List of suicide crisis lines
Suicide crisis lines can be found in many countries worldwide. Many are geared to a general audience while others are specific to a select demographic such as LGBTQIA+ youth, Native American and Aboriginal Canadian youth. There have been studies in the United States[1] and Australia[2] which show that suicide crisis lines may help people who feel like killing or hurting themselves and may make them feel better. One of the first suicide crisis lines was the Samaritans, founded in the United Kingdom in 1953 by Chad Varah, the then Rector of the former St. Stephen's Church in London. He decided to start a "listening service" after reading a sermon at the grave of a 13-year-old girl who had committed suicide. She was in distress prior to her death and had no one to talk to.[3]
Crisis lines by country
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La línea Aquí Estoy es un servicio gratuito para el apoyo en la prevención del suicidio, brindado por el Colegio de Profesionales en Psicología.
El horario de servicio es: Lunes a viernes de 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm.https://psicologiacr.com/aqui-estoy/ (506) 2272-3774 | |
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Chat-based counselling services (not for an active crisis)
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Their hotlines: +212 (5) 22 87 47 40 Landline, (from 09:00 to 17:00, Mon. - Fri.) +212 (6) 62 58 95 70 Mobile, (from 09:00 to 17:00, Mon. - Fri.) Languages spoken: French, Arabic | |
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119 is the national emergency number of the ROC (Taiwan)
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Notes
- For TTY/TDD users
References
- Gould, MS; Kalafat, J; Harrismunfakh, JL; et al. (June 2007). "An evaluation of crisis hotline outcomes. Part 2: Suicidal callers". Suicide Life Threat Behav. 37 (3): 338–52. doi:10.1521/suli.2007.37.3.338. PMC 1017155. PMID 1757954.
- King, R; Nurcombe, B; Bickman, L; Hides, L; et al. (Winter 2003). "Telephone counselling for adolescent suicide prevention: changes in suicidality and mental state from beginning to end of a counselling session". Suicide Life Threat Behav. 33 (4): 400–11. doi:10.1521/suli.33.4.400.25235. PMID 14695055.
- "Press Release: The Life and Work of Chad Varah". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012.
- "Centro de Asistencia al Suicida". Centro de Asistencia al Suicida (in Spanish).
- "SOS un amigo anónimo". SOS un amigo anónimo (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- Watson, Robert J.; McDonald, John; Pearce, Dora C. (1 November 2006). "An exploration of national calls to Lifeline Australia: social support or urgent suicide intervention?". British Journal of Guidance & Counselling. 34 (4): 471–482. doi:10.1080/03069880600942582. hdl:1959.17/37020. ISSN 0306-9885. S2CID 71847015.
- "Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 - Crisis Support and Suicide Prevention". www.lifeline.org.au. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 - Crisis Support and Suicide Prevention". www.lifeline.org.au. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Kids Helpline". Kids Helpline. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "beyondblue". beyondblue.org.au. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Suicide Call Back Service". Suicide Call Back Service. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- "Mensline Australia". Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Telefonseelsorge Österreich - Notruf 142". www.telefonseelsorge.at (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Home - Rat auf Draht". www.rataufdraht.at. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Crisis hotline for young people in Azerbaijan". news.az. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Afrin, Afrin (22 January 2014). "Talk share unburden". Dhaka Tribune.
- "Home | Zelfmoord 1813". www.zelfmoord1813.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "centre de prévention du suicide". Centre de prévention du Suicide (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "El Teléfono de la Esperanza es una ONG de acción social y de cooperación al desarrollo". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Talk Suicide Canada | CBC News".
- Nathalie Sturgeon (19 November 2018). "Kids Help Phone launches nationwide texting program for youth in crisis". CBC News.
- "Trans Hotlines: Support for Trans, Nonbinary & Gender-Expansive Folks". 10 June 2021.
- Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá. "Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá - Línea 106". Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogotá.
- "Crisis Helpline". MIELI. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- "Police launch 'Suicide Helpline' - 'You call, we listen and help'". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Ministry of Health - Mental Health Unit". health.gov.gy. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- "Hjálparsíminn 1717 og netspjallið".
- "Home". www.lifelinefoundation.in. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "شماره تلفنهای امدادی نهادها و سازمانها برای مواقع ضروری" [Assistive phone numbers of institutes and organizations for emergency situations]. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "ارائه خدمات مشاوره روانشناختی، ژنتیک، تحصیلی، شغلی و ... به آحاد مردم" [Offering counselling services such as psychotherapy, genetic, educational, career search, and ... to all the people] (PDF) (in Persian). Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- "Lifeline". TELL Japan.
- "Emergency Numbers in Jordan".
- "110 for Families & Children". Jordan River.
- ""Linja e Jetës", vendi ku mund të diskutoni problemet që (Ndoshta) iu çojnë drejt vetëvrasjes". 23 November 2019.
- "More Teens call SOS about Mental Health Problems". Straits Times. 2 November 2016.
- Kash Cheong (18 October 2014). "Now, Anyone Can Call the Institute of Mental Health Helpline, 24/7". Straits Times.
- Janice Tai (5 October 2015). "Calls to Mental Health Hotline Surge by 70%". Straits Times.
- "South African Depression and Anxiety Group". www.sadag.org. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Om oss - Mind". Mind (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Mind Självmordslinjen". Mind (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Languages - Barnens Rätt i Samhället".
- "Money woe calls to Samaritans double". BBC. 19 December 2011.
- "List of suicide crisis lines, registered charity no. 1110621". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- "Health Promotion/CALM". 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 October 2002.
- "Crisis and Emergency | 211.org". www.211.org. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.
- Hoffman, Jan (23 February 2012). "Trying to Find a Cry of Desperation Amid the Facebook Drama". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- Johnson, Jenna (15 November 2010). "Feeling depressed? Say something. Worried about a friend? Say something". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- "About". suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "National Suicide Prevention Lifeline". chat.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "The Lifeline and 988". National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "Talk To Someone Now". suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- Hempel, Jessi (29 May 2015). "Texts From Teens Build Real-Time Maps of Crisis in America". Wired.
- "Campaign Offers Help to Gay Youths". The New York Times. 19 October 2010.