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Crisis lines, warmlines, peer communities, and directories: including help for specific communities.
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Suicide prevention: NIMH topic page
Warning signs, risk factors, what works in prevention, and how to support someone who is struggling.
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988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
The U.S. federal 24/7 crisis line: call or text 988, chat at 988lifeline.org.
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Samaritans: 24/7 emotional support in the UK and Ireland
Free helpline (116 123), email, and in-person branches across the UK and Ireland.
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Lifeline Australia: 13 11 14
24/7 Australian crisis support and suicide prevention.
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1737 Need to talk? (New Zealand)
Free call or text to 1737 to reach a trained counsellor in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Befrienders Worldwide: find a crisis line in your country
A searchable directory of more than 300 emotional-support helplines across 32 countries.
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WHO: Suicide fact sheet
Global suicide statistics, risk factors, and what works in national-level prevention.
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The Trevor Project: crisis support for LGBTQ+ young people
24/7 call, text, and chat for LGBTQ+ people under 25 in the U.S.
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Crisis Text Line: text-based crisis support
Free, 24/7 text-based crisis support in the U.S., UK, Ireland, and Canada.
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Suicide prevention research, public-education programs, and survivor-of-loss resources.
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RAINN: sexual assault hotline and resources
24/7 confidential support for survivors of sexual violence, by phone, chat, and Spanish-language line.
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 confidential support for people experiencing relationship abuse, with safety planning and referrals.
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Blackline: peer support for Black, Black LGBTQ+, brown, Native, and Muslim callers
A non-carceral crisis and peer-support line centering communities most harmed by traditional emergency response.
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International Association for Suicide Prevention
A global directory of crisis lines and suicide prevention resources, plus World Suicide Prevention Day.
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Self-harm and non-suicidal self-injury
Cornell's Self-Injury and Recovery Resources project on what NSSI is, what it is not, and what helps.
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Suicide as a condition: understanding suicidality itself
AFSP's overview of suicide risk, warning signs, and what we actually know about prevention.
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DBSA peer-support groups: free, ongoing, nationwide
The largest U.S. network of peer-led support groups for mood disorders, including online and family-focused options.
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Hearing Voices Network: peer support for psychosis and voice-hearing
An international peer-led network that approaches voice-hearing and unusual experiences without requiring a particular medical framing.
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Warmlines and peer respites: alternatives to the ED
The peer-staffed phone lines and short-stay residential programs that exist for the territory between okay and 911.
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