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.