List of suicide crisis lines
{{Short description|List of suicide crisis lines by country}}
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Suicide crisis lines can be found in many countries worldwide. Many are geared to a general audience while others are specific to a select demographic such as LGBTQ+ youth. There have been studies in the United States{{cite journal |last1=Gould |first1=Madelyn S. |last2=Kalafat |first2=John |last3=HarrisMunfakh |first3=Jimmie Lou |last4=Kleinman |first4=Marjorie |title=An Evaluation of Crisis Hotline Outcomes Part 2: Suicidal Callers |journal=Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior |date=June 2007 |volume=37 |issue=3 |pages=338–352 |doi=10.1521/suli.2007.37.3.338|pmid=17579545 |doi-access=free }} and Australia{{cite journal | last1 = King | first1 = R | last2 = Nurcombe | first2 = B | last3 = Bickman | first3 = L | last4 = Hides | first4 = L | display-authors = etal | date =Winter 2003 | title = Telephone counselling for adolescent suicide prevention: changes in suicidality and mental state from beginning to end of a counselling session | journal = Suicide Life Threat Behav | volume = 33 | issue = 4| pages = 400–11 | pmid = 14695055 | doi = 10.1521/suli.33.4.400.25235 }} which show that suicide crisis lines may help those who desire to harm themselves or commit suicide.
One of the first suicide crisis lines was the Samaritans, founded in the United Kingdom in 1953 by Chad Varah, the then Rector of the former St. Stephen's Church in London. He decided to start a "listening service" after reading a sermon at the grave of a 14-year-old girl who had died by suicide. She was in distress prior to her death and had no one to talk to.{{cite web|url=http://www.samaritans.org/media_centre/latest_press_releases/chad_biography.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209033628/http://www.samaritans.org/media_centre/latest_press_releases/chad_biography.aspx|title=Press Release: The Life and Work of Chad Varah|archive-date=9 February 2012}}
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scope="row"| File:Flag_of_Algeria.svg Algeria
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
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File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland
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scope="row"| File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg France
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
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scope="row"| File:Flag of India.svg India
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Chat-based counselling services (not for an active crisis)
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
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:*In person: By finding the closest location in [http://www.behzisti.ir/ The Iran National Organization of Well-Being website]. :*By phone: Calling 123. This hotline is open 24/7 and its services are reached from all provinces of Iran. :*Iran Crisis Text Line: It is a free, confidential 24/7 national crisis-intervention text-message service and provides access to crisis counselors for Iranians and Persian speakers who are in crisis. (https://irancrisisline.org/) |
scope="row"| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan
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scope="row"| File:Flag of South Korea.svg Korea
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
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scope="row"| File:Flag_of_Nepal.svg Nepal
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
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scope="row"| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Philippines.svg Philippines
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland
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More specialized crisis hotlines are available [https://www.porozmawiajmy.edu.pl/czytelnia/pomoc-bez-wychodzenia-z-domu here] and [https://www.lps.pl/psychoterapia-indywiudalna-grupowa-par-rozwoj/polecamy/numery-pomocowe-dla-dzieci-nastolatkow-i-doroslych-w-kryzysie-psychicznym/ here]. |
scope="row"| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
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scope="row"| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
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scope="row"| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
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scope="row"| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
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