Suicide Hotlines and Resources: US and Canada

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (NSPL) – is the central Suicide Prevention site in the US. It’s mission is to provide immediate assistance to individuals in suicidal crisis by connecting them to the nearest available suicide prevention and mental health service provider through a toll-free telephone number: 1-800-273-TALK (8255). They will also route you to one of the 150 Suicide Crisis centers in the US. Website



The National Suicide Crisis Center Locator– allows you to search by zip code or state to find one of the 150 Suicide Crisis Centers in the US



Other US Suicide Prevention Hotlines and Websites

• National Hopeline Network - Tel: 1-800-SUICIDE / 1-800-784-2433
  
• Crisis Center – 24 hour hotline – 615 – 744- 7440
  
• Information Hotlines by State- click on link
  
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
  
• Suicide Prevention Action Network
  
• GriefNet
  

Christian Suicide Support

• Christian crisis phone number: 714-NEW-HOPE (639-4673) does not encourage calls on another's behalf
  
• Online Chat Support: http://www.crisischat.org/ Personal information not required, non-crisis welcome
  
• Christian Chat Counseling: http://newhopeonline.org/counseling/liveperson.html Full contact information required crisis only
  

Spanish Language

• Red Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio - Cuando usted llama al número 1-888-628-9454
  
• Spanish speaking suicide hotline: 1-800-SUICIDA (784-2432)
  

Veterans

• Live Chat for Veterans from the NSPL
  

Chapters

• The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has chapters across the country
  

Teens and Children - Covenant House Nineline Tel: 800-999-9999



Other Crisis Hotlines

• List of US Mental Health hotlines, for various disorders: http://www.mentalhealth.org/hotlines/
  
• Self Injury - Tel: 1.800.DON'T.CUT (366-8288)
  
• Suicide Hotline - Tel: 1.800.SUICIDE (784.2433)
  
• Domestic Violence - Tel: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
  
• The Gay & Lesbian National Hotline - Tel: 1-800-THE-GLNH
  
• Rape Crisis - Tel: 1.800.656.HOPE (4673)
  
• Child Abuse Tel: -1-800-4-A-CHILD begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-800-4-A-CHILD
  

CANADA

• Check out the International Suicide Prevention Website for detailed information on Canadian sites.
  

Please note:

· Add +1 before the numbers to call from long distance or internationally



Suicide Prevention



Center for Suicide Prevention: Centre for Suicide Prevention

Suite 320, 1202 Centre Street S.E.

Calgary, AB T2G 5A5

Phone: 403-245-3900 (free call)

Fax: 403-245-0299



Suicide Action Montreal

2345 est. rue Belanger

MONTREAL Quebec

H2G 1C9

Canada

Tel: (514) 723 4000



Useful numbers



Crisis Intervention Centre - Tel: 1-800-757-7766

Kids Help Phone - Tel: 1-800-668-6868

Parents Help Line - Tel: 1-888-603-9100

Sexual Assault Support & Crisis - Tel: 1-800-909-7007

S.O.S. Femmes - Tel: 1-800-387-8603



Location of Local Crisis Centers in Canada - http://www.suicideinfo.ca/csp/go.aspx?tabid=77



Greater Toronto Area numbers



· The Distress Center: 416-408-4357

· The Mobile Crisis Unit: 416-498-0043

· The Mental Health Crisis Line: 416-929-5200

· 416-310-COPE (2673)



Manitoba area



· Manitoba Suicide Line (24hr): 1-877-435-7170

· Crisis Line (24hr): 1-888-322-

· Teen Touch (24hr): 1-204-783-1116

· Kids Help Phone (24hr): 1-800-668-6868



Mood Disorder Association of Manitoba (MDAM) -This is not a 24 hr line but they will help you find support groups, therapists, pdocs, mental health workers or outpatient programs - 1-204-786-0987



Canadian Suicide Associations

• Association quebecoise de suicidologie (AQS)
  
• AQS (Quebec) is devoted to suicide prevention by gathering persons and organizations...
  
  Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention
  
• CASP/ACPS is a non-profit national association consisting of individuals from all walks of life. ... The European Network for Suicidology (ENS)
  
• The ENS offers members several services related to suicide prevention in Europe....
  
  International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP)
  
• IASP holds a Congress every two years that is sponsored by various regional and international suicid...
  
  Ontario Suicide Prevention Network (OSPN)
  
• OSPN encourages the development of suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention activities at l...
  

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