Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in the Republic of Cyprus

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 volunteers, psychologists or social workers, depending on the service. If you are not in Cyprus, 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 some of these numbers are free and for others no cost is published.

One thing about Cyprus matters before you dial. The island runs two separate emergency-call systems, one in the Republic of Cyprus and one in the north. A number from one side may reach nobody on the other, so each service below says which side it belongs to.

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CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN CYPRUS

Each number below was checked in August 2026 at the operating organisation's own website, or at the government page that runs the service.

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Emergency numbers, and why the two sides of the island differ

Cyprus Samaritans, 8000 7773

Helpline 1440, for violence in the family

Helpline 1466, for children and families

116 111, for children and adolescents

1402, the national addictions help line

1422, support with gambling

116 000, for missing children

In the north: ALO 183, the social services reporting line

In the north: the Nicosia women's shelter

In the north: the Barış psychiatric hospital, which is not a helpline

While you are waiting to be answered

If you are worried about someone else

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Emergency numbers, and why the two sides of the island differ

Cyprus has two separate emergency systems. The numbers below are grouped by the side of the island they work on, because they are not interchangeable.

Republic of Cyprus, police, fire and ambulance: 112 or 199

The Cyprus Police publish both numbers for emergencies and serious incidents. Calls are routed automatically to the police message control centre of the district you are calling from. The police page states plainly that calls to 112 are free.

Republic of Cyprus, ambulance direct: 22887171

The State Health Services Organisation says to call for an ambulance through 112, which the police handle, or directly to the Ambulance Service Call Coordination Centre on 22887171.

North of the island: 112 for a medical emergency, 155 for the police, 199 for the fire service.

These are the numbers the police in the north publish. Take care with 199: in the north it reaches the fire service, while in the Republic it is a general emergency number.

No side of the island publishes a dedicated three-digit mental health emergency number. In a mental health emergency, the route is the numbers above or a hospital.

Cyprus Samaritans, 8000 7773

Cyprus Samaritans is a Befrienders Worldwide affiliate and the Republic's listening line. In its own words: "Our mission is to provide confidential emotional support to those who are feeling distressed, lonely or unable to cope and who would like someone to listen to them without giving advice or being judgemental."

The number is a freephone, and the organisation describes "free listening or face to face support from our freephone centres in Paphos, Limassol and Larnaca". The site is published in English and Greek.

One limit is worth knowing before you call. The organisation states: "By law Cyprus Samaritans are not allowed to speak with anyone who tells us they are under 18 years old." If you are under 18, the lines in the next sections are for you.

Tel: 8000 7773

Email: confidential@cyprussamaritans.org

Hours: "7 days a week 16:00 - 00:00", in the organisation's own words.

Cost: the organisation calls it a freephone and refers to "our free helpline service".

Helpline 1440, for violence in the family

Helpline 1440 is run by the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family, known as SPAVO. It is a national line in the Republic, and its scope is domestic, intimate-partner and gender-based violence.

In the organisation's words, "Helpline 1440 is staffed by psychologists and social workers, trained in using communication techniques over the phone." It offers counselling support, information about other services, and information about your rights and options. The same organisation advertises an SMS service on 99984042. Its own site tells anyone in direct danger to call 112.

Tel: 1440

Hours: "24 hours a day", "365 days a year", in the organisation's own words.

Cost: "Free of charge", in the organisation's own words.

Helpline 1466, for children and families

Helpline 1466 is run by the "Hope For Children" CRC Policy Center. In the organisation's words, "The Helpline 1466 is mainly addressed to children and families and aims to provide psychological, social and legal support, counselling and guidance for matters related to child protection." Calls are passed to the organisation's own psychologists, social workers and lawyers, depending on what the caller needs.

Tel: 1466

Hours: "24-hours a day, 365 days a year, without any charge", in the organisation's own words. That statement dates from a 2020 announcement; the number is still published on the organisation's site today, but the hours have not been restated since.

116 111, for children and adolescents

The line 116 111 is run by SPAVO together with "Hope For Children". It is exclusively for children and teenagers until 18 years of age, and it lets a young person talk anonymously about anything that concerns them: worries about the future, difficulties with parents or friends, violence at home, parental separation, or losing someone.

The service says you can call free from a landline or mobile from anywhere in Cyprus. That statement is published by the Republic-side operators, so treat the line as a Republic service. The service's own pages are in Greek.

Tel: 116 111

Hours: "Monday to Friday between 12:00 – 20:00 and Saturdays between 09:30 – 14:00", in the operator's own words.

Cost: "free of charge", in the operator's own words.

1402, the national addictions help line

The line 1402 is run by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority, the statutory national body. It is an information and help line covering dependence on legal and illegal substances: information about substances, about treatment programmes operating in Cyprus, about harm-reduction measures available in Cyprus, and support with crises related to substance use. It is answered by officers of the authority's "ΣΤΟΧΟΣ" programme.

Tel: 1402

Hours: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 22:00, and weekends 15:00 to 22:00, as published by the authority.

Cost: not published.

1422, support with gambling

The line 1422 is an information and support line for problematic gambling, operated by KENTHEA. It is listed by the national addictions authority among the open telephone lines operating in Cyprus.

Tel: 1422

Hours: 09:00 to 19:00, as published by the national addictions authority.

Cost: not published.

116 000, for missing children

The line 116 000 is the European hotline for missing children, operated in Cyprus by "Hope For Children" with SPAVO. Both operators list it as a live line.

Tel: 116 000

Hours: not published.

Cost: not published.

In the north: ALO 183, the social services reporting line

The services in this section and the two after it were published by bodies in the north of the island, and their numbers work on northern networks.

ALO 183 is run by the Social Services Department in the north. By the department's own description, it takes reports concerning women who need support, and children and older people who are being abused or at risk of it. Reports are assessed by department officers and passed to the relevant bodies, the police and health services first among them.

Know what it is before you call: it is a reporting and referral line, not a counselling line. The department's page is in Turkish.

Tel: 183

Hours: "7/24", in the department's own words.

Cost: not published.

In the north: the Nicosia women's shelter

The Nicosia Turkish Municipality runs a women's shelter that can be reached directly on either of the numbers below. By the municipality's own statement it serves women and children who are victims of violence across the country, not only within Nicosia.

Beyond accommodation, the shelter lists protection and restraining support, legal support, education and job-finding support, and counselling and psychological support. Its own guidance tells a woman in danger from a partner to call the shelter, or 155 for the police, or 183 for social services.

Tel: 0542 876 3030

Tel: 0533 855 3030

Hours: "7/24", in the municipality's own words.

Cost: not published.

In the north: the Barış psychiatric hospital, which is not a helpline

No dedicated emotional-support or suicide-prevention helpline is published anywhere in the north. We looked, in Turkish as well as English, at the health ministry, the psychiatric hospital, the police, social services and the psychologists' association. We list the hospital here because it is the mental health contact that exists, and we say plainly what it is.

The Barış Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Hastanesi in Nicosia is the public psychiatric hospital for the north, with inpatient wards and an outpatient department. The number below is a hospital switchboard, not a crisis line, and it may not be answered out of hours. In an emergency, use 112 or 155 instead.

Tel: +90 392 228 5441

Appointments: the Ministry of Health appointment line 1101, answered "Pazartesi- Cuma 08.00 - 17.00, Cumartesi 08.00 -14.00", that is Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:00 and Saturday 08:00 to 14:00.

Cost: not published.

While you are waiting to be answered

Several of these lines keep set 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 199 in the Republic, or 112 or 155 in the north, 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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