Do you need help now? — Ireland
Comdira is a self-help tool and can't help you in an emergency. These are the people who can.
999
999When life is in immediate danger or serious injury
Call for police, ambulance, or fire services. Around the clock.
Pieta
1800 247 247If you're thinking you can't go on
24-hour crisis help for suicidal thoughts and self-harm. Free and confidential.
Pieta
51444For text-based crisis support
Text-based crisis support from therapists, around the clock.
Text HELP to 51444.
Childline
1800 66 66 66If you're under 18
24-hour listening service for children and young people. Free and confidential.
The numbers were checked against the services' own websites on 2026-09-16.
Other countries
Is your country missing? Call your local emergency number if a life is in danger. findahelpline.com lists crisis lines in most countries.
If you're worried about someone else
You don't need to know what to say. Asking directly — "are you thinking about taking your life?" — doesn't increase the risk, and being asked is often a relief. Pieta (1800 247 247) also takes calls from family and friends.
When it isn't an emergency, but it's heavy
Comdira has a piece for moments when everything feels like too much without being a crisis — what helps in the moment, and where the line is.
Read “When it's urgent” →Read more about what Comdira is and isn't in the terms of use.