Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in Austria
❝Crisis lines and suicide hotlines in Austria offer you the lifeline you need when you need it most. Reach for the phone, make the call, you have nothing to lose.❞
Helplines, crisis lines, and suicide hotlines let you reach out whenever you need and offer a chance to discuss things you might not be ready to share face-to-face.
They are a great way to be heard and get sound advice. Many are open 24/7, and all are free and confidential.
CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN AUSTRIA
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Initiative for Development Crisis Hotline
In an emergency
If someone's life is in immediate danger, call 144 for an ambulance. 112 also works anywhere in the European Union, including from a locked mobile phone without a PIN. Emergency numbers are free to call.
Ambulance: 144
European emergency number: 112
Ö3 Rotes Kreuz Kummernummer
The Ö3 Rotes Kreuz Kummernummer is a first point of contact for anyone in personal difficulty, including loneliness, psychological crisis, or thoughts of suicide. It is free from all networks and completely anonymous, and it is answered daily from 16:00 to 24:00. Outside those hours, call Telefonseelsorge on 142, which is answered around the clock.
Tel: 116123
SOS KINDERDORF-Rat auf Draht
SOS KINDERDORF-Rat auf Draht offers 24-hour service, free of charge from all over Austria. Psychologists answer your questions and advise you on problems concerning children and adolescents.
Tel: 147
Telefonseelsorge
Telefonseelsorge offers 24-hour free, confidential support for people who are looking for a competent, empathetic, and confidential person to talk to.
Tel: 142
24-Stunden Frauennotruf
The City of Vienna's 24-Stunden Frauennotruf offers free, confidential support for women and girls in Vienna who have been affected by sexualised, physical, or psychological violence, no matter how long ago it happened. It is answered around the clock, including Sundays and public holidays.
Tel: 0171719
Jedmayer Krisentelefon
The Jedmayer crisis telephone, run by Suchthilfe Wien, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is based at an addiction-services facility in Vienna and is the right call for crises involving substance use.
Tel: 01 4000 53799
KIZ - Kriseninterventionszentrum für Kinder und Jugendliche in Not
KIZ Tirol offers free, anonymous support 24 hours a day, every day of the year, to young people in crisis and their parents. It is based in Innsbruck and serves Tirol. Note that Vienna's Kriseninterventionszentrum is a separate adult service on 01 406 95 95, open Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00.
Tel: 0 512 58 00 59
Kindernotruf Hotline
Kindernotruf Hotline offers 24-hour support if you have a problem or notice that a child in your area is having difficulties.
Tel: 0 800 567 567
Männernotruf Hotline
Männernotruf Steiermark offers support for men in crisis or in violent situations, free and answered around the clock. It serves Styria. The nationwide Männernotruf, reachable anywhere in Austria and also answered around the clock, is 05 76 77.
Tel: 0800 246 247
Kidsline
Kidsline offers free of charge advice for young people from landlines and mobile phones. The helpline is available daily from 13:00 to 21:00.
Tel: 0800 234 123
Time4friends
Time4friends is the youth platform of the Austrian Red Cross, and you can reach them daily from 18:00 to 22:00 WhatsApp.
WhatsApp: 0664 1070 144
Initiative for Development Crisis Hotline
Initiative for Development Crisis Hotline offers support for the youths in Austria who are having serious problems including mental health problems.
Tel: 510-66-36
Important: TherapyRoute does not provide medical advice. All content is for informational purposes and cannot replace consulting a healthcare professional. If you face an emergency, please contact a local emergency service. For immediate emotional support, consider contacting a local helpline.
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