If this is urgent

Help that’s available right now.

If you or someone you love is at risk of harm, please reach one of the helplines below, or your local emergency number. These lines are staffed by trained counsellors, free, confidential, and ready to listen.

India helplines

Free, confidential, staffed by trained counsellors.

Outside India

If you’re not in India right now.

Every country has local helplines. Two good starting points:

  • findahelpline.com, a directory of verified helplines in 130+ countries.
  • iasp.info/suicidalthoughts, International Association for Suicide Prevention.
  • In most countries, dialling your emergency number (112 in India · 911 in the US · 999 in the UK) reaches trained responders.