list of suicide crisis lines list of suicide crisis lines suicide crisis lines can be found in many countries worldwide. many are geared to a general audience while others are specific to a select demographic such as lgbtqia+ youth, native american and aboriginal canadian youth. there have been studies in the united states and australia which show that suicide crisis lines may help people who feel like killing or hurting themselves and may make them feel better. for a list of resources actively maintained by the wikimedia foundation, see meta:mental health resources. this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. one of the first suicide crisis lines was the samaritans, founded in the united kingdom in 1953 by chad varah, the then rector of the former st. stephen's church in london. he decided to start a "listening service" after reading a sermon at the grave of a 14-year-old girl who had committed suicide. she was in distress prior to her death and had no one to talk to. crisis lines by country country lines algeria police 17 or 1548 foreigners, ambulance 43, fire 14 suicide hotline algeria: 0021 3983 2000 58 argentina 911 is the national emergency number in argentina. buenos aires city and province ambulance 107, police, 101, fire station 100 centro de asistencia al suicida by calling 135 (greater buenos aires) or 5275–1135 (rest of the country). sos un amigo anonimo is available seven days a week from 10am to 7pm by calling 4783–8888. armenia 112 and 911 are the national emergency numbers in armenia. trust social work and sociological research centre: can be reached at (2) 538194 or (2) 538197 australia 000, 112 and 106 are the national emergency numbers in australia. lifeline is a 24-hour nationwide service that provides access to crisis support, suicide prevention and mental health support services. it can be reached at 13 11 14. they also offer an online chat service. kids helpline is a 24-hour nationwide service that provides access to crisis support, suicide prevention and counselling services for australians aged 5–25. it can be reached at 1800 55 1800. in addition the kids helpline does also provide online chat services. beyond blue provides nationwide information and support regarding anxiety, depression, and suicide. it has a helpline which can be reached by calling 1300 22 4636. the helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. in addition, the organisation also provides online chat. suicide call back service is a nationwide service that provides professional 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people who are affected by suicide. it has a helpline which can be reached by calling 1300 659 467. the organisation also offers online chat and video chat services. mensline australia is a 24/7 telephone and online counselling service for men with emotional health, mental health and relationship concerns. it has a helpline which can be reached by calling 1300 78 99 78. the organisation also offers online counselling. austria 112 is the national emergency number in austria. 122 is the national fire brigade number in austria. 133 is the national police number in austria. 144 is the national ambulance number in austria. 142 is the number of telefonseelsorge (samaritan telephone) in austria. free of charge, operating 24 hours a day. 147 is the number of rat auf draht, a crisis number especially for children, juveniles and their attachment figures. free of charge, operating 24 hours a day. azerbaijan 112 is the national emergency number in azerbaijan. 510–66–36 is the official youth crisis hotline operated by initiative for development. the bahamas 911 is the national emergency number in the bahamas. national suicide hotline: 322–2763 bahrain 999 is the national emergency number in bahrain. bangladesh 999 is the national emergency number in bangladesh. 199 is the national number for ambulance and fire. kaan pete roi (http://shuni.org/) is an emotional support helpline in bangladesh whose mission is to alleviate feelings of despair, isolation, distress, and suicidal feelings among members of the community, through confidential listening. the helpline is intended for suicide prevention and the promotion of mental health. barbados 211 is the number to contact police in barbados. 511 is the number to contact an ambulance in barbados. 311 is the number to contact a fire station for a fire truck in barbados. samaritans of barbados: (246) 4299999 belarus 112 works in the territory of belarus (works for tourists as well). call 102 for police and 103 for ambulance if needed. for victims of violence at home: 8 801 100 8 801 (anonymous, 24/7). for children: 801–100–1611 (anonymous, 24/7). other psychological help phones can be reached at (minzdrav.gov.by) belgium 112 is the national emergency number in belgium. stichting zelfmoordlijn 1813 provides a 24/7 national suicide prevention phone line and a webchat everyday from 18:30 to 22:00 for dutch language. zelfmoordlijn 1813 hotline can be reached at 1813. zelfmoordlijn 1813 limited webchat can be found at https://www.zelfmoord1813.be/chat-met-zelfmoordlijn-1813. stichting centre de prévention du suicide provides a 24/7 national suicide prevention phone line for french language. the center for the prevention of suicide hotline can be reached at 080032123. the center for the prevention of suicide website and forum can be found at https://www.preventionsuicide.be/fr/j-ai-besoin-d-aide.html. bosnia and herzegovina 122 is the national police number in bosnia and herzegovina. 123 is the national fire-brigade number in bosnia and herzegovina. 124 is the national emergency number in bosnia and herzegovina. centar srce is a serbian organisation for emotional support. currently there no other organisation inside bosnia and herzegovina that deals with suicidal thought and prevention. 0800-300303 is the number of centar srce. bolivia 911 is the national emergency number in bolivia. teléfono de la esperanza aims at promoting mental health to the spanish and portuguese speaking world. bolivians living in cochabamba and la paz can call (00 591 4) 4 25 42 42 and 75288084. botswana 911 is the national emergency number in botswana. 3911270 is the national lifeline. brazil 188 is a national emergency number in brazil. 190 and 192 are the national emergency numbers for police and ambulances in brazil. centro de valorização da vida (http://www.cvv.org.br/) is an emotional and suicidal prevention support ngo founded in 1962 in são paulo, brazil, and recognized as federal public utility in 1973. it offers voluntary and free support, with all communications being confidential. contacts can be made through the phone number 188 (available 24/7), personally (in one of the 72 centres around the country), chat (via their website), voip (via skype) and e-mail. brunei 991 is the emergency number for ambulances 993 is the emergency number for police 145 is the national suicide hotline bulgaria bulgarian red cross (https://www.redcross.bg/activities/activities5/telefon.html) is providing free consultations related to psycho-social issues and difficulties such as substance addiction, suicide prevention, depression and for people living with hiv/aids. the red cross can also be a first point of contact for situations related to human trafficking. 112 is the national emergency number in bulgaria. canada 911 is the national emergency number in canada. kids help phone (https://kidshelpphone.ca/) is a free 24/7 national support service that provides confidential professional counselling, information, referrals and volunteer-led, text-based support to young people in both english and french. talk suicide canada can be reached 24/7 at 1–833–456–4566 or 45645 (text, 4 p.m. to midnight et only) (https://talksuicide.ca/) nationwide suicide prevention service. crisis text line powered by kids help phone (crisistextline.ca) is a free, confidential 24/7 national crisis-intervention text-message service. it can be reached by texting home (english) or parler (french) to 686868. trans lifeline (http://www.translifeline.org/ archived 27 may 2017 at the wayback machine) is a toll-free crisis hotline available in the united states and in canada for transgender people staffed by transgender people. it can be reached at 1-877-330-6366. the canadian association for suicide prevention (https://suicideprevention.ca) maintains a canada-wide list of phone numbers and websites related to suicide prevention. chile national suicide hotline: *4141 salud responde (ministerio de salud): telefono 600 360 7777 saludable mente: https://gob.cl/saludablemente/ todo mejora: https://todomejora.org/apoyo/ fundacion vinculos: telefono: 5622 2442 533 y 5698 2481 971 línea libre (fundación para la confianza): teléfono: 1515. app: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ltmessenger.linealibre&hl=es_419 - https://apps.apple.com/cl/app/l%c3%adnea-libre/id1467421633) china 110 (police) and 120 (ambulance) are the national emergency numbers in mainland china. beijing suicide research and prevention center (http://www.crisis.org.cn), a world health organization collaborating centre for research and training in suicide prevention, available 24/7 at 800–810–1117 (for landline callers) or 010–8295–1332 (for mobile and voip callers) lifeline china (https://www.lifelinechina.org/) available 10am to 10pm every day at 400 821 1215. shanghai mental health center (http://www.smhc.org.cn archived 28 june 2017 at the wayback machine) serves as a mental health clinic as well as teaching, researching and planning mental health prevention throughout china. they can be reached at 021–64387250. shenzhen mental health center (http://www.szknyy.com/) free professional counseling available 24/7 at 0755–25629459 guangzhou crisis research and intervention center (http://www.gzcrisis.com/) available 24/7 at 020–81899120 or 020–12320–5, online counseling is also available with qq messenger at 1661042151 mental health center of school of medicine of zhejiang university (http://www.hz7hospital.com/) available 24/7 at 0571–85029595 colombia 123 is the national emergency number in colombia. 106 provides support for issues such as depression, alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicide that traditional centers might not accomplish. costa rica la línea aquí estoy es un servicio gratuito para el apoyo en la prevención del suicidio, brindado por el colegio de profesionales en psicología. el horario de servicio es: lunes a viernes de 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm.https://psicologiacr.com/aqui-estoy/ (506) 2272–3774 croatia 112 is the national emergency number in croatia. plavi telefon (www.plavi-telefon.hr) can be called at 48 33 888 and aim to provide support for issues such as depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and suicide that traditional centers might not accomplish. cuba 104 ambulance 105 fire 106 police cyprus 112 and 199 are the national emergency numbers in cyprus. cyprus samaritans (http://www.cyprussamaritans.org) is available every day from 4pm to 12am and is confidential. they can be reached at 8000 7773. czech republic 112 is the national emergency number in the czech republic. 116 111 for kids under 18 and students under 26 years old. (https://www.linkabezpeci.cz) blueline 9am–9pm: call 608 902 410 or 731 197 477 national medical emergency number: call 155 denmark livslinien (https://www.livslinien.dk) offers telephone support 11am–4am on 70 201 201, or online chat 112 is the national emergency number in denmark. ecuador 911 is the national emergency number in ecuador. teléfono amigo (http://www.telefonoamigo.org/) is available every day from 09h to 13h and from 15h to 23h. their hotlines can be called nationwide. egypt 122 is the national emergency number for police in egypt. 123 is the national emergency number for emergency health services in egypt 126 is the foreigners emergency number in egypt. https://befrienderscairo.com/, befrienders in cairo, egypt, along with their two hotlines: 762 1602, 762 1603 and 762 2381. estonia 112 is the national emergency number in estonia. eluliin https://www.eluliin.ee/ (free, every day from 7pm to 7am): 655 8088 in estonian, 655 5688 in russian. palunabi https://www.palunabi.ee/en (free, 24/7): 116 006. when calling from abroad: +372 614 7393 hingehoiutelefon https://hingehoid.ee/hingehoiutelefon (free, every day from 2pm to 24pm): 116 123 lasteabi https://www.lasteabi.ee/ (free, 24/7): 116 111. when calling from abroad: +372 600 4434 fiji 917 is the national emergency number in fiji. lifeline fiji runs the national crisis line, crisis support, and suicide intervention line. free calls at any time on 132454 finland 112 is the national emergency number in finland. mieli mental health finland has provided assistance and support for those dealing with mental health issues and suicide since 1897. they can be reached at 09 2525 0111 (finnish, 24/7), 09 2525 0112 (swedish) or 09 2525 0113 (arabic and english). france 112 is the national emergency number in france, 15 is the number for ambulances, 114 for all emergency services for deaf using fax or sms and 17 is for police. 3114: the national suicide prevention hotline. a toll-free 24/7 lifeline that provides professional and confidential attention to people in need. this number also caters to the needs of health professionals, worried relatives, people beavered by suicide as well as to anybody else facing this sensitive issue. fil santé jeunes: 0800 235 236: anonymous and toll-free number for young people. suicide écoute archived 3 january 2018 at the wayback machine: 01 45 39 40 00 (24-hour): suicide