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Care Resources
These are real lines staffed by trained humans. They're free, confidential, and they exist exactly for the moment you're in right now. If you're in immediate danger, call your local emergency number — 911, 112, 999, 190, depending on where you are.
Suicide & self-harm
- United States
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 · free · 24/7 · confidential · also in Spanish
- US / CA / UK / IE
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741 · free · US, Canada, UK, Ireland
- United States
The Trevor Project
LGBTQ youth crisis line · call 1-866-488-7386 · text START to 678-678
- US / CA
Trans Lifeline
Peer-staffed by trans operators · 1-877-565-8860
- United States
Veterans Crisis Line
Dial 988, then press 1 · or text 838255
- Worldwide
Find a Helpline
Searchable directory of crisis lines in 130+ countries
- Brasil
CVV — Centro de Valorização da Vida
Ligue 188 · 24h · gratuito
- España
Teléfono de la Esperanza
717 003 717 · 24h
- Portugal
SOS — Voz de Apoio
213 544 545
- México
Línea de la Vida
800 290 0024 · 24h · gratuito
Domestic violence & sexual assault
- United States
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 · text START to 88788 · 24/7 · 200+ languages
- United States
Loveisrespect
Teens & young adults · 1-866-331-9474 · text LOVEIS to 22522
- United States
RAINN — Sexual Assault Hotline
1-800-656-4673 · 24/7 · confidential
- Worldwide
Hot Peach Pages
International directory of DV resources
- Brasil
Ligue 180 — Central de Atendimento à Mulher
180 · 24h · gratuito
- España
016 — Atención a víctimas de violencia de género
016 · gratuito · no deja rastro en factura
Child safety
SharedSoul is not a crisis service or a substitute for professional mental health care. We're here to help you stay in conversation with the people who love you — and to point you toward the trained humans who can hold the heaviest moments with you.