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Global Mental Health Directory – Main Hub

A calm and supportive place to begin when looking for mental health help around the world. This page is designed as a starting point for crisis links, general support, youth and identity-aware pathways, and region-based mental health resources.

You do not need to search everything at once. Start with the section that feels most relevant to you, then come back later if you need to explore more.

Gentle content note: This page includes mental health support resources and may gently reference distress, crisis support, suicide helplines, and emotional wellbeing. Please explore at your own pace and take breaks if needed.

Need urgent help right now?

If you or someone else may be in immediate danger, call your local emergency number now. If you need a crisis line or urgent support pathway, use the crisis page first before browsing the wider directory.

Mental health support pathways

Start with the pathway that best fits what you need. This page can grow over time, but these sections will give you a strong starting structure now.

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Crisis & urgent support

Use this if you need immediate emotional support, suicide prevention help, urgent safety planning, or a crisis line in your country or region.

Open crisis support
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General mental health support

Explore broader mental health pathways including counselling, wellbeing organisations, helplines, therapy support, and community-based services.

Back to support hub
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Youth & teen mental health

Find support pathways for young people, students, and under-25s, including school stress, identity, emotional wellbeing, and youth-focused help.

Youth support pathways
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Family, carers & supporters

Helpful if you are supporting a child, teen, partner, friend, or adult and want guidance, resources, or support for yourself as a caregiver too.

Support someone else
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Inclusive & identity-aware support

Browse pathways that feel safer and more relevant for LGBTQIA+ people, culturally diverse communities, hidden disabilities, and identity-specific support needs.

Inclusive pathways
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Peer support & community spaces

Community support can include moderated peer groups, warm lines, online communities, and spaces that reduce isolation while you work out next steps.

Browse more support

Mental health support by region

These are starter categories so the page feels international from the beginning. You can add more links and subpages later without rebuilding the layout.

For now, each region card can act as a guide section, a holding area for future links, or a pathway into fuller regional directories as you build them out.

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New Zealand

Aotearoa-specific mental health supports, crisis lines, wellbeing organisations, and local guidance.

  • Mental health helplines
  • Local support organisations
  • Youth, family, and community wellbeing pathways
View NZ support
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Australia

Starting links and pathways for Australian crisis support, counselling, and mental health services.

  • Healthdirect and wellbeing services
  • National mental health supports
  • Youth and peer support pathways
Open Australian support
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United Kingdom

UK mental health pathways including NHS information, charity-based supports, and emotional wellbeing help.

  • NHS mental health guidance
  • Mind and community support organisations
  • Crisis and listening services
Open UK support
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United States

US-based pathways including crisis support, mental health organisations, and general service navigation.

  • 988 crisis support
  • National support pathways
  • Community and recovery resources
Open US support
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Canada

Canadian mental health support options including crisis lines, community-based help, and broader wellbeing resources.

  • National and provincial support pathways
  • Community mental health guidance
  • General wellbeing organisations
Open Canada support
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Europe

A wider entry point for European mental health resources, crisis support, and country-specific pathways.

  • Country-by-country helplines
  • Regional support networks
  • General emotional wellbeing pathways
Find European support
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Asia

A starting point for country-specific crisis lines, wellbeing services, and broader mental health pathways across Asia.

  • Country-based service search
  • International crisis line support
  • Local and global pathways combined
Find support in Asia
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Africa

A wider entry point for crisis support, emotional wellbeing services, and region-specific help across Africa.

  • Broader helpline access
  • Regional mental health support starting points
  • International service navigation
Find support in Africa
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Global / online support

Useful when you need support that is not tied to one country, or when you want online tools, peer support, or a broader place to begin.

  • Global helpline finder
  • Online listening and peer support
  • Digital wellbeing tools and resources
Open global support

You can expand each region later with your own internal country pages, local helplines, and downloadable support resources.

🌿 Calm Corner

Take a gentle pause

You do not have to take in this whole page all at once. If this topic feels heavy, try a short pause first.

  • Take 3 slow breaths
  • Look around the room and name 3 things you can see
  • Stretch your hands or shoulders
  • Sip some water if you can
  • Come back to the page only when you feel ready
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Imagine a small soft candle beside you while you pause.