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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (NSPL) – is the central Suicide Prevention site in the US. It’s mission is to provide immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crisis by connecting them to the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free telephone number: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). They will also route you to one of the 150 Suicide Crisis centers in the US. Website
The National Suicide Crisis Center Locator– allows you to search by zip code or state to find one of the 150 Suicide Crisis Centers in the US
Other US Suicide Prevention Hotlines and Websites
- National Hopeline Network – Tel: 1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433
- Crisis Center – 24 hour hotline – 615 – 744- 7440
- Information Hotlines by State– click on link
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- Suicide Prevention Action Network
- GriefNet
Christian Suicide Support
- Christian crisis phone number: 714-NEW-HOPE (639-4673) does not encourage calls on another’s behalf
- Online Chat Support: https://www.crisischat.org/ Personal information not required, non-crisis welcome
- Christian Chat Counseling: https://newhopeonline.org/counseling/liveperson.html Full contact information required crisis only
Spanish Language
- Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio – Cuando usted llama al número 1-888-628-9454
- Spanish speaking suicide hotline: 1-800-SUICIDA (784-2432)
Veterans
Chapters
Teens and Children – Covenant House Nineline Tel: 800-999-9999
Other Crisis Hotlines
- List of US Mental Health hotlines, for various disorders: https://www.mentalhealth.org/hotlines/
- Self Injury – Tel: 1.800.DON’T.CUT (366-8288)
- Suicide Hotline – Tel: 1.800.SUICIDE (784.2433)
- Domestic Violence – Tel: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
- The Gay & Lesbian National Hotline – Tel: 1-800-THE-GLNH
- Rape Crisis – Tel: 1.800.656.HOPE (4673)
- Child Abuse Tel: -1-800-4-A-CHILD begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800-4-A-CHILD
CANADA
Please note:
· Add +1 before the numbers to call from long distance or internationally
Suicide Prevention
Center for Suicide Prevention: Centre for Suicide Prevention
Suite 320, 1202 Centre Street S.E.
Calgary, AB T2G 5A5
Phone: 403-245-3900 (free call)
Fax: 403-245-0299
Suicide Action Montreal
2345 est. rue Belanger
MONTREAL Quebec
H2G 1C9
Canada
Tel: (514) 723 4000
Useful numbers
Crisis Intervention Centre – Tel: 1-800-757-7766
Kids Help Phone – Tel: 1-800-668-6868
Parents Help Line – Tel: 1-888-603-9100
Sexual Assault Support & Crisis – Tel: 1-800-909-7007
S.O.S. Femmes – Tel: 1-800-387-8603
Location of Local Crisis Centers in Canada – https://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=77
Greater Toronto Area numbers
· The Distress Center: 416-408-4357
· The Mobile Crisis Unit: 416-498-0043
· The Mental Health Crisis Line: 416-929-5200
· 416-310-COPE (2673)
Manitoba area
· Manitoba Suicide Line (24hr): 1-877-435-7170
· Crisis Line (24hr): 1-888-322-
· Teen Touch (24hr): 1-204-783-1116
· Kids Help Phone (24hr): 1-800-668-6868
Mood Disorder Association of Manitoba (MDAM) –This is not a 24 hr line but they will help you find support groups, therapists, pdocs, mental health workers or outpatient programs – 1-204-786-0987
Canadian Suicide Associations
- Association quebecoise de suicidologie (AQS)
- AQS (Quebec) is devoted to suicide prevention by gathering persons and organizations… Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
- CASP/ACPS is a non-profit national association consisting of individuals from all walks of life. … The European Network for Suicidology (ENS)
- The ENS offers members several services related to suicide prevention in Europe…. International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
- IASP holds a Congress every two years that is sponsored by various regional and international suicid… Ontario Suicide Prevention Network (OSPN)
- OSPN encourages the development of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention activities at l…