Mental health and crisis helplines by country

Free crisis, emotional support and women's helplines, country by country. Each number is checked against the service's own website, with the date it was last checked.

Helplines are free, confidential and staffed by trained people. You don't need to be suicidal to call. Many people ring because they feel overwhelmed, lonely, frightened at home, or simply need to say something out loud to someone who will listen.

If you live abroad, check whether the service offers English. Where it does, the entry says so. If yours doesn't, it is still worth calling: many volunteers speak some English, and emergency services will find a way to help.

Open data: helplines.json (CC BY 4.0, please credit michellefernando.com). Spotted a wrong number? Email hello@michellefernando.com.

Questions people ask

How are these numbers checked?

Each service is checked on its own official website, or on an official government page, and the date of that check is shown next to it. Directories are only used to find candidates, never as the source. If a number cannot be confirmed on an official page, it is left out rather than guessed.

Is there one number for all of Europe?

112 reaches emergency services across the European Union and in many other countries. The EU also reserved 116 123 for emotional support and 116 111 for children and young people, but not every country runs them yet, so check your country's page.

Why are there no addresses for women's shelters?

Shelters keep their locations confidential so that abusers cannot find them. The safe way in is to call the national women's or domestic violence helpline, which can arrange a place. That is why this register lists helplines and not shelter addresses.

Can I use this data on my own website?

Yes. The full register is available as a JSON file under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Please credit michellefernando.com and link back, and check numbers again before publishing them, because services do change.