Help in Hong Kong

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 Hong Kong:

999 112

Talk to someone now

The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong

Hong Kong's suicide prevention hotline, confidential and free.

2389 2222
Call the Samaritan Befrienders
Hours not confirmed
- You do not have to give your name
- Charged at your standard rate
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page

Suicide Prevention Services

Hong Kong's 24-hour suicide prevention hotline, run separately from the Samaritan Befrienders.

2382 0000
Call the 24-hour suicide prevention hotline
Open 24 hours, every day
- You do not have to give your name
- Charged at your standard rate
Checked 25 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 27 August 2026 against their own page

Other support in Hong Kong

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 27 August 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 27 August 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.