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.
Argentina
Centro de Atencíon al Familiar del Suicida
Centro de Atencíon al Familiar del Suicida offers emotional support to people in Argentina who are in distress or at risk of suicide. Tel: (54-11) 4758-2554
Centro de Valorizacion de la Vida Samaritanos
Centro de Valorizacion de la Vida Samaritanos offers emotional support to people in Argentina who are in distress or at risk of suicide. Tel: 054 022 3493 0430
Programa de Prevención, Atención y Posvención del Suicidio (Suicide Prevention, Care and Postvention Program)
Programa de Prevención, Atención y Posvención del Suicidio offers emotional support to people in Argentina who are in distress or at risk of suicide. Tel: (054 011) 4664 1936
SOS Un Amigo Anonimo
SOS Un Amigo Anonimo offers emotional support to people available seven days a week from 10 am to 7 pm. Tel: (+5411)4783-8888 OR Tel: (+5411)5263-0583)
Teléfono de la Esperanza- Argentina
Teléfono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Argentina.
Tel: 902 500 002
Bolivia
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Bolivia
Tel: (00 591 4) 4 25 42 42
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ — Teléfono de la Esperanza
BOLIVIA, LA PAZ — Teléfono de la Esperanza provides mental health support for people in La Paz, Bolivia who are in distress or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 2248486
Bolivia Suicide Hotline
Bolivia Suicide Hotline provides mental health support for people in La Paz, Bolivia who are in distress or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 3911270
Brazil
Centro de Valorização da Vida
Centro de Valorização da Vida provides voluntary and free service of emotional support and suicide prevention for all people in Uruguay who want and need to talk.
Tel: 188
CVV – Life Valuation Center
The CVV – Life Valuation Center provides 24-hour emotional support and suicide prevention, voluntarily serving all people in Brazil who want and need to talk.
Tel: 55 11 31514109 (Sao Paolo)
Tel: (11) 3242-4111 (Sao Paulo)
Tel: (91) 3223-0074 (Belém)
Tel: (31) 334-4111 (Belo Horizonte)
Tel: (65) 321 4111 (Cuiaba)
Tel: (41) 342 4111(Curitiba)
Tel: (85) 3465-1010 (Fortaleza)
Tel: (62) 223 4041 (Goiania)
Tel: (83) 241 4111 (Joao Pessoa)
Tel: (84) 3 221 4111 (Natal)
Tel: (51) 224 6111 (Porto Alegre)
Tel: (21) 233 9191 (Rio de Janeiro)
Tel: (21) 236 0536 (Copacabana)
Tel: (27) 223 4111 (Vitoria)
Tel: (19) 460 41111 (Americana)
Tel: (16) 236 4111 (Araraquara)
Tel: (31) 444 1818 (Posto Padre Eustaquio)
Tel: 47 329 4111 (Blumenau)
Tel: (61) 326 4111 (Brasilia)
Tel: (83) 321-4441 (Posto Campina Grande)
Tel: (19) 272-7777 (Campinas)
Tel: +55 (67) 383 4112 (Campo Grande)
Tel: (48) 422 4111 (Florianópolis)
Tel: (16) 3721-4111 (Franca)
Tel: (11) 6440-4111 (Guarulhos)
Tel: (19) 451 4111 (Limeira)
Tel: (11) 7782 4111 (Mogi das Cruzes)
Tel: (21) 2613-4141 (Niteroi)
Tel: (51) 3065-4111 (Novo Hamburgo)
Tel: (19) 422 4111 (Piracicaba)
Tel: +55 51 211 2888 (Porto Alegre (2))
Tel: (24) 3360-9685 (Resende)
Tel: (16) 636 4111 (Ribeirao Preto)
Tel: (71) 244 6936 (Salvador)
Tel: (055) 222.6811 (Santa Maria)
Tel: (93) 522-0050 (Santarem)
Tel: (11) 4972 4111 (Santo Andre)
Tel: (13) 234 4111 (Santos)
Tel: (11) 448 4111 (Sao Bernardo do Campo)
Tel: (11) 744 4111 (Sao Caetano)
Tel: (16) 272 4111 (Sao Carlos)
Tel: (21 2604-4332 (Sao Goncalo)
Tel: (17) 233 4111 (Sao Jose do Rio Preto)
Tel: (12) 321 4111 (Sao Jose dos Campos)
Tel: (41) 3381-5986 (Posto Samaritano de São José dos Pinhais)
Tel: (11) 247 4111 (Centro de Apoio a Vida)
Tel: (11) 5754111 (Vila Mariana)
Tel: (11) 6197-4111 (Vila Carrao)
Tel: (11) 577 4111 (Jabaquara)
Tel: (11) 825 4111 (CVV – Sao Paulo)
Tel: (11) 883 4111 ( Pinheiros)
Tel: (15) 232 4111 (Sorocaba)
Tel: (12) 233-4111 (Taubate)
Tel: (21) 2208-9898 (Tijuca)
Tel: (34) 3317-4111 (Uberaba)
Tel: (34) 3212-7583 (Uberlandia)
Tel: (24) 3343-7666 (Volta Redonda)
Tel: (13) 3467 4111 (Sao Vicente)
Tel: (43) 3356-411 (Londrina)
Tel: (081) 3231-4141 (Sociedade de Amigos Voluntarios SAV-SAMARITANOS)
Tel: (81) 3421-7311 (Recife)
Chile
Teléfono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Chile.
Tel: (00 56 42) 22 12 00
Colombia
Telefono de la Esperanza- Baranquilla
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information in Baranquilla Colombia.
Tel: (00 57 5) 372 27 27
Telefono de la Esperanza- Bogota
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information in Bogota Colombia.
Tel: (57-1) 323 24 25
Telefono de la Esperanza- Medellin
Telefono de la Esperanza- Medellin provides mental health support and information in Medellin.
Tel: (00 57 4) 284 66 00
Telefono de la Esperanza- San Juan de Pasto
Telefono de la Esperanza- San Juan de Pasto provides mental health support and information in San Juan de Pasto.
Tel: 3016326701
141 Línea de Protección a Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes
Line 141 is a free national line that the Colombian Family Welfare Institute makes available to any adult or child who needs to report an emergency, file a complaint or request guidance on cases of child abuse, sexual violence, bullying, child labor or consumption of psychoactive substances, among many other situations that threaten or affect the life and integrity of a child or adolescent.
Tel: 141
Línea Salvavidas
Línea Salvavidas provides help and support to children and young people from bullying. Preventing suicide through accompaniment, protection, and assistance lines.
Tel: 311 7668 666
Ecuador
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Ecuador.
Tel: 6000477
Anima EC
Anima EC provides 24-hour emotional and mental health support to people in Ecuador.
Tel: 593 99 719 6911
Text: 593 99 719 6911
Guyana
Inter-agency Suicide Prevention Help Line
Inter-agency Suicide Prevention Help Line offers 24-hour emotional support to those who are struggling with depression in Guyana.
Tel: 223-0001 (telephone)
Tel: 223-0009 (telephone)
Tel: 223-0818 (telephone)
Tel: 600-7896 (cellphone)
Tel: 623-4444 (cellphone)
Guyana Standard
Guyana Standard is a 24-hour, toll-free crisis hotline that is available to members of the public who may be feeling suicidal or may have mental health issues.
Tel: (592) 603-3666
Paraguay
Paraguay Emergency Hotline
Paraguay Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Paraguay who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
SOS Mujer
SOS Mujer offers mental health support to women in Paraguay.
Tel: 137
Peru
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Peru. (00 51 1) 273 8026
Suriname
Suriname Emergency Hotline
Suriname Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Suriname who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 112
Uruguay
Uruguay Emergency Hotline
Uruguay Emergency Hotline offers 24-hour service to people throughout Uruguay who are in an emergency situation or is at risk of suicide.
Tel: 911
Venezuela
Telefono de la Esperanza
Telefono de la Esperanza provides mental health support and information throughout Venezuela.
Tel: 0241-8433308
Línea Psico Apoyo Por Nosotras
The PsicoApoyo Por Nosotras Line provides emotional support to people in Venezuela who are in distress. The line is available from Tuesday to Saturday from 8 am to 8 pm.
Tel: 0424-1659742
Tel: 0212-4145114
Línea de Ayuda Psicológica (LAPSI) / Federación de Psicólogos de Venezuela
Línea de Ayuda Psicológica (LAPSI) / Federación de Psicólogos de Venezuela provides emotional support to people in Venezuela who are in distress. The lines are available every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 8pm.
Tel: 0212-416.31.16
Tel: 0212-416.31.18
