Crisis Support — Main Index & Overview
The broad starting point when you are not sure which crisis pathway you need.
Open Crisis Support — Start Here →
A calm, searchable starting point for urgent mental health support, crisis helplines, text and chat pathways, location-based support, accessibility options and specialist crisis routes. You can use the interactive finder by location, by topic, or by typing a keyword.
If you or someone with you is in immediate danger, cannot stay safe, or needs urgent medical help, contact the emergency service for the country you are in or go to the nearest emergency department if you can do so safely.
Emergency numbers are not universal. Do not assume that 112, 911 or another familiar number works everywhere.
Open Worldwide Emergency Numbers →You do not need to use every filter or read every result. Start with one thing — your region, the closest topic, or one search word. If speaking is difficult, text/chat, AAC, written messages, relay, interpreters or help from a trusted person may be easier where available.
Open Text & Chat Crisis Support →Aspie Answers provides education, signposting and supportive information. This directory does not replace emergency services, medical care, therapy, safeguarding procedures, legal advice, domestic-violence services or professional crisis assessment. Crisis services and access methods can change, so official local services remain the source of truth for urgent help.
Choose a location, choose a topic, or type a search word. You can use just one filter or combine them. This finder routes you to Aspie Answers support pages — it does not diagnose a crisis or replace emergency services.
Tap a region on the map or use the accessible region selector below. The map is a navigation aid and does not detect your location.
For the full subject doorway, use Crisis Support by Topic — Worldwide.
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The broad starting point when you are not sure which crisis pathway you need.
Open Crisis Support — Start Here →Quick access to emergency-number guidance, including the reminder that emergency numbers differ by country.
Open Worldwide Emergency Numbers →A worldwide starting point for crisis phone, text and online support.
Open International Helplines →Find a support route for suicide and self-harm, trauma, abuse, grief, addiction, housing, mental health crisis and more.
Open Crisis Support by Topic →Choose support by age, role, identity, disability, culture or who needs help.
Open Crisis Support by Audience →Find support by region, country and local crisis pathway.
Open Crisis Support by Location →Communication, sensory, disability, language and access-related crisis pathways.
Open Accessibility-Specific Crisis Support →Message-based and text/chat pathways for people who cannot or do not want to use a voice call.
Open Text & Chat Crisis Support →Youth-friendly crisis pathways including text/chat, school support and parent/carer routes.
Open Youth & Teen Crisis Support →Age-aware support for children, younger teens, families, carers and trusted adults.
Open Children & Youth Crisis Support →National and regional crisis lines, text services, online support and emergency pathways for Aotearoa New Zealand.
Open NZ Directory →Peer and community pathways that may help with connection after the immediate crisis moment.
Open Community Support Worldwide →Use the topic pathway for family violence, coercion, stalking, sexual harm, personal safety and related urgent support.
Open Safety Topic Pathway →Use the worldwide topic finder to reach suicide-prevention and self-harm support routes.
Open Suicide & Self-Harm Pathway →Use the worldwide topic finder for trauma, PTSD, acute stress, abuse-related distress and safety pathways.
Open Trauma Pathway →Text/chat services, relay options, AAC, written notes and support from a trusted person can all be useful ways to reach help when voice calls are inaccessible or overwhelming.
Open Text & Chat Crisis Support →Find pathways for sensory needs, communication differences, disability access, language needs, neurodivergence and other barriers to using standard crisis services.
Open Accessibility-Specific Crisis Support →
In a crisis, concentration, memory and decision-making can be harder. This directory is intentionally designed so you can start with one simple thing: your location, the closest topic, or one search word.
Use another doorway when you want to narrow support by urgency, audience, location, topic, communication method or accessibility need.
Crisis numbers, service availability and accessible contact methods can change. The full information and support boundary is placed near the top of this page so visitors do not need to scroll to find it. When possible, confirm urgent information with the official service for the country or region you are in.