Resources
If things feel heavy, reach out to a real person.
Anchor is not a crisis service, and your AI coach isn't a therapist. The lines below are answered by trained people who can help, for free, in confidence, 24 hours a day in most cases. You don't have to be in immediate danger to call. You don't need to know what to say first.
If you're in immediate danger
Call your country's emergency number now. In the US that's 911. In the EU, 112. In the UK, 999. In Australia, 000.
United States
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
24/7, free, confidential.
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
24/7 text-based support.
Emergency
911
Netherlands
113 Zelfmoordpreventie
Call 113 or 0800-0113 · 113.nl
24/7, free, anonymous.
Emergency
112
United Kingdom
Samaritans
Call 116 123 · samaritans.org
24/7, free.
Shout
Text SHOUT to 85258
24/7 text-based support.
Emergency
999
European Union (general)
Emergency
112
Works in all EU member states.
Find a local helpline
findahelpline.com
Directory of crisis lines by country.
Australia
Lifeline
Call 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au
24/7.
Emergency
000
Canada
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
Call or text 988
24/7, bilingual.
Emergency
911
Anywhere else
Find a Helpline
findahelpline.com
Verified crisis lines in 130+ countries.
International Association for Suicide Prevention
iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres
Ongoing support
For non-crisis but ongoing support, therapy, counseling, medication consults, your GP or insurance provider can usually recommend local options. In the US, findahelpline.com and psychologytoday.com/us/therapists let you search by location, specialty, and insurance. In the EU, your local huisarts / Hausarzt / general practitioner is the right first stop.