Free, 24-hour listening for anyone who is struggling — you do not have to be suicidal to call, and you do not have to give your name.
Samaritans 24/7 listening service
Samaritans Welsh Language Line
A free, 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis who would rather write than speak.
A helpline and webchat built around how men most often ask for help — though it is open to everyone.
Information and advice on mental health problems, treatment options and your rights — including how to get help when a service has said no.
Support for under-25s on anything at all — mental health, money, housing, relationships, drugs.
Scotland's free, confidential phone line for anyone experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.
Wales' 24-hour mental health listening and signposting line, in English and Welsh.
The United States' national crisis line. Call or text 988 from anywhere in the country, at any hour, free.
Free, 24/7 crisis support by text message with a trained volunteer counselor.
Confidential crisis support for veterans, service members and their families — you do not need to be enrolled in VA care.
A free, confidential treatment referral line for mental health and substance use, run by the federal government.
Information, resource referrals and support for people affected by mental illness, and their families.
Canada's national three-digit crisis line. Call or text 988, free, in English or French, at any hour.
Australia's national 24-hour crisis line — phone, text or chat, for anyone at any time.
Support for anxiety, depression and suicide, by phone and chat, with trained mental health professionals.
Ireland's free 24/7 anonymous text service, for anyone who would rather write than speak.
Support for people affected by depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, and for the people close to them.
New Zealand's national free counselling line — call or text 1737 any time to speak to a trained counsellor.
A 24/7 telephone and text counselling service staffed by trained volunteers and counsellors.
Germany's national telephone and online counselling service, free and around the clock, on two freephone numbers and 116 123.
France's national suicide prevention line, answered by health professionals, free and 24/7 from anywhere in the country.
A long-running French association listening line, anonymous and open 24/7, separate from the national 3114 number.
The Dutch national suicide prevention line and chat service, free to call.
A Dutch confidential listening line, staffed by volunteers, reachable day and night all year round.
Denmark's nationwide phone counselling about mental illness, run by SIND — not a crisis line.
Finland's national crisis line, run by MIELI Mental Health Finland.
Norway's 24-hour support line on 116 123, run by Mental Helse.
Norway's largest round-the-clock crisis service, by phone and online, staffed by trained volunteers.
Italy's long-running listening line, staffed by trained volunteers, plus chat and email.
Italy's free national listening line, open 24/7, for children and adolescents and for adults worried about them.
Brazil's national emotional support line on 188 — free, confidential and open every hour of every day.
Southern Africa's largest mental health support organisation, running a national suicide crisis helpline and many condition-specific lines.
A 24-hour confidential listening line in Kuala Lumpur, part of the Befrienders Worldwide network.
A free, freephone crisis helpline in Malaysia, staffed around the clock by a trained crisis team and volunteers.
Austria's free emotional support line on 142, staffed around the clock.
Switzerland's listening line on 143, in German, French and Italian.
Iceland's free helpline and chat from the Red Cross, open every hour.
Icelandic suicide-prevention and self-harm support line, open every hour.
A Czech crisis line answered around the clock, at the cost of an ordinary call.
Portugal's long-running listening line, open every day of the year.
India's long-running crisis intervention helpline, based in Mumbai and open to all of India.
A free, national counselling helpline and email service run by TISS, for anyone in India.
Israel's emotional first-aid line on 1201, answered around the clock.
Hong Kong's suicide prevention hotline, confidential and free.
Hong Kong's 24-hour suicide prevention hotline, run separately from the Samaritan Befrienders.
Sri Lanka's befriending service, offering confidential listening free of charge.
Sri Lanka's government-run National Mental Health Helpline.
Argentina's suicide assistance centre, on a free national number and a Buenos Aires short code.
Singapore's 24-hour hotline on 1767, with a WhatsApp text service alongside it.
South Korea's national suicide-prevention counselling line on 109, answered at any hour.
A free, confidential line for older people, open every hour of every day, for information, friendship and advice.
Confidential support for everyone in the UK veterinary community, including students and support staff.
Advice and emotional support for blind and partially sighted people, and their families.
A free national line for anyone worried about their drinking, answered by members.
A listening ear and practical information for people living with chronic pain.
A confidential NHS service for doctors, dentists and other health professionals with mental health or addiction difficulties.
Sweden's overnight listening line, answered by volunteers between 21:00 and 06:00.
Estonia's emotional support line, answered overnight from 19:00 to 07:00.
Latvia's state-funded round-the-clock crisis line on 116 123.
Lithuania's free emotional support line for people aged 16 to 35, answered around the clock.