Do you need help now? — New Zealand
Comdira is a self-help tool and can't help you in an emergency. These are the people who can.
111
111When life is in immediate danger or serious injury
Call for police, ambulance, or fire services. Around the clock. Works even without mobile credit.
Healthline
0800 611 116For medical advice when it's not an emergency
Nurse advice line, around the clock. Free. With interpreter services.
1737 Need to talk?
1737If you're thinking you can't go on
Free, confidential emotional support from trained counselors. Call or text. Around the clock.
Youthline NZ
234For young people 12–24 via text
Free listening service for young people. Around the clock.
Text 234.
Youthline NZ
0800 376 633If you're 12–24 years old
Free listening service around the clock. Also text 234.
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. 1737 Need to talk? (1737) 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.