If you need help right now.
In immediate danger — for yourself or someone else — call the emergency number now: 112 anywhere in the EU and in many other European countries, 911 in the US and Canada. Elsewhere, use your local emergency number.
If you are thinking about harming yourself, or you just cannot carry this moment alone, the support lines below are used to exactly this kind of call. You don't need the right words. You can say it in whatever language comes out.
Emergency numbers
| European Union (and many other European countries) | 112 — police, ambulance, fire |
|---|---|
| United States & Canada | 911 — police, ambulance, fire |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina · Montenegro | 124 — emergency medical help |
Crisis and urgent-support resources by country
These are support and suicide-prevention lines, not emergency dispatch. Audience, languages, cost and hours differ per service — details below are as stated by each service's official site.
| Germany | TelefonSeelsorge — 0800 111 0 111 or 0800 111 0 222 |
|---|---|
| Austria | Telefonseelsorge — 142 |
| Switzerland | Die Dargebotene Hand / La Main Tendue — 143 |
| Netherlands | 113 Zelfmoordpreventie — 0800 0113 |
| Sweden | Mind Självmordslinjen — 90101 |
| United Kingdom & Ireland | Samaritans — 116 123 |
| United States | 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 |
| Canada | 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline — call or text 988 |
| Serbia | Centar „Srce" — 0800 300 303 |
| Croatia | TESA psychological help — 01 4828 888 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Plavi telefon — 080 05 03 05 |
| Montenegro | Support-line listings for Montenegro |
What to expect when you call
A trained person answers, listens, and stays with you on the line. You don't have to give your name. If the first line is busy, try again or try another — that happens, and it isn't a sign to give up.
Not an emergency, but heavy?
If this is about a weight you've been carrying rather than this moment — that is exactly what therapy is for, and doing it in your own language helps. That's what Saudade Therapy is being built for. This page, though, is for right now: if in doubt, call.