If you or someone you know is struggling, don’t be afraid to ask for help, also if you’re showing signs and/or symptoms of anything out of the ordinary, seek professional help from a medical team as soon as possible.   Here is a comprehensive list of suicide hotlines, crisis lines, and helplines from all around the world. In times of need, reach for the phone. You have nothing to lose. Every drop of kindness, care, and understanding makes a difference. Note: All helplines, crisis lines, and suicide hotlines play an essential role in allowing people to communicate in their way and at their time. People feel a sense of control and are free to discuss matters far too risky to share face-to-face. In general, helplines, crisis lines, and suicide hotlines have three things in common: 1) They are often available to call 24 hours a day, seven days a week 2) They don’t cost you anything 3) They are confidential Calling a helpline, crisis line, and or suicide hotline is a great way to be heard and get sound advice on how to approach your problems. When help is needed, this is an excellent place to start. Below is an extensive list of helplines, crisis lines, and suicide hotlines from all around the world. Please choose your country and call the appropriate number. Please also let me know if I have missed any services around the world as you also could be saving someone’s life.   National Suicide Helpline UK National Suicide Helpline UK offers a supportive listening service to anyone throughout the UK with thoughts of suicide or thoughts of self-harm. They are open 24/7. Tel: 0800 689 5652   Samaritans UK & Ireland Samaritans UK & Ireland offers 24-hour emotional support to anyone in distress or at risk of suicide throughout the UK & Ireland. They have 201 branches open 365 days a year, where people can also talk in person. Tel: 116123   Connect Counselling Connect offers a free telephone counselling and support service for any adult who has experienced abuse, trauma, or neglect in childhood. Their service is available from 6-10 pm, Wednesday to Sunday. Tel: 1800 477 477 (Ireland) Tel: 00800 477 477 77 ( UK and Northern Ireland) Tel: 00353 (0) 1 865 7495 ( Outside ROI and UK)   Calm Campaign Against Living Miserably Help provides support for young men aged 15-35 on issues that include depression and suicide. Tel: 0800 585858   HopeLine UK Hopeline UK is a free, confidential, non-judgmental space to talk openly about your thoughts of suicide. Tel: 0800 068 4141 Text: 07860039967   Lifeline (N.Ireland) For anyone in N. Ireland who is in distress or despair. Immediate help on phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Face-to-face counselling can be arranged, also befriending, and mentoring. Issues dealt with include suicide prevention, self-harm, abuse, trauma, depression, and anxiety. Tel: 0808 808 8000   Premier Lifeline Helpline providing a listening service, information, emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspectiveHelpline providing a listening service, information, emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspective Tel: 0300 111 0101 Breathing Space Breathing Space provides emotional support and assistance to people in Scotland who are depressed, in crisis, or at risk of suicide. They are operating from 6 pm to 2 am. Tel: 0800 83 85 87   Scotland’s domestic abuse and forced marriage helpline Scotland’s domestic abuse and forced marriage helpline is open 24 hours a day to help and give emotional support to anyone with experience of domestic abuse or forced marriage. Tel: 0800 027 1234   Anxiety UK Anxiety UK works to relieve and support those living with anxiety and anxiety-based depression by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy. Tel: 03444 775 774   Mind Mind provides advice and support to empower anyone in the UK who is experiencing a mental health problem. Their lines are open 9 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday. Tel: 0300 123 3393 Tel: 0121 262 3555 (Birmingham)   No Panic No Panic offers support and services over the telephone to people in the UK who suffer from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, and other related anxiety disorders including those people who are trying to give up Tranquillisers. Their line is available from 10 am to 10 pm every day of the year. After 10:00 pm their number plays a recording of a Breathing and Relaxation Technique. Tel: 0844 967 4848   OCD Action OCD Action provides support and information for people in the UK with OCD, carers, and anyone who is concerned that they, or their friends or relatives, may have OCD or a related disorder. The Helpline is open from 9.30 am until 5.00 pm Monday to Friday. Tel: 0300 636 5478 Tel: 44 20 7253 5272   SANE SANE provides emotional support, guidance, and information to anyone in the UK who is affected by mental illness, including families, friends, and carers. They are open from 10 am to 10 pm, Monday – Friday. Tel: 0300 304 7000   Childline Childline offers 24-hour free, private, and confidential services to children and parents throughout the UK. Whatever your worry, whenever you need help, they can help you anytime. Tel: 0800 1111   Refuge Refuge offers 24-hour services and support to women and children in the UK who are experiencing domestic abuse. Tel: 0808 2000 247   NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children offers 24-hour help and support to children in the UK who are experiencing abuse or neglect. Tel: 0808 800 5000   National Gambling Helpline National Gambling Helpline offers 24-hour free and confidential support, information, and advice on problem gambling to people in the UK, either via telephone or online. Tel: 0808 8020 133   Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous offers support and advice to people in the UK who have a drug problem. The NA Helpline is open until midnight, seven days a week. Tel: 0300 999 1212   National Dementia Helpline National Dementia Helpline provides information, advice, and emotional support to anyone in the UK affected by