Suicide hotlines
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Volunteers should encourage the person in crises to call their local emergency services number (911 in Canada or the US, 112 in most European countries) or a local crisis hotline.
National Suicide Crisis Hotlines
- USA: 1-800-784-2433 Web: http://www.suicidehotlines.com
- Canada: 1-800-448-1833
- UK: 08457 90 90 90
- Australia: 1300 13 11 14 Web: http://www.lifeline.org.au
- New Zealand: (9) 5222-999 within Auckland, 0800 111-777 outside Auckland Web: http://www.lifeline.org.nz
- Germany:
- 0800 - 111 0 111 (ev.) (protestant)
- 0800 - 111 0 222 (rk.) (roman catholic)
- 0800 - 111 0 333 (Kinder / Jugendliche) (for kids/teens)
- Web: http://www.telefonseelsorge.de
Other Countries
- http://www.suicide-helplines.org/ - site offers info about suicide/crisis helplines worldwide:
- http://www.befrienders.org - international non-profit with 31,000 volunteers in over 40 countries