Urgent support
If you are struggling right now, please reach out — these services exist for exactly this moment, and talking to someone genuinely helps. One tap on any number below.
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United Kingdom
Emergency services
Call 999 if you or someone else is in immediate danger. If you have taken an overdose or seriously injured yourself, call 999 or go to A&E now — even if you feel okay.
Samaritans
Call 116 123 — free, 24/7, confidential. Or email jo@samaritans.org.
SHOUT
Text SHOUT to 85258 — free, 24/7 crisis text support.
NHS 111
Call 111 and select option 2 (the mental health option) — free, 24/7 urgent mental-health support.
Papyrus HOPELINE247
Call 0800 068 41 41 — free, 24/7, for anyone under 35 (or worried about someone under 35).
Childline
Under 19? Call 0800 1111 — free, 24/7.
CALM
Call 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight) — Campaign Against Living Miserably.
Europe
EU-wide emergency
Call 112 anywhere in the EU for immediate danger.
Germany — TelefonSeelsorge
Call 0800 111 0 111 or 0800 111 0 222 — free, 24/7. Young people: krisenchat.de.
Switzerland — Die Dargebotene Hand
Call 143 — 24/7, in German, French and Italian. Children and young people: Pro Juventute 147.
Belgium — Zelfmoordlijn / Centre de Prévention du Suicide
Call 1813 or 0800 32 123.
France — 3114
Call 3114 — free, 24/7 national suicide-prevention line.
United States & Canada
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 — free, 24/7. Veterans: dial 988, then press 1.
Emergency services
Call 911 if you or someone else is in immediate danger.
If a screening answer on this site suggests thoughts of self-harm, we show support options alongside your results and link here. Nothing on this platform replaces professional care, and no one reviews your answers in real time — if you need help now, use the numbers above, not a questionnaire.