If you're struggling right now.
This page exists so it's never a dead link. These are real, established services — not this site pretending to be one.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number now — 911 in the US, 999 in the UK, 112 across the EU, or the equivalent where you are.
United States
Call or text 988
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — free, confidential, 24/7. 988lifeline.org
US, UK, Canada & Ireland
Text HOME to 741741
Crisis Text Line — free, 24/7, by text. crisistextline.org
Anywhere else
A directory of crisis lines by country, run by a nonprofit (Befrienders Worldwide / Throughline Care) — the most reliable way to find a real number where you are, since this list can't cover everywhere.
Express Your Mind isn't a clinic or a crisis service, and nothing on this site is a substitute for the people and services above. See the About page for what this actually is.