Some of my writing – poetry and fiction – feature dark topics such as suicidal ideation and self-harm, and I feel as an author, and survivor of suicide, that I must tell you that there are other ways out of your particular situation. As cliché as it is to say that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, it really is.

There are resources and people available to help you. It doesn’t matter where you live, you can always find someone to help and to care about you – even if that someone is me.

Suicide Hotlines & Prevention Resources

Argentina: (in the greater Buenos Aires area) dial 135.
Otherwise, call 5275-1135 or 0800 345 1435.

Lifeline Australia: Dial 13 11 14 for 24/7 crisis support.
Text 0477 13 11 14 for text support between 12 pm and midnight AEDT.

Austria (Telefon Seelsorge): Dial 142 for 24/7 crisis support.
For online chat support, check out Telefon Seelsorge.

Belgium (Zelfmoord): Dial 1813 for 24/7 crisis support.
For online chat support, from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., visit Zelfmoord‘s website.

Canada (Talk Suicide Canada): Dial 1-833-456-4566 for 24/7 crisis support.
In Quebec, dial 1-866-APPELLE (277-3553).
Text 45645 for text support; available 4 pm to midnight ET.

Chile (Teléfono de Esperanza): Dial (00 56 42) 22 12 00.

Colombia: Dial (57-1) 372 24 25.

Denmark: Dial 1813 for 24/7 crisis support.

France (Suicide Écoute): Dial 01 45 39 40 00 for 24/7 crisis support.
SOS Suicide Phénix: Dial 01 40 44 46 45 for phone support between 1 pm and 11 pm Central European Time.

Germany (TelefonSeelsorge): Dial 0800 111 0 111 for 24/7 crisis support.
For chat or email support, visit https://online.telefonseelsorge.de/

Hong Kong (The Samaritans): Dial 2896 0000 for 24/7 crisis support.

Ireland (The Samaritans): Dial 116 123 for 24/7 mental health support.
You can check out https://www.mentalhealthireland.ie/need-help-now/ or if you prefer text support, 24/7 text support: Text HOME to 50808.

Mexico (Consejo Ciudadano): Dial 55 5533-5533 for 24/7 crisis support.

New Zealand (Lifeline Aerotearoa): Dial 0800 LIFELINE (0800 543 354) for 24/7 crisis support. Text HELP to 4357 for 24/7 text support.

South Africa: Dial 0800 567 567 for 24/7 crisis support.

Spain (Teléfono de la Esperanza): Dial 717 003 717 for 24/7 crisis support.

Sweden (Mind Självmordslinjen): Dial 90101 for 24/7 phone support.

Switzerland (Die Dargebotene Hand): Dial 143 for 24/7 mental health support. To speak to someone online, visit the website https://www.143.ch/Beratung/Chat-Kontakt.

The United Kingdom (The Samaritans): Dial 116 123 for 24/7 mental health support, or between the hours of 5 p.m. and 12 a.m., please call 0800 58 58 58 for crisis support (Campaign against Living Miserably).

The United States (Lifeline): For 24/7 support in English, dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255). For 24/7 support in Spanish, dial 1-888-628-9454. For 24/7 support for deaf or hard of hearing individuals, dial 711, then 1-800-273-8255, or use your preferred relay service.

_{Retrieved from Psychology Today, as of August 19, 2023.}