Pages: 1 2  Next -- Posted by Johnathan at 7:13 am on Feb. 9, 2005 If you have a time sensitive question regarding your emotional state, or these helplines, please private message a support leader or post a topic, do not add a reply here. Contributors: Johnathan, Added the US Phone Numbers, britishguy, Original Sticky Katyduck, who suggested the idea in the first place. Mad Poet, who provided some of the Canada helplines. US Phone Number Scroll down they are in this first post. For helplines and resources for the UK, CLICK HERE For helplines and resources for Australia, CLICK HERE For helplines and resources for Canada, CLICK HERE For helplines and resources for South Africa, CLICK HERE Helplines American Suicide Survival Line (National, 24/7)(888) SUICIDE (1-888-784-2433) National Runaway Switchboard (800) 621-4000 National "Youth" Crisis Line (800) 999-9999 Friends for Survival, Inc. (support for survivors of suicide) (916) 392-0664 National Mental Health Association(800) 969-NMHA (6642) Alcohol Abuse (800) 356-9996 Alcoholics Anonymous World Services (212) 870-3400 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (301) 443-3860 National Depression Screening Project (800) 573-4433 Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-SAFE (7233) NY Hotline (800) 621-HOPE (4673) Day One-Pasadena / Altadena (drug abuse) (626) 583-2755 National Institute on Drug Abuse (888) 644-6432 Weight Control Information Network (800) WIN-8098 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth support (800) 850-8078 Gay and Lesbian Youth Talkline (800) 773-5540 National AIDS Hotline (800) 342-AIDS (2437) HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (800) 448-0440 National Sexually Transmitted Disease Hotline (800) 227-8922 American Social Health Association (800) 227-8922 National Herpes Hotline (919) 361-8488 Health Advice Company (888) ADVICE8, (888) 238-4238 Herpes Resource Center (800) 230-6039 American Social Health Association (chlamydial infection) (800) 230-6039 National Women's Health Information Center (800) 994-WOMAN (9662) National Planned Parenthood (800) 230-PLAN Child Help USA (800) 422-4453 STD Hotline (sexually transmitted diseases) (800) 230-PLAN National AIDS Hotline (800) 342-2437 Youth Crisis Line (800) 843-5250 R.A.I.N.N. (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) (800) 656-4673 Morning After Pill Info (888) 668-2528 Family Planning (800) 942-1054 Child Abuse Hotline (800) 540-4000 FAQ: Click here   -- Posted by Fiz at 7:15 am on Feb. 9, 2005 What about the people out of the States?  Do you think we can get numbers for all around the world? Fiz xoxo (Edited by Fiz at 2:16 am on Feb. 10, 2005) -- Posted by Fiz at 7:26 am on Feb. 9, 2005 Hmm, this topic seems to have already been taken care of! Yay. Fiz xoxo -- Posted by Johnathan at 7:26 am on Feb. 9, 2005 UK RESOURCES The Samaritans Call for anything, just for someone to talk to if you are upset, or especially if you are suicidal or thinking of cutting. They will not judge you, but will just listen. Calls are charged at local rates and may show up on a phone bill. 08457 909090 1850 609090 (ROI) Childline Specialise in dealing with under 18s. They can help you with domestic violence, bullying, and lots of other problems, and can also help put you in touch with more specific resources for your problem. The call is FREE and can be made from any phone box. (Free calls will not be itemised on a home bill). 0800 1111 N.S.P.C.C. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children provides a free helpline for all home issues concerning bullying, domestic violence, abuse, and other issues. FREE, again you can call from any phonebox. (Free calls will not be itemised on a home bill). 0800 800 500 Talk to Frank Talk to Frank is a National drugs helpline. It deals with all drug-related issues for people of all ages, from smoking to serious drug addiction and crime related to drugs. They will not judge you, the call is FREE, and it is confidential.  (Free calls will not be itemised on a home bill) 0800 776600 Refuge: 24-hr National Domestic Violence Helpline. Advice and resources for both parents and children suffering from domestic violence issues. 0870 599 5443 -- Posted by Johnathan at 7:27 am on Feb. 9, 2005 Australia General Kids Helpline 0800 55 1800   A National 24 Hour Telephone Counselling Service for Children and Young People in Australia Website: http://www.kidshelp.com.au/teens/ http://kidshelponline.com.au/ Kids Help Online is a national counselling service for young people aged 5 to 18 years. It is a free, anonymous and confidential service where kids can chat to a counsellor online. Lifeline 13 11 14 Lifeline is a general crisis counselling and information service, provided by trained volunteers who are resourced by professional staff. Support is available 24 hours a day across Australia for the cost of a local telephone call. SANE helpline 1800 688 382 Charity that specialises in metal health issues from depression, bipolar disorder through schizophrenia. http://www.sane.org/ Youth Call (Southern Australia) (08) 8277 4400 Counselling service for people with drug and alcohol problems and their family and friends. Youthline (New South Wales) (02) 9633 3666 The motto of Youthline is 'young people listening to young people'. Trained Youthline counsellors offer support and advice on all issues affecting young people 24 hours a day. Salvo Care Centre (salvation army) (02) 9331 2000 24 hour, suicide prevention Samaritans Youthline: 0893 88 2500 (Metro) Freecall Countryline: 1800 198 313 http://www.thesamaritans.org.au/ 24 hour helpline Albany Samaritan Befrienders 0898 42 27 76 24 hour helpline http://www.thesamaritans.org.au/ Lifelink Samaritans Inc. Tasmania   0363 31 33 55 24 hour helpline http://www.lifelinksamaritans.org.au/ The Samaritans Perth Tel: 0893 81 5555 24 hour helpline http://www.thesamaritans.org.au/ Other Abortion Grief Counselling (Victoria) 1300 363 550 Child Abuse Prevention Services (New South Wales) 1800 688 009 Provides 24 hour crisis support counselling and ongoing support for victims, families and perpetrators in the child sexual assault area. Child Protection and Family Crisis Service (NSW) 1800 066 777 This telephone line provides a 24 hour crisis counselling service in NSW. Child and Family Protective Services (Northern Territory) (08) 8962 4399 Provides emergency advice on issues dealing with child abuse. Gay & Lesbian Switchboard (Victorian) 1800 63 14 93 (Country) 0398 27 85 44 (Metro) Counselling, referral & information   National Association for Loss and Grief (Victorian) 0396 88 4768 Stopover Emergency Youth Accommodation (Victorian) 0393 47 0822 Alcohol and Drug Information Counselling Service 1800 422 599 Sexual Assault Counselling (02) 9926 7111 (24 hour) Domestic Violence Line 1800 656 463 (24 hours) (freecall) Poisons Information Centre 13 1126 -- Posted by Johnathan at 7:29 am on Feb. 9, 2005 Canada Kids Help Phone (Jeunesse, Jecoute) 1-800-668-6868 24 hour. Toll Free anywhere in Canada, English or French http://kidshelp.sympatico.ca or http://jeunesse.sympatico.ca Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-387-KIDS (5437) Distress and Suicide Line (Northern Alberta only) 1-800-232-7288 AIDS/Sexually Transmitted Diseases Info 1-800-772-2437 Women's Assault Helpline 1-866-836-0511 Rape Crisis Center (Ontario) (613)-562-2333 NB: This is long distance, so it would show up on the phone bill. Parentline 1-888-603-9100 The same people who run the kids help line. This may be helpful to some teen parents out there, or to some paretns who may be trolling - sorry, strolling - the forum looking for insight. -- Posted by Johnathan at 7:30 am on Feb. 9, 2005 South Africa Childline 08000 55555 Childline offers a 24 hour toll-free Helpline with trained counsellors to assist children, young people and their families. http://www.childline.org.za/ Lifeline (National) 0861 322 322 LifeLine provides a 24 hour crisis intervention service available at no cost to all sectors of the community throughout Southern Africa regardless of race, religion or social standing. LifeLine offers primarily a confidential telephone counselling service, and regards itself as an emotional First Aid station. http://www.lifeline.org.za/welcome.htm National Aids Helpline 08000 12322 The AIDS Helpline provides a free national telephone counselling, information and referral service for those affected by and infected with  HIV/AIDS. http://www.aidshelpline.org.za/index.htm Alcoholics Anonymous:   Johannesburg: (011) 483-2470   Cape Town: (021) 247-550   Durban: (031) 301-4959   Welkom: (041) 554-019 South African National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence:   Johannesburg: (011) 337-8400   Cape Town: (021) 930-6086   Durban: (031) 222-241   Welkom: (041) 551-927 -- Posted by XxCrazyDawg69xX at 7:36 am on Feb. 9, 2005 Good job, Johnathan. These should be put into the resource links as well for people that come straight to the resource page from Emergency Help and may never see this topic.   Edit: Words backwards. (Edited by XxCrazyDawg69xX at 10:37 am on Feb. 9, 2005) -- Posted by Johnathan at 7:48 am on Feb. 9, 2005 Added thanks for the idea steven. -Johnathan -- Posted by Ihatelife42o at 1:40 pm on Feb. 11, 2005 Thank you, to bad i hadnt seen that a year or so ago. -- Posted by Johnathan at 8:20 pm on Feb. 16, 2005 I hope more people have a chance to see this, and use them. -Johnathan -- Posted by JohnySvn at 4:02 pm on Feb. 28, 2005 Can you do something about a person (mom) who causes extreme emotional damage? ... like to the point where i dream of killing my family members? smashing her head on something? I feal frightened of myself, i will not hurt myself, but still ... i think im insane. -- Posted by bri872002 at 1:08 am on Mar. 1, 2005 Quote: from JohnySvn at 5:02 pm on Feb. 28, 2005 Can you do something about a person (mom) who causes extreme emotional damage? ... like to the point where i dream of killing my family members? smashing her head on something? I feal frightened of myself, i will not hurt myself, but still ... i think im insane. You can do a lot.  You can start by talking.  If you think using one of the mentioned helplines would be helpful, I would suggest   National "Youth" Crisis Line (800) 999-9999 or Youth Crisis Line (800) 843-5250.  If you think starting somewhere else would work better, I would suggest starting with your mother.  Sometimes people are are the closest to, or should be the closest to are blind to what is going on and what their role in the situation may be.   How does your mother go about causing you these strong emotional feelings?  If it is something that could be easily prevented, the easiest thing to do would be to fix it as soon as possibly.  However, that isn't always something which can be done.  If you need to talk with her more, don't be discouraged if things don't change at first.  It's difficult to admit to something when it deals with someone close, but it's even harder to admit to yourself that you are hurting someone close to you.  It is a horrible pain.   If, after some talking, nothing seems to be helped, then you may want to talk to someone about it.  If you haven't already called one of the helplines provided, that may be a good thing to do.  There are also local help lines which can be found in the yellow pages of your phone book.  Sometimes talking on the phone isn't enough--try talking to a school counsellor.  They are free and confidential (for most things, ask about your specific state laws to be safe) and they are easy to come by when you need someone quick to talk to.  Teachers are also great people to talk to if you have some which you can trust, friends are also wonderful but they can't go about getting you help for your situation in the same ways as the adults can. If things are really bad, go to the police.  They are trained to help with situations of different degrees and could help you out.   I hope things work well for you.  Good luck. -- Posted by pantera at 10:47 pm on July 15, 2005 I'm personally against self abuse, I dont think anyone should hurt themselves, ever! Your mothers and fathers maybe love you very much!     -- Posted by E scissorhands at 9:15 pm on Aug. 4, 2005 that must have taken a long time -- Posted by babymoi14 at 2:16 pm on Sep. 5, 2005 thanks for the hotlines -- Posted by elmohxx at 11:47 am on Sep. 11, 2005 thanx for the help lines -- Posted by bribri17 at 4:32 pm on Oct. 6, 2005 thank you for making this up. I frequently become suicidal and dont always know where to call. I've heard of 8009999999 but I havent heard of the others so thank you -- Posted by namkrowa at 8:12 pm on Dec. 31, 2005 There is a website I found doing research today that has quite a few numbers for every state in America. http://www.suicidehotlines.com/ Also, I am working on a suicide information page, if that would interest anybody. It has listed suicide numbers for each state, and will soon have international numbers, as well as general information on suicide. http://wolfsbanesociety.com/suicideinfo.html -- Posted by Yarai at 8:30 am on Jan. 31, 2006 Where is so much of a wealth of info coming from? -- Posted by Labasfr at 5:58 pm on Feb. 13, 2006 This section, is one of the most important sections on LW, a matter of 'life and death', literally. Thanks David. -- Posted by demon1866 at 5:05 pm on April 16, 2006 wher can i go to get help on my tember -- Posted by sweetiepie2 at 1:33 am on July 23, 2006 WOW. You have done an excellent job in adding links and numbers. I came to give you a hand with the Australian ones that I know but you have covered them all! Congratulations! -- Posted by lifesux at 5:56 pm on Sep. 2, 2006 good job!!! madi -- Posted by KathyN at 1:20 am on Sep. 29, 2006 An online helpline, an international service. your_helpline@hotmail.co.uk They are specialists. -- Posted by x FENRIS x at 9:42 pm on Oct. 20, 2006 I have some Australian hotlines that may be useful to people. Chemist Emergency Prescription Referral service - (02) 9235 0333 (24 hour) (Sydney based) Child Protection Service - 1800 066 777 (freecall) Domestic Violence Line - 1800 656 463 (24 hours) (freecall) Kid's Help Line - 1800 55 1800 Lifeline - 13 1114 (24 hours) Poisons Information Centre - 13 1126 Salvo Care Centre (salvation army) - (02) 9331 2000 (24 hour) (suicide prevention) Sexual Assault Counselling - (02) 9926 7111 (24 hour) Youthline - 131 114 (24 hour) Alcohol & Drug Information Counselling Service - 1800 422 599 -- Posted by lala brat at 8:40 pm on April 21, 2007 so tell me wat should i be doing if i feel like hurting myself only.. honestly i have... but worse? i want to hurt other ppl and im pretty sure at the rate im going i will sooner or later.. it gets harder an harder for me to control myself. not temper wise, but emotionally i cry so much lately an i get very irritated... i feel like i cant open to anyone... cuz if i do, ill be judged.. or mom will find out and then ill be lectured...  i dont know it keeps me from doing so much.... -- Posted by T Roll at 12:14 pm on June 12, 2007 How much of this is world wide? -- Posted by sharp7 at 4:24 am on July 2, 2007 thanks -- Posted by Anonymous at 4:55 pm on Feb. 27, 2008 how do these work?   the one's that are called Suicide Helplines, do they automatically assume you are on the verge of suicide?  I am confident that I have no intention of suicide but want to talk to them.  I just dont want them to have such an assumption before I even start speaking to them. 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