Sri Lanka Sumithrayo
Sri Lanka's befriending service, offering confidential listening free of charge.
- 011 269 6666
Call Sumithrayo
Hours not confirmed
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
Checked 27 August 2026 against their own page
Help in Sri Lanka
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 Sri Lanka:
Talk to someone now
National Institute of Mental Health, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's government-run National Mental Health Helpline.
- 1926
Call 1926
Hours not confirmed
Checked 27 August 2026 against an official government 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 Sri Lanka
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.
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 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.