If today is hard
Crisis resources
This site is cold about the data. It is not cold about you.
Much of this site is about isolation, decline, and dying abroad. If reading it has brought something heavy to the surface, that is worth taking seriously — not later, now. You do not have to be in a defined emergency to reach out; “I am not okay” is enough.
Reach someone trained to help — not this site, and not whoever wrote it. The lines below are run by others; this page is not monitored and is not a crisis service.
In danger right now
For an immediate threat to life — yours or someone else’s — call emergency services, not a helpline.
- Philippines
- 911 — one number for police, fire, and medical emergencies. e911.gov.ph ↗
- Thailand
- Tourist Police 1155 (English, 24/7) · ambulance 1669 · police 191. touristpolice.go.th ↗
Crisis & suicide helplines — Philippines and Thailand
Free, confidential, answered by trained people. The two markets this site covers.
- Philippines — NCMH Crisis Hotline
- 1553 · 1800-1888-1553 (toll-free landline) · 0917-899-8727 · 0919-057-1553. Open 24/7. ncmh.gov.ph ↗
- Thailand — Dept. of Mental Health
- 1323. Open 24/7 (Thai). dmh.go.th ↗
- Thailand — Samaritans of Thailand
- (02) 713-6793 (Thai, 12:00–22:00) · (02) 713-6791 (English call-back, 24/7). samaritansthai.com ↗
Anywhere else — find a line in your country
These directories route you to a vetted, current helpline wherever you are. The safest first stop, since national numbers change.
- Find A Helpline
- Free, confidential support by country — call, text, or chat. findahelpline.com ↗
- Befrienders Worldwide
- Emotional-support centres across more than 40 countries. befrienders.org ↗
- IASP Crisis Centres
- International directory of crisis centres and helplines. iasp.info ↗
Your home country (24/7)
If you would rather speak to a line in your own country.
- United States
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988. 988lifeline.org ↗
- United Kingdom & Ireland
- Samaritans — 116 123. samaritans.org ↗
- Canada
- 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline — call or text 988. 988.ca ↗
- Australia
- Lifeline — 13 11 14. lifeline.org.au ↗
- France
- 3114 — numéro national de prévention du suicide. Free, 24/7. 3114.fr ↗
- Germany
- TelefonSeelsorge — 0800 111 0 111 · 0800 111 0 222 · 116 123. Free, 24/7. telefonseelsorge.de ↗
- Netherlands
- 113 Zelfmoordpreventie — 113 · 0800-0113 (free). 24/7. 113.nl ↗
Numbers change. Confirm any number on its official page above — or via Find A Helpline — before you rely on it. This site lists help run by others; it does not provide it and cannot respond. Nothing here is medical advice.