If you are in the United States
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988Call or text. 24 hours, 7 days. Confidential, multilingual, and they do not charge you.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741Text-based crisis support. 24/7. Confidential, and they do not charge you.
SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-4357Substance use and mental health referral. 24/7. Confidential, and they do not charge you.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233Or text START to 88788. 24/7. Confidential, and they do not charge you.
Outside the United States
These directories list a staffed line for almost every country, in local languages:
- findahelpline.com · crisis lines by country
- Befrienders Worldwide · emotional support worldwide
- NO MORE Global Directory · domestic and sexual violence helplines
Some of the lines we are asked about most often:
- Canada: 988 Suicide Crisis Helpline
- United Kingdom: Samaritans 116 123
- Trinidad & Tobago: Lifeline 645-2800
- Jamaica: Mental Health Helpline 888-639-5433
- South Africa: Lifeline 0861 322 322
- Nigeria: Mentally Aware Nigeria 0809 210 6493
- Kenya: Befrienders Kenya +254 722 178177
- India: iCall 9152987821
Finding a culturally responsive therapist
If you are looking for ongoing clinical care from a therapist who centers cultural experience, these directories may help:
- Therapy for Black Girls · therapyforblackgirls.com
- Therapy for Black Men. Their site was not loading, so it is not linked here.
- Latinx Therapy · latinxtherapy.com
- Asian Mental Health Collective · asianmhc.org
- South Asian Therapists · southasiantherapists.org
- Inclusive Therapists · inclusivetherapists.com
- Open Path Collective · openpathcollective.org (sliding scale)