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Browse 30 categories of emergency and crisis support lines across 246 countries.

3,255hotlines total
1,441verified (44%)
30categories
383 hotlines34% verified

Suicide & acute crisis

Immediate crisis support and suicide prevention

119 countries

509 hotlines91% verified

General emergency

Police, fire, and ambulance services

246 countries

249 hotlines42% verified

Mental health

General mental health support and counselling

104 countries

312 hotlines57% verified

Child protection

Child abuse, welfare, and children in crisis

148 countries

269 hotlines67% verified

Domestic violence

Domestic abuse and intimate partner violence

125 countries

71 hotlines77% verified

Sexual violence

Rape crisis, sexual assault, and survivor support

40 countries

77 hotlines27% verified

LGBTQIA+ support

LGBTQIA+ specific support and crisis lines

41 countries

76 hotlines24% verified

Substance use

Drug and alcohol addiction support

37 countries

6 hotlines33% verified

Veterans

Military veterans and serving personnel

5 countries

19 hotlines21% verified

Human trafficking

Human trafficking, modern slavery, forced labour

16 countries

1 hotlines100% verified

Disaster relief

Disaster relief and disaster distress

1 country

6 hotlines67% verified

Missing persons

Missing persons and runaway children

5 countries

722 hotlines5% verified

General support

Loneliness, wellbeing, and non-specific listening lines

120 countries

175 hotlines100% verified

consular

138 countries

95 hotlines45% verified

Elder abuse

Elder abuse, neglect, and protection

27 countries

59 hotlines

Legal aid

Legal aid and civil legal advice

22 countries

50 hotlines18% verified

Youth

General youth helplines (non-abuse)

30 countries

39 hotlines3% verified

Disability

Disability, chronic illness, and condition-specific support

25 countries

20 hotlines40% verified

Gambling

Problem gambling support

12 countries

19 hotlines

Refugee & migrant

Refugee, asylum seeker, and migrant support

17 countries

19 hotlines

Animal welfare

Animal welfare and protection services

19 countries

16 hotlines

Human rights

Human rights reporting and ombudsperson services

15 countries

16 hotlines19% verified

Eating disorders

Eating disorder support and recovery

8 countries

16 hotlines

Financial aid

Financial hardship, debt, and fraud support

13 countries

14 hotlines7% verified

Bereavement

Grief and bereavement support

5 countries

8 hotlines50% verified

Male victims

Helplines specifically for male victims of abuse

6 countries

5 hotlines

Perinatal

Pregnancy loss and postnatal support

2 countries

2 hotlines50% verified

Stalking

Stalking and harassment support

2 countries

1 hotlines

Self-harm

Self-injury specific support

1 country

1 hotlines

Housing

Housing, homelessness, and shelter

1 country

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