Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in Armenia

A helpline is a place to talk to someone when you are struggling, before or instead of a crisis. The lines on this page are answered by trained mental health professionals, counsellors or volunteers, depending on the service. If you are not in Armenia, the worldwide list is organised by country.

What you share is kept private in almost all cases; if a counsellor believes a life is in immediate danger, they may arrange urgent help. What each service costs is set out beside it below, because in Armenia the national line is free while the two round-the-clock lines do not publish what a call costs.

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CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN ARMENIA

Each number below was checked in August 2026 at the operating organisation's own website, or at the page of the Armenian state body that runs or co-funds the service.

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Emergency numbers, and what each one is for

Emotional Support Hotline, 0800 00 900, the national line

Sexual Assault Crisis Center, answered at any hour

Women's Support Center, for domestic violence

While you are waiting to be answered

If you are worried about someone else

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Emergency numbers, and what each one is for

Armenia is partway through moving to a single emergency number, so more than one set of digits is in use today. Both the new number and the older ones are given here.

Unified emergency number, police and rescue: 112

The Ministry of Internal Affairs launched 112 on 15 February 2026 as the unified number, bringing together calls to the Police and the Rescue Service. It is the state's own current answer for an emergency anywhere in Armenia.

Rescue service: 911. Police: 102

The older numbers are still printed by Armenian organisations for the Armenian public today. The national hotline's site gives 911, labelled the RA MIA Rescue Service, as the number for a life-threatening situation. The Women's Support Center tells readers, in its own words, "If you are in danger, call the police immediately – 102 or 112".

Ambulance in Yerevan: 1-03

This is the Yerevan city ambulance service, not a national one. Its page states that calls in Yerevan are received on 1-03 and that all calls are recorded.

Emotional Support Hotline, 0800 00 900, the national line

The Հուզական աջակցության թեժ գիծ (Emotional Support Hotline) is run by the Հոգեկան Առողջության Իրազեկման Նախաձեռնություն, the Mental Health Awareness Initiative NGO, together with Yerevan Municipality. It is Armenia's national mental health line, and it is answered by trained mental health professionals and volunteers.

The organisation states the line is for people dealing with depression, anxiety states, PTSD or other mental health challenges, for people affected by conflict, the effects of war or forced displacement, and for anyone who wants to be heard. It states plainly that it is not an emergency service.

In the organisation's own words, translated from its Armenian page, the service "is available throughout the territory of Armenia, is provided free of charge, confidentially, and is carried out by trained specialists and volunteers".

Tel: 0800 00 900. The organisation's own press release prints the same digits as 080 000 900.

Video call: sign.hotline.mha.am, offered in Armenian sign language ("Տեսազանգ հայերեն ժեստերի լեզվով"). The organisation publishes no separate hours for this channel.

Hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00 to 18:00, as published by Yerevan Municipality and by the organisation's own press release. This is not a round-the-clock line.

Cost: free of charge ("անվճար"), in the organisation's own word.

Languages: Armenian, with the sign-language video channel above.

Sexual Assault Crisis Center, answered at any hour

The Sexual Assault Crisis Center NGO (Սեռական բռնության ճգնաժամային կենտրոն) runs a hotline its site labels "Hotline 24/7". In the organisation's own words, it "supports people who have been sexually abused, including minors, by providing social, psychological and advocacy support".

The organisation does not state on its site which parts of Armenia the line covers, so no coverage claim is made here.

Tel: +374 77 991 280, which the same site also prints as 077 99 12 80.

Viber and WhatsApp: the same number.

Hours: "Hotline 24/7", in the organisation's own wording.

Cost: not published. This is a mobile number rather than a toll-free code, so a call may be charged.

Women's Support Center, for domestic violence

The Women's Support Center is a domestic violence organisation. In its own words: "You can call our Hotline for shelter protection 24/7 and 365 days a year. You can also send SMS to our Hotline number."

The organisation states its hotlines are confidential and anonymous, and that a caller may give a false name or none at all. It does not state on its site which parts of Armenia it covers, so no coverage claim is made here.

Tel: 099 887808, the number the organisation gives for shelter protection, for calls and SMS.

WhatsApp: +374 43 884008. This is a separate number from the telephone hotline.

Hours: the shelter protection hotline answers "24/7 and 365 days a year", in the organisation's own words. For non-emergency contact it publishes a separate office window, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Cost: not published.

While you are waiting to be answered

The national line keeps office hours, and a line that is open can still be busy. If you are waiting, try to stay with someone you trust, or ask someone to sit with you until the call connects.

If you have anything near you that you could use to harm yourself, put it somewhere harder to reach, or ask someone else to hold it for you. Distance and time both help.

If waiting is not possible, dial 112, or go to a hospital emergency department. You do not need an appointment and you do not need to explain yourself well.

If you are worried about someone else

Ask them directly. Asking someone whether they are thinking of suicide does not put the idea there, and it often comes as a relief to be asked plainly.

Listen more than you advise. You do not need the right words, and you are not expected to fix anything.

If they are willing, offer to sit with them while they call one of the numbers above, or to make the call together. If they are in immediate danger, treat it as you would any medical emergency.

Supporting someone through this is heavy, and it is reasonable to want support of your own. The same lines are open to you.

For services in other countries, see the list of helplines and suicide hotlines worldwide.

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