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If you’re in crisis.

Interrupt is a sixty-second pause for everyday urges. It is not the right tool for a moment when you or someone with you is in immediate danger. The resources below are. They are free, confidential, and staffed by trained humans.

If you or someone near you is in immediate physical danger

Call your local emergency number now — 911 in the US & Canada, 999 in the UK, 112 across the EU, 000 in Australia.

Suicide & mental-health crisis
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 24/7
Call or text 988
Free, confidential support for people in distress — suicidal thoughts, emotional crisis, or just unable to cope. Staffed by trained counselors.
Spanish line available · TTY for deaf/hard-of-hearing · 988lifeline.org
Crisis Text Line 24/7
Text HOME to 741741
Text-based crisis support if a phone call feels like too much. A trained counselor responds within minutes.
Veterans Crisis Line 24/7
Dial 988, then press 1
For US veterans, service members, and their families. You don’t need to be enrolled in VA care.
Trans Lifeline 24/7
+1 (877) 565-8860
Peer support hotline run by and for trans people. No active rescue without consent.
The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ youth) 24/7
+1 (866) 488-7386 · text START to 678-678
For LGBTQ+ young people under 25 in crisis or needing someone to talk to.
Substance use
SAMHSA National Helpline 24/7
+1 (800) 662-HELP (4357)
Free, confidential treatment referrals for people facing substance use, mental health, or both. English & Spanish.
Domestic & sexual violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline 24/7
+1 (800) 799-7233 · text START to 88788
RAINN (sexual assault) 24/7
+1 (800) 656-HOPE (4673)
Suicide & mental-health crisis
Samaritans 24/7
Call 116 123
Free from any phone in the UK and Ireland. You don’t have to be suicidal to call — if you’re struggling, that’s reason enough.
Shout 24/7
Text SHOUT to 85258
UK’s text-based crisis service. Free on EE, O2, Three, Vodafone & most others.
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) 5pm–midnight
0800 58 58 58
For anyone in the UK feeling down or in crisis. Chat available on thecalmzone.net.
Substance use
Frank (drugs)
0300 123 6600 · text 82111
Confidential information and support for anyone affected by drug or alcohol use.
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline 24/7
Call or text 988
Free, bilingual (English/French), available across Canada.
Hope for Wellness Helpline 24/7
+1 (855) 242-3310
For Indigenous Peoples across Canada. Counsellors available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut on request.
Kids Help Phone 24/7
+1 (800) 668-6868 · text CONNECT to 686868
Australia
Lifeline 24/7
13 11 14
Crisis support and suicide prevention. Text and chat also available.
Beyond Blue 24/7
1300 22 4636
New Zealand
1737 — Need to Talk? 24/7
Call or text 1737
Free national helpline. Trained counsellors.
Lifeline Aotearoa 24/7
0800 543 354
Find a Helpline
findahelpline.com
Searchable directory of vetted hotlines in 130+ countries, by topic and language. Maintained by ThroughLine.
International Association for Suicide Prevention
iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres
Country-by-country list of crisis centres maintained by the IASP.
Befrienders Worldwide
befrienders.org
Network of over 240 crisis-line centres in 32 countries.
A note from us. Interrupt is a habit-interruption tool, not a clinical service. We are not therapists. We can’t see your data, and we can’t see when you’re struggling. If something in your life is bigger than a sixty-second pause — and that’s allowed, that’s most things — please reach out to one of the lines above, or to a doctor, therapist, or someone who knows you. You deserve real support.
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