Free, confidential helplines — trained to listen, whatever you're going through. In immediate danger, call your local emergency services first: 🇵🇰 1122 · 🇬🇧 999 · 🇺🇸 911.
Befrienders Pakistan (Karachi)
021-2645-6872 · 24/7
Urdu + English
IBS Counselling Centre (Lahore)
042-5830-5930 · 24/7
Urdu + English
Umang Helpline
0311-778-6264 · Weekdays 9am-5pm PKT
Urdu + English
Rozan Counselling Helpline
0304-111-1741 · Mon-Sat 9am-5pm PKT
Urdu + English
Taskeen Helpline
0311-783-3000 · 24/7
Urdu + English
JPMC Psychiatry Emergency (Karachi)
021-9241-0000 · 24/7
Urdu + English
Samaritans
116 123 · 24/7
English
Shout Crisis Text Line
Text SHOUT to 85258 · 24/7
English (text only)
NHS 111
111 · 24/7
English + interpreters
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
988 · 24/7
English + Spanish
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 · 24/7
English + Spanish
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
988 · 24/7
English + French
Estijaba Mental Health
800-4673 · 24/7
Arabic + English
NCMH Mental Health Hotline
920033360 · 24/7
Arabic + English
1737 Need to Talk?
1737 · 24/7
English (interpreter access)
Lifeline Aotearoa
0800 543 354 · 24/7
English
SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline
0800 567 567 · 24/7
English + local languages
Lifeline South Africa Counselling Line
0861 322 322 · 24/7
English + local languages
TelefonSeelsorge
0800 111 0 111 · 24/7
German (limited English)
3114 - Numero national de prevention du suicide
3114 · 24/7
French
SOS Amitie
09 72 39 40 50 · 24/7 phone; chat 1pm-3am
French
Kaan Pete Roi
+880 9612-119911 · Daily 3pm-3am
Bengali + English
National Emergency Service
999 · 24/7
Bengali + English