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Reach a real person.
If you are in acute distress, please reach a real person tonight. The strip at the bottom of every page on this site carries the short version of this list; here it is in full, with the details that do not fit down there.
United States
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988. Free, 24/7, confidential. 988lifeline.org
- Crisis Text Line. Text HELLO to 741741. Free, 24/7, in English and Spanish. crisistextline.org
United Kingdom & Ireland
- Samaritans. Call 116 123 (free, 24/7) or email jo@samaritans.org. samaritans.org
- SHOUT. Text SHOUT to 85258. Free, 24/7, confidential. giveusashout.org
Europe (multi-country)
- 116 123 European emotional-support line. Free, available across many EU countries. 116123.eu
Greece
- Lifeline 1018 (Klimaka). Suicide prevention, adults, 24/7.
- 10306 — psychosocial support line, all ages, 24/7, free and anonymous (Ministry of Health).
International
- Find A Helpline. Searchable directory of crisis lines worldwide. findahelpline.com
- IASP (International Association for Suicide Prevention). Country-by-country crisis resources. iasp.info
If the language barrier is the obstacle, findahelpline.com lets you filter by language as well as country.