If you're in crisis
If you're in immediate danger or having thoughts of suicide, please reach out now. You don't have to be sure it's a crisis to call.
If you're in immediate physical danger
Call your local emergency number.
Talk to someone now
Each one says which country it serves. Check it covers where you are before you call; Neta has not assumed.
- SAPTEL (Mexico)55 5259 8121Hours Open 24 hours, every day.
No, and they could not even if they wanted to. They have no way to trace your call or find where you are. Help can only be sent if you give them your address yourself, and say yes.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Checked 2026-08-07
www.saptel.org.mx
Another option
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US)988Hours Open 24 hours, every day.
Yes. They can and sometimes do contact emergency services without your permission, when the person you speak to judges you to be at immediate risk.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Every accredited centre can and will contact emergency services when a counsellor judges someone to be at imminent risk. What differs between centres is where that threshold sits, set by local supervisory guidelines.
Calls are georouted automatically to a local centre. You cannot choose which one answers.
SAMHSA reports non-consensual dispatch in under 2% of contacts.
Checked 2026-08-07
988lifeline.org
More resources
Crisis lines Neta has details for
- Trans Lifeline (US)877-565-8860Hours Mon–Fri, 10am–6pm Pacific (11–7 Mountain, 12–8 Central, 1–9 Eastern). Closed on scheduled holidays.
Their published policy is not to contact emergency services without your explicit consent. Neta has not yet confirmed this by phone itself, and a policy can change, so treat it as their stated policy, not a guarantee.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Checked 2026-08-07
translifeline.org - BlackLine (US)800-604-5841Hours Open 24 hours, every day.
This could not be found out. Neta looked and could not establish it, and would rather tell you that than let you assume.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Police & authorities BlackLine states that calls are never shared with law enforcement or state agencies.
Checked 2026-08-07
www.callblackline.com - CVV · Centro de Valorização da Vida (Brazil)188Hours Open 24 hours, every day.
This could not be found out. Neta looked and could not establish it, and would rather tell you that than let you assume.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Checked 2026-09-17
cvv.org.br/ligue-188-3/ - Línea de la Vida (Mexico)800 911 2000Hours 24 hours, every day of the year.
This could not be found out. Neta looked and could not establish it, and would rather tell you that than let you assume.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Checked 2026-08-08
www.gob.mx/salud/conadic - Línea 024 (Spain)024Hours 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
This could not be found out. Neta looked and could not establish it, and would rather tell you that than let you assume.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Checked 2026-08-13
www.sanidad.gob.es/linea024/home.htm - 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline (Canada)988Hours 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
This could not be found out. Neta looked and could not establish it, and would rather tell you that than let you assume.
What happens if I call?
- Lifeline (Australia)13 11 14Hours 24 hours a day, every day, by phone, text and chat.
Yes. They can and sometimes do contact emergency services without your permission, when the person you speak to judges you to be at immediate risk.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Checked 2026-08-13
www.lifeline.org.au/crisis-support/ - Samaritans (United Kingdom)116 123Hours 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The call is free and does not show on a phone bill.
Usually not, with exceptions.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Samaritans' published policy is not to pass on what you say without your consent, with stated exceptions: if you appear unable to make decisions for yourself, if an identifiable child or at-risk adult is being harmed or is at risk of harm, if you are in immediate danger of being hurt by someone else, on a court order, in cases of terrorism or a bomb warning, or if you threaten or abuse the people answering. They also state that if you give them no details they cannot pass any on. This is their published policy, read from their own pages on 13 August 2026 and not confirmed by phone. Treat it as what they say, not as a guarantee.
Checked 2026-08-13
www.samaritans.org - Línea Nacional de Salud Mental (Argentina)0800 999 0091Hours 24 hours, every day of the year.
This could not be found out. Neta looked and could not establish it, and would rather tell you that than let you assume.
What happens if I call?
If you call, can they send police or an ambulance without your say-so?
Checked 2026-10-12
www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/la-linea-nacional-de-orientacion-y-apoyo-en-la-urgencia-de-salud-mental-funciona-las-24-0
Anywhere else in the world
findahelpline.com lists crisis lines for 130+ countries, in many languages. It is maintained by ThroughLine (the helplines verify their own entries with them), and it is the directory IASP, the global suicide-prevention body, links to. Neta has not verified those entries itself.
findahelpline.com