I'm hurting myself
Self-harm, urges to self-harm, or trying to stop.
Also searched as: self-injury, self harm, cutting, NSSI.
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International Association for Suicide Prevention
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Child Helpline International
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Services for this
Samaritans
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
- 116 123
Call Samaritans, free, 24 hours a day
Free from any phone, including mobiles with no credit. Does not appear on itemised bills.
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
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Samaritans Ireland
Shout
A free, 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis who would rather write than speak.
Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide
HopeLine 24/7 — confidential support for anyone under 35 with thoughts of suicide, and for anyone worried about a young person.
- 0300 102 2470
Call HopeLine 24/7
Open 24 hours a day, every day.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Charged at your standard rate
- You do not have to give your name
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- HOPE to 88247
Text HOPE to 88247
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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- pat@papyrus-uk.org
Email HopeLine 24/7
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- Free to call
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NHS 111
The NHS urgent care line. In England, selecting the mental health option connects you to a local 24/7 crisis team.
- 111
Call 111 and select the mental health option
Free from any phone. Available 24 hours a day across England.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Interpreters available
May send help without your agreement. This service may contact emergency services without your agreement if they believe you are in immediate danger.
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Childline
Free, confidential support for anyone under 19, by phone or online chat, at any hour.
- 0800 1111
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Free, and it will not show up on the phone bill.
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
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- Start a chat
Chat to a Childline counsellor online
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- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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The Mix
Support for under-25s on anything at all — mental health, money, housing, relationships, drugs.
Lifeline
Northern Ireland's 24-hour crisis response helpline.
- 0808 808 8000
Call Lifeline
Free, 24 hours a day, every day.
Open 24 hours, every day
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- Freephone number
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- 18001 0808 808 8000
Textphone Lifeline via Relay UK
For anyone Deaf, with hearing loss, or with tinnitus.
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- Free to call
- Freephone number
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The United States' national crisis line. Call or text 988 from anywhere in the country, at any hour, free.
- 988
Call 988
Free from any phone in the US, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Interpreters available
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- 988
Text 988
Texting reaches the same trained counselors as the phone line. Text AYUDA to 988 for a Spanish-speaking counselor.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
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- Start a chat
Chat with 988 online
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- Free to call
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- Connect
ASL videophone service for Deaf and hard of hearing callers
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
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Crisis Text Line
Free, 24/7 crisis support by text message with a trained volunteer counselor.
The Trevor Project
Crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people under 25, by phone, text or chat, at any hour.
- 1-866-488-7386
Call the TrevorLifeline
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
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- START to 678678
Text START to 678678
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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- Start a chat
Chat with a Trevor counselor
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Canada's national three-digit crisis line. Call or text 988, free, in English or French, at any hour.
- 988
Call 988
Free from any phone in Canada, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Interpreters available
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- 988
Text 988
Texting reaches the same trained responders as the phone line.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
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Kids Help Phone
Free, 24/7 counselling and text support for young people across Canada, in English and French.
- 1-800-668-6868
Call Kids Help Phone
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
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- CONNECT to 686868
Text CONNECT to 686868
Text FIRST NATIONS, INUIT or METIS to the same number to ask for an Indigenous crisis responder, when one is available.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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Lifeline Australia
Australia's national 24-hour crisis line — phone, text or chat, for anyone at any time.
- 13 11 14
Call Lifeline, 24 hours a day
Open 24 hours, every day
- Charged at your standard rate
- You do not have to give your name
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- 0477 13 11 14
Text Lifeline on 0477 13 11 14
Open 24 hours, every day
- Charged at your standard rate
- You do not have to give your name
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- Start a chat
Start a Lifeline crisis chat
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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Kids Helpline
Free, private counselling for anyone aged 5 to 25, by phone, webchat or email, at any hour.
- 1800 55 1800
Call Kids Helpline
Free from any phone, including mobiles.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
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- Start a chat
Start a Kids Helpline webchat
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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Suicide Call Back Service
Free professional counselling for anyone affected by suicide — including scheduled call-backs, not just a single conversation.
Pieta
Free, professional therapy for people in suicidal distress or engaging in self-harm, plus a 24-hour crisis line.
- 1800 247 247
Call Pieta, free, 24 hours a day
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
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- HELP to 51444
Text HELP to 51444
Standard message rates apply.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Charged at your standard rate
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Text About It
Ireland's free 24/7 anonymous text service, for anyone who would rather write than speak.
Childline by ISPCC
Free, confidential support for anyone under 18 in Ireland, by phone or online chat, at any hour.
1737, Need to Talk?
New Zealand's national free counselling line — call or text 1737 any time to speak to a trained counsellor.
- 1737
Call or text 1737
Free from any phone in New Zealand, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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- 1737
Text 1737
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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Lifeline Aotearoa
A 24/7 telephone and text counselling service staffed by trained volunteers and counsellors.
Youthline
Free support for young people in New Zealand by phone, text, email or webchat.
- 0800 376 633
Call Youthline
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
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- 234
Text Youthline on 234
Free to text.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- You do not have to give your name
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113 Zelfmoordpreventie
The Dutch national suicide prevention line and chat service, free to call.
De Luisterlijn
A Dutch confidential listening line, staffed by volunteers, reachable day and night all year round.
Zelfmoordlijn 1813
Flanders' suicide prevention line — phone, chat and email, free and open every hour of the day.
Centre de Prévention du Suicide
A French-language suicide prevention listening line for Wallonia and Brussels, free, anonymous and open around the clock.
- 0800 32 123
Call the Ligne d'écoute
Free from any phone in Belgium, 24 hours a day. Serves French-speaking Belgium; Dutch-speaking callers are served by Zelfmoordlijn 1813.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
- You do not have to give your name
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Píeta Ísland
Icelandic suicide-prevention and self-harm support line, open every hour.
- 552 2218
Call 552 2218
Open 24 hours, every day
- You do not have to give your name
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Linka bezpečí
Czechia's free round-the-clock line for children and young people, on the Europe-wide 116 111.
Modrá linka
A Czech crisis line answered around the clock, at the cost of an ordinary call.
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.
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
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Reading and tools for this
- GuideSelf-harm, and trying to stop
For anyone currently hurting themselves or trying to build space between the urge and the act. Distinct from wanting to die, and not a character flaw.
- GuideWhen someone you love is self-harming
What to do and say in the first few days after finding out, why it doesn't automatically mean what you're most afraid of, and how to stay useful without watching constantly.
- Myth“Self-harm is attempted suicide”
Read as a step toward suicide, self-harm gets treated as an emergency that overrides the actual question. Read as "not a real attempt", it gets dismissed. Neither is right.