Dear Hope is not a crisis service. If what you are carrying has moved beyond what you can hold alone, please reach out to one of the services below. They exist for exactly this moment.
United States
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988
Call or text, 24/7.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
Veterans Crisis Line
988, then press 1
or text
838255
Trans Lifeline
877-565-8860
Emergency
911
United Kingdom
Samaritans
116 123
Free, 24/7.
SHOUT
Text SHOUT to 85258
Mind Infoline
0300 123 3393
CALM (men)
0800 58 58 58
Emergency
999
Australia
Lifeline
13 11 14
or text
0477 13 11 14
24/7.
Beyond Blue
1300 22 4636
Suicide Call Back Service
1300 659 467
Kids Helpline
1800 55 1800
Emergency
000
Canada
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
9-8-8
Call or text, 24/7, English & French.
Kids Help Phone
1-800-668-6868
or text
686868
Hope for Wellness (Indigenous)
1-855-242-3310
Trans Lifeline
1-877-330-6366
Emergency
911
New Zealand
Need to talk?
1737
Free call or text, 24/7.
Lifeline Aotearoa
0800 543 354
or text
4357 (HELP)
Suicide Crisis Helpline
0508 828 865
Youthline
0800 376 633
or text
234
Emergency
111
Thailand
Emergency
191
Mental Health Hotline
1323
Everywhere else
findahelpline.com
A directory of crisis lines for every country.
You reached out to come here. That matters. Please reach out again — to one of these lines, to someone you trust, to anyone. You do not have to carry this alone.