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In the US
Call 988 Text 988
In the UK · Samaritans
Call 116 123
Worried about someone else? What helps →
More lines: Shout, the UK text line In the UK · Shout
Text SHOUT to 85258
In the US · National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1-800-799-7233 Text START to 88788
In the UK · National Domestic Abuse Helpline (Refuge)
Call 0808 2000 247
For men in the UK · Men’s Advice Line Lines open Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm
Call 0808 8010327
Outside those hours: Samaritans will listen any time, on 116 123 .
More lines: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland In Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland · your nation’s own 24-hour line
Scotland: 0800 027 1234 Wales: 0808 80 10 800 Northern Ireland (18+): 0808 802 1414
In the US · Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Call 1-800-422-4453 Text GO to 1-800-422-4453
In the UK · Childline
Call 0800 1111
An adult worried about a child? Childhelp takes those calls too. In the UK: NSPCC, 0808 800 5000 , 10am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.
More: Childline’s online chat Can’t talk out loud? Childline’s 1-2-1 chat → You make a Childline account first; it does not ask for your email.
It was not your fault.
In the US · RAINN — National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call 1-800-656-4673 Text HOPE to 64673
In England and Wales · Rape Crisis (16+)
Call 0808 500 2222
18 or under in the UK? Childline, any time: 0800 1111 .
More lines: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland In Scotland · Rape Crisis Scotland (13+) Lines open every day, 5pm to midnight
Call 08088 01 03 02 Text 07537 410 027
Outside those hours: Samaritans will listen any time, on 116 123 .
In Wales or Northern Ireland · 24-hour lines that cover sexual violence
Wales: 0808 80 10 800 Northern Ireland (18+): 0808 802 1414
If this is about you right now: call 988 in the US or Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK. In danger: 911 / 999 . Someone to talk to →
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About a child? Childline 0800 1111 in the UK, Childhelp 1-800-422-4453 in the US.
Sexual assault: RAINN 1-800-656-4673 in the US, Rape Crisis 0808 500 2222 in England and Wales.
In danger now: 911 in the US, 999 in the UK.
18 or under in the UK? Childline, any time: 0800 1111 .
If you’re over 18: domestic abuse lines →
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