Worldwide

IMAlive (Worldwide Crisis Chat Line)

Tumblr: @imalivecrisischat

Website: https://www.imalive.org/

Chat: Click “Chat Now” at https://www.imalive.org/online/

United States

Abuse, Domestic Abuse, and Sexual Violence

LoveIsRespect (Youth Dating Abuse Helpline)

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Website: www.loveisrespect.org

Call (24/7/365): 1-866-331-9474

TTY: 1-866-331-8453

Text (24/7/365): text loveis to 22522

Chat (24/7/365): Click “Chat Now” at the top of the page at www.loveisrespect.org

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Website: www.thehotline.org

Call (24/7): 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233)

TTY: 1-800-787-3224

Chat (24/7): Click “Chat Now” at the top of the page at www.thehotline.org

RAINN (National Sexual Assault Hotline)

Website: www.rainn.org

Call (24/7): 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)

Chat (24/7): hotline.rainn.org/online/

ChildHelp (National Child Abuse Hotline)

Website: https://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/

Call (24/7): 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

Text (24/7): 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

Chat (24/7): Click “Live Chat” at https://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/

Suicide/Crisis Lines

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Call (24/7): 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

En Español (24/7): 1-888-628-9454

TTY: 1-800-799-4889

Chat (24/7): https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

Crisis Text Line

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Website: https://www.crisistextline.org/

Text (24/7): text HELLO to 741741

Facebook Messenger: use “Send Message” button at facebook.com/crisistextline

IMAlive (Worldwide Crisis Chat Line)

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Website: https://www.imalive.org/

Chat: Click “Chat Now” at https://www.imalive.org/online/

Other Issues

National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA)

Website: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Call (9am-9pm ET Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm ET Friday): 1-800-931-2237

Chat (9am-9pm ET Monday-Thursday, 9am-5pm ET Friday): https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/chat

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)

Website: https://anad.org/

Call (9am-5pm Central Time Monday-Friday): 1-630-577-1330

National Runaway Safeline

Website: https://www.1800runaway.org/

Call (24/7/365): 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)

Text: 66008

Chat (24/7/365): Click the chat bubble at the bottom of the page at https://www.1800runaway.org/

Email: https://www.1800runaway.org/crisis-online-services/

Scarleteen (Sex and Relationship Education)

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Website: https://www.scarleteen.com/

Text (responses within a few to 24 hours): 1-206-866-2279 (this is for short, simple questions or referrals)

Chat (2pm-5pm PST Tuesday and Friday, 8am-11am PST and 2pm-5pm PST Sunday): https://www.scarleteen.com/our_live_chat_service

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Website: https://www.samhsa.gov/

Call (24/7/365): 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357) (This is a treatment referral and information service)

TTY: 1-800-487-4889

LGBTQ+

The Trevor Project (Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention)

Website: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Call (24/7/365): 1-866-488-7386

Text (24/7/365): text START to 678678

Chat (24/7): select TrevorChat at https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/

Trans Lifeline (operated by and for trans people)

Website: https://www.translifeline.org/

Call (operators guaranteed to be on call 10am-4pm EST, but hotline is open 24/7): 1-877-565-8860

Veterans

Veterans Crisis Line

Website: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/

Call (24/7): 1-800-273-8255 and press 1

TTY: 1-800-799-4889

Text (24/7): 838255

Chat (24/7): Click “Start your confidential chat” at https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/get-help/chat

Canada

Abuse, Assault, and Violence

National

ShelterSafe (Help for women experiencing abuse, by province)

Website: https://www.sheltersafe.ca/

ChildHelp (U.S. and Canada Child Abuse Hotline)

Website: https://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/

Call (24/7): 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

Text (24/7): 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

Chat (24/7): Click “Live Chat” at https://www.childhelp.org/childhelp-hotline/

Alberta

Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services (Alberta: One Line for Sexual Violence)

Website: https://aasas.ca/

Call: 1-866-403-8000

Text: 1-866-403-8000

Chat: Click “Get Support Now”, then “Start Chat” at https://aasas.ca/

Alberta Family Violence Information Line

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/family-violence-get-help.aspx

Call (24/7): 310-1818

Chat (8am-8pm MST): Click “Begin online chat” at https://www.alberta.ca/family-violence-find-supports.aspx

British Columbia

VictimLinkBC (British Columbia and Yukon: Information and crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence)

Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/victimlinkbc

Call (24/7): 1-800-563-0808

TTY: 1-604-875-0885

Text: 1-604-836-6381

Manitoba

Klinic Sexual Assault Crisis Line (Manitoba)

Website: http://klinic.mb.ca/in-person-counselling/sexual-assault-crisis-counselling/

Call in Winnipeg (24/7): 1-204-786-8631

Call in Manitoba: 1-888-292-7565

TTY: 1-204-784-4097

Klinic Human Trafficking Hotline (Manitoba)

Website: http://klinic.mb.ca/crisis-support/

Call (24/7): 1-844-333-2211

New Brunswick

Sexual Violence New Brunswick

Website: http://svnb.ca/en

Call (24/7/365): 506-454-0437

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre

Website: https://endsexualviolence.com/

Call (24/7): 1-800-726-2743

Northwest Territories

Alison McAteer House (Northwest Territories women’s family violence shelter)

Website: https://www.ywcanwt.ca/family-violence-shelters

Call: 1-866-223-7775

Yukon

Yukon Women’s Transition Home

Website: https://www.womenstransitionhome.ca/

Call (24/7): 867-668-5733

VictimLinkBC (British Columbia and Yukon: Information and crisis support to victims of family and sexual violence)

Website: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/victims-of-crime/victimlinkbc

Call (24/7): 1-800-563-0808

TTY: 1-604-875-0885

Text: 1-604-836-6381

Sexualized Assault Response Team (SART) (Yukon Support Line)

Website: https://yukon.ca/en/sartyukon/home

Call (24/7): 1-844-967-7275

Nova Scotia

Transition House Association of Nova Scotia

Website: http://thans.ca/

Call: 1-855-225-0220

Nova Scotia Domestic Violence Resource Center

Website: https://www.nsdomesticviolence.ca/

Ontario

Ontario Support Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Website: https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/ovss/male_support_services/

Call (24/7): 1-866-887-0015

Assaulted Women’s Helpline (Ontario: crisis line for women)

Website: http://www.awhl.org/home

Call (24/7): 1-866-863-0511

TTY: 1-866-863-7868

Prince Edward Island

Anderson House (Prince Edward Island Provincial Emergency Shelter for Women and Children)

Website: http://www.fvps.ca/anderson-house/

Call (24/7): 1-800-240-9894

Call – local: 1-902-892-0960

Quebec

S.O.S. Violence Conjugale (Quebec: Bilingual Assistance for Domestic Violence Survivors)

Website: http://www.sosviolenceconjugale.ca/

Call (24/7/365): 1-800-363-9010

Call - Montreal Region: 514-873-9010

Quebec Provincial Helpline for Victims of Sexual Assault

Website: https://www.cvasm.org/en/

Call: 1-888-933-9007

Saskatchewan

211 Saskatchewan (Human services information and referrals)

Website: https://sk.211.ca/

Call (24/7/365): 211

Out-of-province call: 1-306-751-0397

Text (24/7/365): 211

Chat (24/7/365): Click “Web Chat” at the top of the page at https://sk.211.ca/contact_us

Suicide/Crisis

National

Crisis Services Canada

Website: https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/

Call (24/7/365): 1-833-456-4566

Text (4pm-12am ET): text “Start” to 45645

Youthspace.ca (For anyone under 30 years old)

Website: http://youthspace.ca/

Text (6pm-12am PST): 1-778-783-0177

Chat (6pm-12am PST): http://youthspace.ca/chat/

Crisis Text Line

Website: https://www.crisistextline.ca/

Text (24/7): text HOME to 686868

Texte En Français: texte PARLER au 686868

IMAlive (Worldwide Crisis Chat Line)

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Website: https://www.imalive.org/

Chat: Click “Chat Now” at https://www.imalive.org/online/

Prince Edward Island

The Island Helpline (Prince Edward Island support and crisis intervention)

Website: https://www.theislandhelpline.com/

Call (24/7/365): 1-800-218-2885

Northwest Territories

NWT Help Line (Northwest Territories crisis support- mental health, abuse, assault, etc.)

Website: https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/nwt-help-line

Call (24/7): 1-800-661-0844

Nunavut

Kamatsiaqtut Nunavut Helpline

Website: http://nunavuthelpline.ca/helpline

Call (24/7): 1-800-265-3333

Youth

Kids Help Phone (Counselling for youth in distress)

Website: https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Call (24/7): 1-800-668-6868

Text (24/7/365): text CONNECT to 686868

Chat (24/7): Click “Chat Online” at the bottom of the page at https://kidshelpphone.ca/live-chat/

Indigenous People

Talk4Healing (Ontario: Support for Indigenous women)

Website: https://www.talk4healing.com/

Call (24/7): 1-855-554-HEAL

Text: 1-855-554-HEAL

Chat: http://www.talk4healing.com/live-chat/

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Support Line (Languages: English, French, Cree, Anishnaabemowin/Ojibway, Inuktitut)

Website: https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/

Call (24/7): 1-844-413-6649

LGBTQ+

Trans Lifeline (operated by and for trans people)

Website: https://www.translifeline.org/

Call (operators guaranteed to be on call 10am-4pm EST, but hotline is open 24/7): 1-877-330-6366

Veterans

Veteran’s Affairs Canada Assistance Service

Website: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/contact/talk-to-a-professional

Call (24/7/365): 1-800-268-7708

TDD/TTY: 1-800-567-5803

United Kingdom

Crisis and Suicide

Samaritans (General Support, Crisis, and Suicide Prevention)

Website: https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

Call (24/7): 116 123

Call – Welsh Language Line (7pm-11pm): 0808 164 0123

Chat (currently a pilot service, not consistently available): https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/chat-online/

Email (aim to respond within 24 hours): jo@samaritans.org

Letter (English or Welsh) (aim to respond within 7 days):

Chris

Freepost RSRB-KKBY-CYJK

PO Box 9090

STIRLING FK8 2SA

Crisis Text Line

Website: https://www.crisistextline.uk/

Text (24/7): text SHOUT to 85258

IMAlive (Worldwide Crisis Chat Line)

Website: https://www.imalive.org/

Chat: Click “Chat Now” at https://www.imalive.org/online/

Abuse, Assault, and Violence

Refuge National Domestic Abuse Helpline (for women)

Website: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/

Call (24/7): 0808 2000 247

Chat (Mon.-Fri., 3-6pm): https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Chat-to-us-online

Contact Form (will get back within 48 hrs or at a specified time): https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/Contact-us

Respect Men’s Advice Line (for male victims of domestic abuse)

Website: https://mensadviceline.org.uk/

Call (Mon.-Fri., 9am-8pm): 0808 8010327

Chat (Wed.-Fri., 10-11am & 3-4pm): https://mensadviceline.org.uk/contact-us/

Email (Mon.-Fri., 9am-8pm; Sat.-Sun., 10am-12pm & 4-6pm): info@mensadviceline.org.uk

Galop (LGBT+ anti-violence charity and domestic abuse helpline)

Website: http://www.galop.org.uk/

Call (Mon.-Fri., 10am-5pm; Wed.-Thurs., 10am-8pm): 0800 999 5428

Email: help@galop.org.uk

Youth

The Mix (support services for youth under 25)

Website: https://www.themix.org.uk/

Call (3pm-12am): 0808 808 4994

Chat (3pm-12am): Click “Chat to our team now” at https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team

Email (they aim to respond within 24 hrs): https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team/email-us

Counselling Service (phone and webchat): https://www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team/the-mix-counselling-service