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.
Call the emergency services in India:
India's long-running crisis intervention helpline, based in Mumbai and open to all of India.
Call AASRA
Hours not confirmed
Checked 27 August 2026 against their own page
A free, national counselling helpline and email service run by TISS, for anyone in India.
Call iCALL
Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00
Checked 27 August 2026 against their own page
A network of child helplines in more than 130 countries, for anyone under 18 who needs someone to talk to.
Find your country's child helpline
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 18 September 2026 against their own page
A free directory of verified crisis helplines in more than 130 countries, searchable by country and by how you want to talk.
The global professional body for suicide prevention, which maintains a country-by-country index of crisis centres.
Browse crisis centres by country
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 18 September 2026 against their own page
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 talkingEvery 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.