Crisis Help: Phone and Text Lines
If you are in danger right now
Call the emergency number for where you are:
If you are in danger right now, call your emergency number. If you are struggling and want to talk to someone, the lines below are free and confidential.
Phone lines by country
Each line below was checked on the service’s own site.
United States
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 - 24/7, free, English and Spanish - 988lifeline.org - checked 2026-10-15
Canada
United Kingdom
- Samaritans — 116 123 - 24/7, free from any phone - samaritans.org - checked 2026-10-15
Ireland
- Samaritans Ireland — 116 123 - 24/7 - samaritans.org/ireland - checked 2026-10-15
Australia
- Lifeline — 13 11 14 - 24/7 - lifeline.org.au - checked 2026-10-15
New Zealand
- 1737 — call or text 1737 - 24/7, free - 1737.org.nz - checked 2026-10-15
If you can’t talk
Text and chat can be easier when your voice will not come.
- US: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org - 24/7 - 988lifeline.org - checked 2026-10-15
- US: Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741 - crisistextline.org - checked 2026-10-15
- Canada: 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline — text 988 - 24/7 - 988.ca - checked 2026-10-15
- Canada: Crisis Text Line partner — text 686868 - crisistextline.org - checked 2026-10-15 (listed there, secondary source)
- UK: Shout — text SHOUT to 85258 - giveusashout.org - checked 2026-10-15
- Ireland: Text About It — text 50808 - crisistextline.org - checked 2026-10-15 via partner site
- Australia: Lifeline — text 0477 13 11 14, or use online chat - 24/7 - lifeline.org.au - checked 2026-10-15
- New Zealand: 1737 — text 1737 - 24/7, free - 1737.org.nz - checked 2026-10-15
Other countries
- Find A Helpline: findahelpline.com
- IASP crisis centres: iasp.info/resources/crisis-centres
Russian-speaking readers
Русскоязычным читателям: /ru/krizisnaya-pomoshch/
About these services
These are listening services. They are free and confidential. You do not need to be sure you are in crisis, and you do not need a “good enough” reason. Calling is not overreacting. The person on the line would rather hear from you early.
Numbers checked on October 15, 2026. We re-check every three months. If a number does not work, email editor@quietarium.com.