Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in Latvia

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 counsellors and psychologists, depending on the service. If you are not in Latvia, 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service costs is set out beside it below, because the main crisis number is free only within Latvia, and some services do not publish their cost.

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CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN LATVIA

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

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Emergency numbers, and what each one is for

Krīžu un konsultāciju centrs "Skalbes", 116 123, the state-funded crisis line

Bērnu un pusaudžu uzticības tālrunis, 116 111, for children and adolescents

Atbalsta tālrunis noziegumos cietušajiem, 116 006, for victims of crime

"Nedari pāri, izvēlies piezvanīt!", 22 045 225, violence prevention

Atbalsta tālrunis azartspēļu atkarīgajiem, 293 232 02, gambling support

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

Latvia has one number that covers every emergency, and a separate number that reaches the ambulance service directly.

Single emergency number: 112

One call to 112 reaches the fire and rescue service, the State Police, the emergency medical service and the gas emergency service. It has operated in Latvia since 1997, through three Emergency Response Centres in Riga, Cēsis and Jelgava. The service says it is reachable 24 hours a day and that the call is free of charge. Its website publishes Latvian, English and Russian versions. It also works from a phone with no SIM card, or one showing "Tikai ārkārtas zvani", meaning emergency calls only.

Ambulance: 113

The Neatliekamās medicīniskās palīdzības dienests, the national emergency medical service, says to call 113 in situations where a person's life is in danger and minutes are decisive in getting help. The service states that the call to 113 is free of charge.

There is no separate national three-digit mental health number in Latvia. The state-funded crisis line is the six-digit 116 123, below.

Krīžu un konsultāciju centrs "Skalbes", 116 123, the state-funded crisis line

Biedrība "Skalbes" has run a crisis line in Latvia since 1997 and operates 116 123, the state-funded round-the-clock line for first psychological help. Its own homepage labels the line "Valsts apmaksāts diennakts krīzes tālrunis - pirmā psiholoģiskā palīdzība", a state-funded 24-hour crisis line for first psychological help.

You do not need to be at your worst to call. The Nacionālais veselības dienests, Latvia's national health service, says the line is not only for deep crises. In its words, it can also be everyday problems, for example problems at work or in the family, that you want to talk over with someone.

On cost and languages, Skalbes' own wording is "valsts apmaksāts, bezmaksas, pieejams 24/7 latviešu, krievu un angļu valodā", state-funded, free of charge, available 24/7 in Latvian, Russian and English. The health service confirms this, saying the line is entirely free, works around the clock, and answers in Latvian, Russian and English.

Skalbes qualifies the cost in one way: 116 123 is free "bezmaksas Latvijas tīklā un teritorijā", on Latvian networks and within Latvian territory. From abroad, the number that works is +371 67222922, which Skalbes says is charged as an ordinary mobile call on the LMT network, per your operator.

Tel: 116 123

Tel from abroad: +371 67222922, charged at your operator's rate.

Hours: 24/7.

Languages: Latvian, Russian and English, in the operator's own words.

Bērnu un pusaudžu uzticības tālrunis, 116 111, for children and adolescents

The Bērnu aizsardzības centrs, Latvia's state Child Protection Centre, runs the children and adolescents helpline 116 111. In its own description, it is a free round-the-clock help service providing professional psychological help and support in crisis situations, and the consultants who answer are professional psychologists who know the problems children and adolescents face.

Calls from parents, grandparents and guardians about a child are also taken. The service publishes its own limit on privacy: the conversation is disclosed to no one, except in cases where the child endangers their own life or health.

The phone line has been answered around the clock since 1 March 2015, including public holidays. There is also a chat window on the service's website and in its free "Uzticības tālrunis" app, and an email address, so a young person who cannot speak aloud can still write.

Tel: 116 111

Chat: uzticibastalrunis.lv, on working days from 12:00 to 20:00.

Email: uzticibaspasts116111@bac.gov.lv

Hours: phone around the clock; chat on working days from 12:00 to 20:00.

Cost: in the service's own words, the helpline is free of charge from both mobile and fixed phones.

Languages: not published.

Atbalsta tālrunis noziegumos cietušajiem, 116 006, for victims of crime

The support line 116 006 is for people who have been victims of a criminal offence or of violence, and for their relatives and support people. It is a state-provided line, operated by Biedrība "Skalbes" under delegation from the Tiesu administrācija, the Court Administration. It also gives information on victims' procedural rights, compensation and available services.

The service's own page says support is given free of charge, confidentially, and regardless of whether the person has gone to the police or other institutions.

Two of the operator's pages give different closing times, so both are given here. The line's own website and the Court Administration both publish every day from 12:00 to 22:00. A Skalbes news page publishes 12:00 to 20:00. If you are calling late in the evening and get no answer, the emergency numbers at the top of this page are always open.

Tel: 116 006, which the operator says is free.

Tel from abroad: +371 66116116, charged, in the operator's words, per your telephone operator's tariff, with no premium charge.

Web: cietusajiem.lv

Hours: every day from 12:00 to 22:00 on the line's own site; 12:00 to 20:00 on one operator page.

"Nedari pāri, izvēlies piezvanīt!", 22 045 225, violence prevention

Read the scope of this line carefully: it is for the person who fears they may cause harm, not for a person in danger from someone else. If you are experiencing violence, 116 006 above and the emergency numbers at the top of this page are the routes.

The line, whose name means "Do no harm, choose to call", is run by Krīžu un konsultāciju centrs "Skalbes" within a Ministry of Welfare ESF+ project. It is for people who feel they cannot manage their emotions, who see difficulties in their own behaviour, or who fear they might commit physical, emotional or other violence. A consultant works with the caller on understanding their own behaviour and on emotional self-regulation in the immediate situation. The operator states that consultations are anonymous.

Tel: 22 045 225

Hours: on working days from 06:00 to 12:00 and from 18:00 to 00:00; at weekends and on public holidays, around the clock.

Cost: not published.

Atbalsta tālrunis azartspēļu atkarīgajiem, 293 232 02, gambling support

This line is for people affected by gambling addiction and for their family and friends. It is run by Biedrība "Skalbes", with consultants from Skalbes and from Biedrība "Esi brīvs". The service says the line has operated since 2018 and that at present it is the only specialised telephone support for those affected by gambling in Latvia.

Callers can also send a written message through the service's website and get a considered reply within two working days.

Tel: 293 232 02

Hours: every day from 12:00 to 20:00, in the operator's words.

Cost: not published.

While you are waiting to be answered

Even a line that is open around the clock can 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 113, 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 the person you are worried about is a child, 116 111 also takes calls from parents, grandparents and guardians. 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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