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Emergency & crisis resources

You're not alone.

If you are thinking about harming yourself, or you're worried about someone who is — free, confidential help is available right now, from real people trained for exactly this moment.

Call or text 988United States · 24/7Call 14416India · Tele-MANAS · 24/7Find your country ↓14 countries + worldwide directories

In immediate danger? Call your local emergency number (911 US · 112 EU/India · 999 UK) — don't wait.

Right now

Three things, in order.

You don't have to feel better to do these. They're small on purpose — the same steps Healld's in-app crisis support walks you through.

1

Breathe for sixty seconds

Box breathing: in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4. Repeat four times. It won’t fix anything — it just gives your body a moment to catch up with you, so the next step feels possible.

2

Shrink the timeline

You don’t have to solve tonight, or tomorrow. Aim for the next five minutes. Make tea. Step outside. Hold something cold. Crisis peaks and passes in waves — your only job right now is to ride this one out.

3

Reach one human

A helpline below, a friend, a family member, a neighbour. You don’t need the right words — “I’m not doing well and I didn’t want to be alone with it” is enough. Let someone sit with you, in person or on the line.

By country

Help, wherever you are.

Every number below is free unless noted, and tapping one on a phone opens your dialer. Numbers verified July 2026 — if one has changed, tell us and we'll fix it the same day.

Canada

Emergency: 911

Germany

Emergency: 112

France

Emergency: 112
  • 3114 — Numéro national24/7 · free
    Call 3114

Spain

Emergency: 112

Netherlands

Emergency: 112

Brazil

Emergency: 192
  • CVV — Centro de Valorização da Vida24/7 · free · chat at cvv.org.br
    Call 188

Singapore

Emergency: 995
  • Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)24/7 · also WhatsApp 9151 1767
    Call 1767

Somewhere else?

Every country has people ready to help. These directories list verified crisis lines worldwide:

findahelpline.com — 130+ countriesbefrienders.org — worldwide centres

And your local emergency number always works — if you don't know it, 112 connects to emergency services in most of the world.

If calling feels scary

What actually happens
when you call.

  • A trained counsellor or volunteer answers — a person, not a machine. On most lines within a couple of minutes.
  • They'll ask how you're doing and mostly listen. You don't need a plan, a diagnosis, or the right words.
  • It's confidential. You can stay anonymous, and you can hang up at any point — no follow-up you didn't ask for.
  • Nothing is "serious enough" or "not serious enough." If it hurts, it qualifies. Lines exist for exactly the call you're hesitating to make.
For the people beside them

Worried about
someone you love?

You don't need training to make a difference — most people who came through a crisis point to one person who stayed. Here is what helps, according to the people who answer these lines every day.

Ask directly

Asking “are you thinking about suicide?” does not plant the idea — research consistently shows it opens the door to relief. Ask plainly, without judgment.

Listen without fixing

You don’t need solutions. Don’t argue, minimise, or rush to silver linings. “That sounds unbearably heavy. I’m here.” is worth more than any advice.

Stay, or stay on the line

If someone is in immediate danger, don’t leave them alone. Stay with them — physically or on the phone — while you connect them to a crisis line or emergency services together.

Help make the moment safer

If you safely can, help put distance between the person and anything they could use to hurt themselves. Time and distance save lives.

Follow up tomorrow

A message the next day — “thinking of you, no need to reply” — matters more than most people ever find out. Crisis care doesn’t end when the call does.

Inside Healld

The app carries this page with you: crisis lines cached on-device so they work without a network, your saved trusted contact one tap away, and a 60-second grounding exercise. When your check-ins look serious, Healld sets its normal flow aside and leads here first.

Healld is a wellness tool, not an emergency service — this page and the app exist to connect you to real help faster. Read the full disclaimer.