Help in Germany

You do not have to be sure you are in crisis to use any of these. They are for anyone who is struggling, and for anyone worried about someone else.

If someone's life is in immediate danger

Call the emergency services in Germany:

112 110

Talk to someone now

TelefonSeelsorge

Germany's national telephone and online counselling service, free and around the clock, on two freephone numbers and 116 123.

0800 111 0 111
Call TelefonSeelsorge
Free from any phone in Germany, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
- Does not appear on an itemised bill
Checked 21 August 2026 against their own page
0800 111 0 222
Second TelefonSeelsorge line
A second freephone number for the same service — try it if the first is busy.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
- Does not appear on an itemised bill
Checked 21 August 2026 against their own page
116 123
Call 116 123
The Europe-wide emotional support number, answered in Germany by TelefonSeelsorge.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 21 August 2026 against their own page

Child Helpline International

A network of child helplines in more than 130 countries, for anyone under 18 who needs someone to talk to.

Start a chat
Find your country's child helpline
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 18 September 2026 against their own page

Other support in Germany

Find A Helpline

A free directory of verified crisis helplines in more than 130 countries, searchable by country and by how you want to talk.

Start a chat
Search helplines in your country
Detects your country automatically, and lets you filter by phone, text or online chat.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 18 September 2026 against their own page

International Association for Suicide Prevention

The global professional body for suicide prevention, which maintains a country-by-country index of crisis centres.

Start a chat
Browse crisis centres by country
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
Checked 18 September 2026 against their own page

If you can't face a phone call

That is extremely common, and it is not a failure. There are text lines, chat services and email options that need no speaking at all.

Ways to get help without talking

Every number above was checked by a person against the provider's own page, and each shows the date it was last confirmed. How we check them. If something here is wrong, please tell us — we treat a dead crisis number as the most serious thing that can go wrong on Rise From The Edge.