Suicide Resources--Phone, Websites, Text, Chat

[Jill F]

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
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/

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/

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/

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


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/


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

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/

Ontario
Distress Centres Ontario maintains a list of distress lines by region. Go to 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/

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
Website: 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/

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/

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
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/

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/


International and Internet
Go to 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 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

For an online crisis network with chat, try https://www.imalive.org/.

[Mod note: Jill, I took the liberty of revising and updating this sticky.]