If You Need to Talk to Someone

You don't have to be in crisis to use any of these. "I don't feel right and I don't know why" is enough to start with, and none of them will think you're wasting their time.

If someone's life is at risk, call the emergency number where you are — 999 in the UK and the Isle of Man, 911 in the United States.

In the United States

• 988 — the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Call or text 988, 24 hours, in English or Spanish. Like the others here, it is not only for emergencies.
• Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741. Free on the major carriers, 24 hours.

In the UK and the Isle of Man

• Samaritans — 116 123. Free, 24 hours, every day. You don't have to be suicidal to ring; most people who call aren't.
• Childline — 0800 1111. Free and confidential if you're under 19. There's a 1-2-1 chat at childline.org.uk if you'd rather not talk out loud.
• Shout — text SHOUT to 85258. Support by text, 24 hours, free on most UK networks. (Crisis Text Line, above, covers the UK and Ireland too.)
• Kooth — kooth.com. Free online mental health support, but it isn't everywhere: both the age range and whether it's available at all depend on who commissions it in your area. The website tells you in about ten seconds whether you can register.

On the Isle of Man

• Talk — talk.islelisten.im. The way in to mental health support for under-18s, run by Isle Listen with CAMHS. You can refer yourself — you don't need a parent or a doctor to do it for you. It is not a crisis service: if you need someone tonight, use the two numbers below.
• CAMHS — 01624 642875, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
• Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team — 01624 642860, 24 hours. This is the one for a crisis.
• Isle Listen — 01624 679118. Also not a crisis service.

Anywhere else

Search for your country's crisis line — findahelpline.com lists them by country, and takes about ten seconds.

And the one nearest you

A parent. A teacher. A GP. An older brother or sister. Anyone who will sit down with you. The service that works best is usually the one you can actually reach today.

Numbers checked 8 November 2026, each against the organisation's own page. Services change — the websites above will have the current ones.