If you're not safe right now, please start here — not with us.
If you are thinking about ending your life, or you don't feel safe, the people below can help you right now, for free, in confidence. You don't have to be sure it's a crisis to reach out.
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Anywhere in the world
findahelpline.com — free, confidential lines listed by country. If you're not in the US or UK, start here.
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United States
Call or text 988 — the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Or text HOME to 741741 (Crisis Text Line).
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United Kingdom & Ireland
Samaritans — 116 123, free from any phone, 24 hours a day.
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Canada
Call or text 988 — the Suicide Crisis Helpline, 24/7.
If you are in immediate danger, please call your local emergency number now — 911 in the US and Canada, 999 in the UK, 112 across much of Europe.
These lines are run by people trained for exactly this. Reaching out is not weakness — it's the strongest thing you can do right now. We'll still be here when you're ready.
Where these numbers come from
- US — 988. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, 988lifeline.org — “available 24/7/365… free and confidential.” Administered by SAMHSA with Vibrant Emotional Health. Verified at the operator 2026-08-29.
- US — 741741. Crisis Text Line, crisistextline.org — “Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the United States – 24/7, free, confidential.” Verified at the operator 2026-08-29.
- UK & Ireland — 116 123. Samaritans, samaritans.org — “free to call from both landlines and mobiles.” Samaritans describe the line as free, “day or night, 365 days a year.” Verified at the operator 2026-08-29.
- Canada — 988. Suicide Crisis Helpline, 988.ca — call or text, 24/7/365, English and French; led and coordinated by CAMH, funded by the Government of Canada, and explicitly “available to anyone in Canada of any age.” Sourced by @gene0, 2026-08-27. Verified at the operator 2026-08-29.
- Worldwide directory. Find A Helpline, findahelpline.com — a public service by ThroughLine, with helplines in 175+ countries verified directly with the operating organisations. Verified at the operator 2026-08-29.
Checked at the operators on 29 August 2026. Numbers change; if you find one of these wrong or dead, that is worth telling us more than anything else on this site.