Suicide Line offers 24-hour service to people in counties of Central Alabama who are in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (205) 323-7777
The Crisis Center of East Alabama Suicide Line
The Crisis Center of East Alabama Suicide Line offers 24-hour service to people in counties of East Alabama who are in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: (334) 821-8600
The Samaritans of Boston-Framingham
The Samaritans of Boston-Framingham offers 24-hour support to people in Boston-Framingham who are in distress, suicidal or in crisis.
Tel: (877) 870-467
The Samaritans of Merrimack Valley
The Samaritans of Merrimack Valley provides “befriending” to individuals who are lonely, depressed and contemplating suicide or self-injury to people in the Merrimack Valley and throughout Massachusetts.
Tel: 978-327-6607
The Trevor Project provides a 24-hour phone hotline, as well as limited-hour webchat and text options, for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth anywhere in the US who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 1 866 488 7386
Three-digit suicide prevention hotline
Three-digit suicide prevention hotline provides mental health support to people in the United States.
Tel: 988
Veteran/Military Crisis Line
Veteran/Military Crisis Line offers 24-hour free support for active U.S. service member, veteran & family members who are in distress, suicidal or in crisis.
Tel: 1 800 273 8255
Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center
Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center offers 24-hour service to people in Virginia Beach who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 757-627-5433
211 Brevard
2-1-1 Brevard provides information and assistance to people in Brevard County in times of emotional, financial and community crisis.
Tel: 211
Tel: 321
Tel: 632-6688
211 Broward
2-1-1 Broward provides information and assistance to people in Broward County in times of emotional, financial and community crisis.
Tel: 211
Tel: 1 954-537-0211
211 Yolo
211 Yolo offers free, confidential, and 24-hour service to people in Yolo Country, California who are in distress, in crisis or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 211
2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares
2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares offers 24-hour services for people in Florida who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 211
Uruguay Emergency Hotline
Uruguay Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Uruguay who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Uzbekistan Emergency Hotline
Uzbekistan Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Uzbekistan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 2
Vatican City Emergency Hotline
Vatican City Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Vatican City who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 113
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Venezuela.
Tel: 0241-8433308
Didi Hirsch Torture Crisis Line
Didi Hirsch Torture Crisis Line offers 24-hour service to people in Vietnam who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 877-727-4747
Vietnam Emergency Hotline
Vietnam Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Vietnam who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 113
Yemen Emergency Hotline
Yemen Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people in Yemen who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 199
Lifeline/Childline Zambia
Lifeline/Childline Zambia offers 24/7 counselling to children in need of psycho-social support and referral services in Zambia.
Tel: 933
Harare Samaritans
Harare Samaritans offers 24-hour mental health services to people in Zimbabwe who are in distress or at risk of suicide.
Tel: 080 12 333 333
*List of resources updated on 15/04/2021.
