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	A '''crisis hotline''' is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency ], usually by trained volunteers. The first such service was founded in England in ~~1953~~ and such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the English speaking world at least since the mid-1970s. Initially set up to help those contemplating ], many have expanded their mandate to deal more generally with emotional crises. Similar hotlines operate to help people in other circumstances, including ], ], ], ], ], and people who identify as ] or ]. Despite crisis hotlines being common, their effectiveness in reducing suicides is unclear.<ref name=Sak2011/><ref name=Zal2016/>		A '''crisis hotline''' is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency ], usually by trained volunteers. The first such service was founded in England in 1951 and such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the English speaking world at least since the mid-1970s. Initially set up to help those contemplating ], many have expanded their mandate to deal more generally with emotional crises. Similar hotlines operate to help people in other circumstances, including ], ], ], ], ], and people who identify as ] or ]. Despite crisis hotlines being common, their effectiveness in reducing suicides is unclear.<ref name=Sak2011/><ref name=Zal2016/>

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a crisis line in the United States and Canada

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A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling, usually by trained volunteers. The first such service was founded in England in 1951 and such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the English speaking world at least since the mid-1970s. Initially set up to help those contemplating suicide, many have expanded their mandate to deal more generally with emotional crises. Similar hotlines operate to help people in other circumstances, including rape, bullying, self-harm, runaway children, human trafficking, and people who identify as LGBT or intersex. Despite crisis hotlines being common, their effectiveness in reducing suicides is unclear.

Effectiveness

Even though crisis hotlines are common, they have not been well studied. One study found that people's thoughts of suicide decreased during a call to a crisis line, and were lessened for several weeks after their call. Some callers frequently call crisis helplines, which can take up time from those with more immediate crises.

History

As a suicide prevention initiative, these signs on the Golden Gate Bridge promote a special telephone that connects to a crisis hotline, as well as a 24/7 crisis text line.

Such services began in 1953, when Chad Varah, an English vicar, founded The Samaritans service, which soon established branches throughout the United Kingdom. The first Samaritans branch in the United States was established in Boston in 1974. In addition to Boston, there are currently Samaritan branches in Falmouth, Massachusetts (serving the Cape Cod and Islands area), the Merrimack Valley, and the Fall River/New Bedford area. Outside of Massachusetts, there are branches in New York City, Providence, Hartford, Albany, and Keene, New Hampshire.

In the United States, the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center was founded in 1958 and was the first in the country to provide a 24-hour suicide prevention crisis line and use community volunteers in providing hotline service. San Francisco Suicide Prevention started a hotline named "Call Bruce" in 1962. A similar service, Lifeline, was established in Australia in 1963.

Another service, the volunteer-run crisis helpline Lifelink Samaritans Tas. Inc, originally called Launceston Lifelink, was established in Tasmania in 1968 by concerned citizens of Launceston, Tasmania, who decided to create a phone service based on the principles of The Samaritans. The rationale was that people often become suicidal because they cannot discuss their emotional pain with family and friends.

This service provides emotional support 24 hours a day to people throughout Tasmania and does not have any religious affiliations. The organization is a member of Befrienders Worldwide and has a "twinning" relationship with Northampton Samaritans in the UK. Lifelink Samaritans is the oldest telephone befriending service in Tasmania and the fourth oldest in Australia and receives at least 5,000 calls a year.

Telephone counseling

Telephone counseling and crisis hotlines provide a similar telephone support service, and both usually accept crisis and non-crisis calls. In the United States, many college campuses have established telephone counseling lines serviced by student volunteers to compensate for the high demand placed on college mental health services. These hotlines serve callers in crisis, but also serve to provide a listening ear for people who "just need to talk". Typically, hotlines are staffed by volunteers, and are not intended to replace professional, long-term counseling services. They are rather intended to carry callers through an immediate situation. Such hotlines exist at the University of Maryland, the University of Minnesota, Tufts University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Drexel University, Caldwell University, and Texas A&M University.

The term "emotional support helpline" is sometimes used – which does not imply crisis or counseling, and can include email and text messaging. Such services have allowed for the wider dissemination of resources for people facing mental health crises.

With developments in mobile telephony, the use of text or SMS (short message service) has been utilized by counseling services. Youthline, a youth-oriented crisis helpline in New Zealand, began providing a text messaging counseling support line in 2004.

Contact details

Main article: List of suicide crisis lines

Hotline/Resource	Organization/Purpose/Focus	Country
13 11 14	Lifeline offers 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention services by phone. The organisation also has an online chat service	Australia
1300 659 467	The Suicide Call Back Service is a nationwide service that provides professional 24/7 telephone and online counselling to people who are affected by suicide. In addition, the organisation also provides online chat and video chat services	Australia
1300 22 4636	Beyond Blue provides nationwide information and support regarding anxiety, depression, and suicide. The helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, the organisation also provides online chat from 3 pm to 12 am every day.	Australia
1800 55 1800	Kids Helpline is a 24-hour nationwide service that provides access to crisis support, suicide prevention and counselling services for Australians aged 5–25. In addition the Kids Helpline does also provide online chat services.	Australia
sociedadeamigosdavida.org.br	Amigos da Vida (Brazil)	Brazil
0155 5259-8121	Consejo Psicológico e Intervención en Crisis por Teléfono (SAPTEL) is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.	Mexico
The Lowdown	A New Zealand project aimed at young New Zealanders suffering from depression	New Zealand
116 123	Samaritans provides a hotline providing emotional support in the UK and Ireland.	United Kingdom, Ireland
1-833-456-4566 45645 (Text, 4 p.m. to midnight ET only); 988 service TBD	The Canada Suicide Prevention Service, a 24/7 hotline for callers in the Canada	Canada
1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255); 988 service by July 2022	The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a 24/7 hotline for callers in the United States	United States
1-800-799-4TTY (1-800-799-4889)	TDD/TTY services at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline	United States
1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929)	National Runaway Safeline, hotline and live chat for runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth	United States
800-273-TALK (800-273-8255) Then press 1 when prompted	US Veterans Crisis Hotline	United States
866-48-TREVOR (866-488-7386)	An American hotline aimed principally at LGBT teenagers, run by The Trevor Project	United States
1-866-SPEAK-UP (1-866-773-2587)	American anonymous youth violence reporting hotline created by The Center to Prevent Youth Violence	United States
1-800-448-3000	The Boys Town National Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is staffed by specially trained Boys Town counselors.	United States
veteranscrisisline.net	US Veterans Online chat and information	United States
741-741 (United States) 686-868 (Canada) 85258 (United Kingdom)	A free, 24/7 SMS Hotline providing emotional support for those in crisis provided by Crisis Text Line. In Canada, the service is also provided with a partnership by Kids Help Phone. In the U.K, Shout, an affiliate to the hotline that was founded by the Royal Foundation, operates in the U.K.	United States, Canada, United Kingdom

The Volunteer Emotional Support Helplines (VESH) represents 1200 member centres in 61 countries. It has been formed by:

Befrienders Worldwide (maintained by the Samaritans UK)
IFOTES – International Federation of Telephone Emergency Services
Lifeline International

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