Helplines and mental health charities
If things feel hard, you don’t have to cope alone. Wherever you are, there is very likely a free, confidential helpline near you. The directories at the top of this page find one in your country, and below them are the main lines in a few more countries. Sabotages is a wellbeing tracker, not a medical or crisis service.
Need help right now?
If your life, or someone else’s, is at risk, call your local emergency number or go to the nearest hospital. Across the European Union that number is 112, free from any phone.
Find A Helpline
Find a helpline in your countryFree directory of checked helplines in over 170 countries
Search by country for phone, text or web chat support.
Befrienders Worldwide
Find a support centre near youA network of emotional support centres around the world
Search by country and language.
Child Helpline International
Find a child helplineChild helplines in over 130 countries and territories
For children and young people.
Canada
In an emergency, call 911.
9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 98824 hours a day, every day of the year
For anyone thinking about suicide, or worried about someone else.
Kids Help Phone
Call 1-800-668-686824 hours a day, 7 days a week
For kids, teens and young adults. Or text CONNECT to 686868.
Hope for Wellness Helpline
Call 1-855-242-331024 hours a day, 7 days a week
For Indigenous peoples across Canada. There is also an online chat on its website.
Ireland
In an emergency, call 112 or 999.
Samaritans Ireland
Call 116 123Free, day or night, 365 days a year
Text About It
Text HELLO to 50808Free, 24/7, on all major networks
On 48, An Post or Clear Mobile, text HELLO to 086 1800 280 instead (standard rates may apply).
Pieta
Call 1800 247 24724 hours a day, 365 days a year
For suicidal thoughts, self-harm, or loss through suicide. Or text HELP to 51444.
Australia
In an emergency, call 000.
Lifeline
Call 13 11 1424 hours a day, 7 days a week
Or text 0477 13 11 14. There is also an online chat on its website.
Beyond Blue
Call 1300 22 463624 hours a day, 7 days a week
Support for anxiety, depression and mental health in general.
13YARN
Call 13 92 76Free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Kids Helpline
Call 1800 55 180024 hours a day, 7 days a week
For young people aged 5 to 25. There is also a web chat.
New Zealand
In an emergency, call 111.
1737, Need to talk?
Call or text 1737Free, 24/7
Trained counsellors and peer support workers.
Youthline
Call 0800 376 633Free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
For young people and anyone supporting one. Or text 234.
This is an independent list put together by Sabotages. We’re not affiliated with, partnered with or endorsed by any of these charities or services, and they haven’t reviewed this page. We use their names only to help you find them. Details were checked on 21 September 2026, so please check each one’s own website for the latest opening hours before you get in touch.