If you are feeling suicidal and need help, please remember that the members at Susan's are not trained for such an emergency. A suicide hotline can save your life.
The information below is accurate to the best of my knowledge; do notify me if you find a mistake. These resources are offered in the spirit of community. Neither Susan's nor any of its members shall be held responsible for any errors.
If you call one of the numbers and it does not work, please get the help you need from another hotline or your country's emergency number (in the U.S. and Canada, call 911; in the U.K., call 999 or 112; in Australia, call 000; in the E.U., call 112).
United States
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
English: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Spanish: 1-888-628-9454
For anyone who is suicidal.
Toll-free and available 24/7.
TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)
Chat is also available.
Website: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)
The Trevor Project
1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)
For LGBTQ youth (minors and young adults 13-24).
Toll-free and available 24/7.
Chat and texting available.
Website: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ (http://www.thetrevorproject.org/)
Hopeline: Kristin Brooks Hope Center
English: 1-800-442-4673 (1-800-442-HOPE)
Spanish: 1-800-784-2432 (1-800-SUICIDA)
For anyone who is suicidal.
Toll-free and available 24/7.
Chat is available.
Website: http://www.hopeline.com/ (http://www.hopeline.com/)
Samaritans USA
Samaritans refers people to the national hotline at 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) but has local numbers on the website.
Website: http://www.samaritansusa.org/index.php (http://www.samaritansusa.org/index.php)
United States and Canada
Trans Lifeline
U.S. 1-877-565-8860
Canada 1-877-330-6366
Toll-free, but hours vary.
Website: http://www.translifeline.org/ (http://www.translifeline.org/)
United Kingdom and Ireland
Samaritans
UK: 08457 90 90 90
ROI: 116 123
For anyone who is suicidal.
There may be a toll for these numbers, but if you call the ROI number from inside Ireland, the call is free. These hotlines are available 24/7.
http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us (http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us)
Canada
National Suicide Prevention Hotline (U.S.-based but available in Canada)
English: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Spanish: 1-888-628-9454
For anyone who is suicidal.
Toll-free and available 24/7.
TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)
Chat is also available.
Website: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)
Ontario
Distress Centres Ontario maintains a list of distress lines by region. Go to http://www.dcontario.org/centres.html (http://www.dcontario.org/centres.html). These numbers appear to be toll-free if you call from inside the designated area.
Québec—Montréal (Suicide Action Montréal)
514-723-4000
Toll-free if you call from the same zone; available 24/7.
Website: http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/ (http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/)
Québec—Outside Montréal (Suicide Action Montréal)
1-866-277-3553 (1-800-APPELLE) (This one is a bit confusing; a number is provided for outside of Montréal, but the number appears to be for Portneuf.)
Toll-free and available 24/7?
List of other Québec resources: http://suicideactionmontreal.org/index.php?page=resources-available-in-quebec (http://suicideactionmontreal.org/index.php?page=resources-available-in-quebec)
Website: http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/ (http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/)
New Brunswick (CHIMO Helpline)
1-800-667-5005
Toll-free provincial helpline is available 24/7 to all New Brunswick residents.
Website: http://www.chimohelpline.ca/ (http://www.chimohelpline.ca/)
Alberta (Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta)
403.266.4357 (403.266.HELP)
Toll-free if you are in Southern Alberta; 24/7.
Website: http://www.distresscentre.com/get-help/24-hour-support/suicide-prevention-hotline/ (http://www.distresscentre.com/get-help/24-hour-support/suicide-prevention-hotline/)
Your Life Counts, lists these two numbers for the Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta:
1-888-787-2880
403-327-7905
Website: http://www.yourlifecounts.org/crisis-lines/distress-line-southwestern-alberta-canadian-mental-health-association (http://www.yourlifecounts.org/crisis-lines/distress-line-southwestern-alberta-canadian-mental-health-association)
I do not know whether these numbers are accurate.
Australia
Lifeline
13 11 14
Charged as a local call; toll-free for mobile phones; available 24/7.
Chat is available.
Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ (https://www.lifeline.org.au/)
Samaritans
1-800-198-313
Toll-free but may not be available 24/7.
08-9381-5555
Available 24/7 but may not be free.
Suicide Call Back Service
1300-659-467
Charged as a local call; available 24/7.
Website: https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/ (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)
International and Internet
Go to http://www.befrienders.org/ (http://www.befrienders.org/) and enter your country in the search box. Your country should appear in a drop-down menu allows you to choose your country and find a helpline. In the United States, you get yet another search box in which you will enter the state.
Or go to http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html (http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html) and scroll down until you find your country's link.
Your Life Counts has a comprehensive international list that includes Canada and surrounding areas, China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, several European countries (including Ireland and the UK), Australia, and New Zealand.
List: http://www.yourlifecounts.org/need-help/crisis-lines (http://www.yourlifecounts.org/need-help/crisis-lines)
For an online crisis network with chat, try https://www.imalive.org/ (https://www.imalive.org/).
Nicely done Arch, thank you.
Yes; well done and thank you, Arch.
Thank you for your advice
Were can one go (or call) to volunteer to help? I think that I can make a difference here.
I had better luck with a hotline recently. They successfully talked me down, got me focusing on things that were positive in my life, and displayed quite an impressive intellect. After I stopped crying we talked about books for about half an hour. It's terrible that I needed it but I was so thankful that it was there as a resource for me.
In the UK there are some LGBT helplines.
I'm in Oxford so I know "Oxford Friend" 01865 726893.
I also know about "London Friend" but the best idea might be to search for "<where you live> Friend" and LGBT.
While this isn't a hotline, per se, it might be useful for anyone who doesn't have access to a phone or would prefer talking to someone online: https://www.imalive.org/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline's a joke. Don't waste your time with them. I've called them twice, with the same terrible results, and wrote about it here.
Part one: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,159482.msg1359481.htm
and
Part two: https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,160378.msg1371742.html
NOTE: Some people have contact with poorly trained staff. Some get contact from excellent staff. Please always contact support services if you are feeling suicidal. Try another number if you are not helped. But get help. Your life is important to us.
Cindy
Do you have to be under 25 to call Trevor project?
I didn't see this one yet.
Trans Lifeline at 877-565-8860
I'm updating these stickies to incorporate some suggestions that people are making.
If you feel like volunteering, you should probably google the particular services you like and see if they are accepting volunteers. On second thought, I'll just add URLs for each service.
The Trevor Project helps people UNDER twenty-five, but I'm not sure whether the hotline contacts will even ask about your age.
P.S. Looks like I'll have to work on this in bits and pieces over the next few days. I'm triggering already. Yikes.
Great work, Thanks Arch ;)
The numbers are all helpful. Its nice to have someplace to start.
sam1234
Quote from: Arch on December 19, 2011, 11:55:26 AM
If you are feeling suicidal and need help, please remember that the members at Susan's are not trained for such an emergency. A suicide hotline can save your life.
The information below is accurate to the best of my knowledge; do notify me if you find a mistake. These resources are offered in the spirit of community. Neither Susan's nor any of its members shall be held responsible for any errors.
If you call one of the numbers and it does not work, please get the help you need from another hotline or your country's emergency number (in the U.S. and Canada, call 911; in the U.K., call 999 or 112; in Australia, call 000; in the E.U., call 112).
United States
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
English: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Spanish: 1-888-628-9454
For anyone who is suicidal.
Toll-free and available 24/7.
TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)
Chat is also available.
Website: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)
The Trevor Project
1-866-4-U-TREVOR (1-866-488-7386)
For LGBTQ youth (minors and young adults 13-24).
Toll-free and available 24/7.
Chat and texting available.
Website: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/ (http://www.thetrevorproject.org/)
Hopeline: Kristin Brooks Hope Center
English: 1-800-442-4673 (1-800-442-HOPE)
Spanish: 1-800-784-2432 (1-800-SUICIDA)
For anyone who is suicidal.
Toll-free and available 24/7.
Chat is available.
Website: http://www.hopeline.com/ (http://www.hopeline.com/)
Samaritans USA
Samaritans refers people to the national hotline at 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) but has local numbers on the website.
Website: http://www.samaritansusa.org/index.php (http://www.samaritansusa.org/index.php)
United States and Canada
Trans Lifeline
U.S. 1-877-565-8860
Canada 1-877-330-6366
Toll-free, but hours vary.
Website: http://www.translifeline.org/ (http://www.translifeline.org/)
United Kingdom and Ireland
Samaritans
UK: 08457 90 90 90
ROI: 116 123
For anyone who is suicidal.
There may be a toll for these numbers, but if you call the ROI number from inside Ireland, the call is free. These hotlines are available 24/7.
Canada
National Suicide Prevention Hotline (U.S.-based but available in Canada)
English: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
Spanish: 1-888-628-9454
For anyone who is suicidal.
Toll-free and available 24/7.
TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)
Chat is also available.
Website: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ (http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/)
Ontario
Distress Centres Ontario maintains a list of distress lines by region. Go to http://www.dcontario.org/centres.html (http://www.dcontario.org/centres.html). These numbers appear to be toll-free if you call from inside the designated area.
Québec—Montréal (Suicide Action Montréal)
514-723-4000
Toll-free if you call from the same zone; available 24/7.
Website: http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/ (http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/)
Québec—Outside Montréal (Suicide Action Montréal)
1-866-277-3553 (1-800-APPELLE) (This one is a bit confusing; a number is provided for outside of Montréal, but the number appears to be for Portneuf.)
Toll-free and available 24/7?
List of other Québec resources: http://suicideactionmontreal.org/index.php?page=resources-available-in-quebec (http://suicideactionmontreal.org/index.php?page=resources-available-in-quebec)
Website: http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/ (http://www.suicideactionmontreal.org/)
New Brunswick (CHIMO Helpline)
1-800-667-5005
Toll-free provincial helpline is available 24/7 to all New Brunswick residents.
Website: http://www.chimohelpline.ca/ (http://www.chimohelpline.ca/)
Alberta (Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta)
403.266.4357 (403.266.HELP)
Toll-free if you are in Southern Alberta; 24/7.
Website: http://www.distresscentre.com/get-help/24-hour-support/suicide-prevention-hotline/ (http://www.distresscentre.com/get-help/24-hour-support/suicide-prevention-hotline/)
Your Life Counts, lists these two numbers for the Distress Line of Southwestern Alberta:
1-888-787-2880
403-327-7905
Website: http://www.yourlifecounts.org/crisis-lines/distress-line-southwestern-alberta-canadian-mental-health-association (http://www.yourlifecounts.org/crisis-lines/distress-line-southwestern-alberta-canadian-mental-health-association)
I do not know whether these numbers are accurate.
Australia
Lifeline
13 11 14
Charged as a local call; toll-free for mobile phones; available 24/7.
Chat is available.
Website: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ (https://www.lifeline.org.au/)
Samaritans
1-800-198-313
Toll-free but may not be available 24/7.
08-9381-5555
Available 24/7 but may not be free.
Suicide Call Back Service
1300-659-467
Charged as a local call; available 24/7.
Website: https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/ (https://www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au/)
International and Internet
Go to http://www.befrienders.org/ (http://www.befrienders.org/) and enter your country in the search box. Your country should appear in a drop-down menu allows you to choose your country and find a helpline. In the United States, you get yet another search box in which you will enter the state.
Or go to http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html (http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html) and scroll down until you find your country's link.
Your Life Counts has a comprehensive international list that includes Canada and surrounding areas, China, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, several European countries (including Ireland and the UK), Australia, and New Zealand.
List: http://www.yourlifecounts.org/need-help/crisis-lines (http://www.yourlifecounts.org/need-help/crisis-lines)
For an online crisis network with chat, try https://www.imalive.org/ (https://www.imalive.org/).
I've usually had better help from Breathing Space (0800 838587).
I volunteer for translifeline and we are always looking for volunteers to help answer calls. we are completely volunteer based and all gender nonconforming. the basis behind it is who understands transgender issues and what we are going through then on of us.
The number of calls that we have been receiving have been getting more and more, and unfortunately we lack the steady man power to answer them all.
I used to work this warmline... its open to any area and does not call crisis on people.
Its a great community of people and I wouldnt offer a line I don't believe in
Everyone is well trained in IPS and other trainings to provide good support.
fri - mon 8p - 12 midnight EST
888.407.4515
also I have struggled connecting to translifeline are they still active?
I think the things you covered through the post are quiet impressive, good job and great efforts. I found it very interesting and enjoyed reading all of it...keep it up, lovely job..
Heyas its Yeti. I'm usually found in the chat rooms its my social life. But whenever someone comes in talking suicidal in some ways we give the info and sometimes local numbers if we know that person is in our area. However I always like to mention myself so they know they are not alone and can get strong again. I do not go into serious details however I started in 5th grade at 10 years old and intermittently tried then stopped when I was 27. Growing up trans isn't easy on its own then my family doesn't accept me either. It really does make us stronger. I feel its a good way to connect and show that hey I did it and so can you. So many of us know the reality and know others we have lost to suicide. We can also connect by mentioning those friends without too much detail of course and possibly make a difference for those in the darkest places we know well. Sending positive energies to all have a great day, week, month, year or life if you need it!
Yeti
Thanks for posting this. As someone dealing with anxiety and depression it's nice to see people like you care. I probably won't have to worry about suicide other than the occasional thought because I don't have the courage to do it.
I do cut when I lose too much control over my thoughts though... :(
Thankfully that doesn't happen too often thanks to my meds. :)
By talking about suicide we can help prevent more of them. Remember there is always another solution.
Sophia