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If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number. The services below are free, confidential, and staffed by people trained for exactly this.
United States
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
24/7, free, confidential.
988lifeline.org(opens in a new tab)National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 · text START to 88788
24/7 support and safety planning.
www.thehotline.org(opens in a new tab)RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673
24/7, confidential.
www.rainn.org(opens in a new tab)
United Kingdom
Samaritans
Call 116 123
24/7, free from any phone.
www.samaritans.org(opens in a new tab)Refuge, National Domestic Abuse Helpline
0808 2000 247
24/7, free and confidential.
www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk(opens in a new tab)
Canada
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 988
24/7, bilingual.
988.ca(opens in a new tab)Assaulted Women's Helpline
1-866-863-0511
24/7, multilingual.
www.awhl.org(opens in a new tab)
Australia
Lifeline
13 11 14
24/7 crisis support.
www.lifeline.org.au(opens in a new tab)1800RESPECT
1800 737 732
Domestic and sexual violence, 24/7.
www.1800respect.org.au(opens in a new tab)
Not in these countries? The International Association for Suicide Prevention maintains a directory of crisis centres worldwide at iasp.info.
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