Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 from anywhere in the US. Available 24/7, free and confidential.
- Canada: text CONNECT to 686868 · Kids Help Phone ↗
- UK: text SHOUT to 85258 · Shout ↗
- Ireland: Text About It ↗
Support & resources
If you need
someone to talk to
ON THE LINE is about a crisis line. This is the real one.
Right now, in the US
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Chat at chat.988lifeline.orgAvailable 24/7/365. Free and confidential.
Also available
Outside the US
Find someone near you.
Find A Helpline lists verified crisis lines by country.
Find a helpline in your countrySources & review date · September 9, 2026
- 988 Lifeline
- 988 en español
- Deaf and hard of hearing
- Crisis Text Line
- International text support
- Text About It — Ireland
- Find A Helpline
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