Get help now
If you are in danger now, call your emergency number.
If you're thinking about harming yourself, please call now too. You don't need to be sure it's "serious enough". If you're worried about your safety, that's reason enough to call.
If you're not in immediate danger but you're struggling, you can talk to someone at one of the crisis lines below. Most are open day and night. You don't have to explain everything, and you don't have to have the right words.
Verity is not an emergency service, and we can't respond to a crisis. If you need help right now, please use the numbers on this page.
Find your country
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- New Zealand
- Ireland
- South Africa
- India
- Pakistan
- Nigeria
- Kenya
- Philippines
- Singapore
United Kingdom
- Emergency: 999
- Samaritans: call 116 123, any time, day or night
- Prefer to text? Text SHOUT to 85258 (Shout), 24/7
Checked against: NHS: urgent help for mental health, Samaritans: contact us, Shout: get help
United States
- Emergency: 911
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call 988 or text 988, or chat online, 24/7
Checked against: 911.gov: calling 911, 988 Lifeline: get help
Canada
Checked against: 9-8-8: Suicide Crisis Helpline
Australia
- Emergency: Triple Zero (000)
- Lifeline: call 13 11 14, text 0477 13 11 14, or chat online, 24/7
Checked against: Lifeline: crisis support 13 11 14
New Zealand
Checked against: 1737: Need to talk?
Ireland
- Emergency: 112 or 999
- Samaritans: call 116 123, any time, day or night
- Prefer to text? Text HELLO to 50808 (Text About It), any time
Checked against: gov.ie: how to contact emergency services, HSE: mental health supports and services
South Africa
- Emergency: 10111 (police), 10177 (ambulance), or 112 from a mobile phone
- SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline: call 0800 567 567, 24 hours
Checked against: Western Cape Government: emergency numbers, SADAG: helpline numbers
India
- Emergency: 112
- Tele MANAS (Government of India): call 14416 or 1-800-891-4416, 24/7
Checked against: MHA: Emergency Response Support System (112), Tele MANAS, PIB: Tele MANAS, 24 x 7
Pakistan
- Emergency: 1122 (Rescue 1122, ambulance and rescue) or 15 (police)
- Crisis line: find a helpline at findahelpline.com/countries/pk
Checked against: Punjab Police: is it an emergency?
Nigeria
- Emergency: 112
- SURPIN (Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative): call 0800 078 7746, 24 hours
Checked against: NCC: 112 emergency number, SURPIN
Kenya
- Emergency: 999 or 112
- Crisis line: find a helpline at findahelpline.com/countries/ke
Checked against: Kenya Police Service
Philippines
- Emergency: 911
- NCMH Crisis Hotline (National Center for Mental Health): call 1553, 24/7. If you can't get through, find other numbers at findahelpline.com/countries/ph
Checked against: DOH Cordillera: National Emergency Hotline 911, DOH Cordillera: NCMH Crisis Hotline 1553
Singapore
- Emergency: 995 (ambulance) or 999 (police)
- Samaritans of Singapore (SOS): call 1767, 24 hours, or message 9151 1767 on WhatsApp (CareText), 24 hours
Checked against: Samaritans of Singapore, SOS: contact us
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Find a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. If you're in danger, call your local emergency number first.
Please remember
Verity is not an emergency service and can't help in a crisis. These services are run by other organisations, and their numbers and hours can change. If a number doesn't connect, please call your emergency number.
You deserve support, and reaching out is a strong thing to do.