Help Resources

If you are in immediate danger, please contact your local emergency services:

Australia: 000 / 112
Belgium: 112 / 101 (police)
Canada: 911
Netherlands: 112
New Zealand: 111
UK: 999 / 112

US: 911

This page contains a list of help resources from across the world. These resources are designed to assist people in all walks of life and are sorted by country. This document has important help links on the following topics: depression, suicide, LBGTQIA+ and religion. If you would like a resource added for your region, Please contact the Wiki Admin Team.

America

Teens

• The mission of the National Runaway Safeline (NRS) is to keep America’s runaway, homeless and at-risk youth safe and off the streets.
• F.E.A.S.T.’s Mission is to support caregivers by providing information and mutual support, promoting evidence-based treatment, and advocating for research and education to reduce the suffering associated with eating disorders.
• StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on what bullying is, what cyberbullying is, who is at risk, and how you can prevent and respond to bullying.
• The Trevor Project is the place if you are a young person in crisis, feeling suicidal, or in need of a safe and judgment-free place to talk, call the TrevorLifeline now at 1-866-488-7386.

Adults

• We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
  • International Hotlines
  • Independent State Hotlines
• The Poison Control Center’s mission is to prevent poisonings, save lives, and limit injury from poisoning by providing free, expert guidance online or by phone, 24/7 1-800-222-1222
• Verywell Mind is a trusted and compassionate online resource that provides the guidance you need to improve your mental health and find balance.
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse.
• RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense.
  • RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline
• MaleSurvivor is a non-profit, public benefit organization committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through support, treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.
• The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
• The American Addiction Centers hotlines can point you towards affordable treatment options, walk you through the process of entering treatment, and provide you with other resources to point you in the right direction.
• The American Cancer Society is on a mission to free the world from cancer, funding and conducting research, sharing expert information, supporting patients, and spreading the word about prevention.
• The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
• Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for trans people.
• PTSD Alliance is comprised of five national and international organizations representing a full spectrum of healthcare. These organizations are here to serve individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
• Nationally, Hope For The Warriors provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, and military families that are focused on transition, health and wellness, peer engagement, and connections to community resources.

Australia

Teens

• Youth Beyond Blue is the organisation’s site dedicated to young people. You can find information to help you learn more about mental health, tools to help you look after your mental health, and resources to help you support other people. [1]
• BITE BACK is run by the Black Dog Institute. This website is designed to help you amplify the good stuff in life. They run Mental Fitness Challenges, have personality and mental fitness quizzes to help you learn more about your own wellbeing, and have videos and fact sheets about improving your mental health fitness. [2]
• Kids Helpline is a free and confidential counselling service for young people aged 5 to 25 years. You can talk to a counsellor via phone 1800 551 800 (24 hours) [3]
• ReachOut is an online mental health organisation for young people and their parents. They offer practical support, tools and tips through their website and apps. As well as specific services for LGBTQIA+ [4]

Adults

• Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation in Australia. Headspace runs centres you can visit in-person across the state to talk to mental health professionals, and also has eHeadspace, where you can chat with professionals about your mental health online. If in-person or online doesn’t suit, you can also call Headspace on 1800 650 890. [5]
• Lifeline operates a crisis support hotline that you can call on 13 11 14, available 24/7. You can also access crisis support through their online chat from 7pm – midnight every day of the week. [6]
• Beyondblue runs a 24/7 phone hotline which you can call to talk to a trained mental health professional on 1300 22 4636. They also have an online chat service that runs from 3pm-12am 7 days a week, and forums where you can chat with other members of the beyondblue community. [7]
• DVConnect - LGBTIQ domestic, family and sexual violence

Netherlands

• GGZonline is for help about depression and other mental problems you might have to go to this website, or call 085-8882592.
• 113 Suicide Prevention is a place if you feel suicidal or know someone who is, call 0800-0113 immediately or visit this website.

Germany

Teens

• Kinder- und Jugendtelefon 116111 Nummer gegen Kummer anonym und kostenfrei from Handy und Festnetz 14 - 20 Uhr.
• comingout.de Seit 1995 bieten junge lesbische, schwule, bi, plansexuelle, asexuelle, inter*, trans* und nichtbinäre Personen fur Jugendliche und junge Erwachsene ehrenamtlich Beratung an.

Adults

• Nummer gegen Kummer Deutschlands größtes telefonisches Beratungsangebot fur Kinder, Jugendliche, Erwachsene seit über 40 Jahren.
• Enough is Enough EU Deutschland größte Initiative zur Unterstützung der weltweiten LGBTI* Community bietet viele Informationen zum Thema und eine ausführliche Link Liste mit Beratungsstellen deutschlandweit für weitere Unterstützung und Hilfe.

New Zealand

Teens

• Youthline Free call 0800 376 633, free text 234, email [email protected] or Web chat from 7pm–10pm
• thelowdown.co.nz or email [email protected] or free text 5626
• What's Up 0800 942 8787 (for 5–18 year olds). Phone counselling is available Monday to Friday, 12noon–11pm and weekends, 3pm–11pm. Online chat is available Monday to Friday from 1pm–10pm and Saturday and Sunday from 3pm–10pm.
• Kidsline – 0800 54 37 54 (0800 KIDSLINE) for young people up to 18 years of age. Open 24/7.
• RainbowYOUTH RainbowYOUTH is a charitable organisation that was established in 1989. RainbowYOUTH is here to work with queer, gender diverse, takatāpui & intersex youth, their friends, whānau and wider communities in order to ensure that New Zealand is a place where all young people can thrive

Adults

• Need to talk? - Free call or text 1737 any time for support from a trained counselor.
• Lifeline 0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP)
• OUTLine NZ 0800 688 5463 (OUTLINE) provides confidential telephone support, available evenings from 6pm–9pm.
• www.depression.org.nz includes The Journal online support tool