Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in Lithuania

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 volunteers or psychologists, depending on the service. If you are not in Lithuania, 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. Most of these lines say their calls are free, but not every service publishes what a call costs.

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CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN LITHUANIA

Each number below was checked in August 2026 at the operating organisation's own website, or at the helpline page of the Lithuanian government's Emergency Response Centre, the body that runs 112.

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The emergency number 112, and what it covers

Vilties linija, 116 123, the round-the-clock line for adults

Jaunimo linija, for young people aged 16 to 35

Pagalbos moterims linija, the women's helpline

Vaikų linija, 116 111, for children and adolescents

Tėvų linija, psychologists for parents

Sidabrinė linija, for older people

Support for men: „Nelik vienas“ and Vyrų linija

While you are waiting to be answered

If you are worried about someone else

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The emergency number 112, and what it covers

Lithuania runs one number for every emergency. The government describes 112 as "Bendras ryšio numeris, skirtas pranešti apie teisės pažeidimą, staiga iškilusią grėsmę gyvybei, sveikatai, saugumui, aplinkai ar turtui", a general contact number for reporting an offence, or a sudden threat to life, health, safety, the environment or property.

It dispatches the police, emergency medical services, fire and rescue, and environmental protection. There are no separate ambulance, police or fire numbers to remember.

Tel: 112

One thing the government itself says plainly: "Skambinant numeriu 112 emocinė ir psichologinė pagalba nėra teikiama", meaning emotional and psychological support is not provided when you call 112. Call 112 when life, health or safety is at risk. For someone to talk to, use the helplines below.

Vilties linija, 116 123, the round-the-clock line for adults

Vilties linija describes itself as an "emocinės paramos tarnyba suaugusiesiems", an emotional support service for adults. It operates Lithuania's allocation of 116 123, the harmonised European emotional-support number. The government's Emergency Response Centre records that support here is given by "savanoriai ir psichikos sveikatos specialistai", volunteers and mental health professionals.

In the organisation's own words, "Linija veikia visą parą, septynias dienas per savaitę": the line operates around the clock, seven days a week. On cost it says "Skambučiai nemokami iš bet kurio tinklo", calls are free from any network.

There is also a chat, reached through the blue "Pasikalbėkime" button at the foot of the organisation's website, and an email channel. Letters are answered within 3 working days, so email is not a route to use in a crisis.

Tel: 116 123

Chat: www.viltieslinija.lt

Email: laiskai@viltieslinija.lt

Hours: around the clock, every day, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Cost: free from any network, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Jaunimo linija, for young people aged 16 to 35

Jaunimo linija is a national emotional-support line answered by trained volunteers. The organisation states "Emocinę paramą teikiame jaunimui (16-35 m.)": it provides emotional support to young people aged 16 to 35.

The phone line runs "kasdien visą parą 365 dienos per metus", every day, around the clock, 365 days a year, on what the organisation calls a "nemokamu telefonu", a toll-free telephone.

The online chat keeps shorter hours. The organisation writes "Dirbame kasdien nuo 13 iki 01 val.", we work every day from 13:00 to 01:00, and a chat conversation is allotted 45 to 60 minutes.

Tel: 0 800 28888. The organisation prints the number this way; the government's helpline table prints the same number as 8 800 28888.

Chat: jaunimolinija.lt/pasikalbekim

Hours: phone, around the clock, every day; chat, 13:00 to 01:00 daily.

Cost: toll-free, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Pagalbos moterims linija, the women's helpline

Pagalbos moterims linija is the national emotional and psychological support line for women. The government's Emergency Response Centre records that support here is given by "savanoriai ir psichikos sveikatos specialistai", volunteers and mental health professionals.

The organisation states "Pagalbos moterims linija veikia visą parą kiekvieną dieną: 24/7", the line operates around the clock every day. On cost and privacy it says "Psichologinė pagalba telefonu yra nemokama ir anoniminė", psychological help by telephone is free and anonymous.

Tel: 0 800 66366. The organisation prints the number this way; the government's helpline table prints the same number as 8 800 66366.

Hours: around the clock, every day, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Cost: free and anonymous, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Vaikų linija, 116 111, for children and adolescents

Vaikų linija describes itself as an "emocinės paramos tarnyba mokyklinio amžiaus vaikams ir paaugliams", an emotional support service for school-age children and adolescents. It operates Lithuania's allocation of 116 111, the harmonised European child helpline number, and is answered by trained volunteers.

It is not a 24-hour line. The organisation states "Skambinti 116 111 galima kasdien 11–23 val.", you can call 116 111 every day from 11:00 to 23:00, and "Rašyti žinutėmis internetu kasdien 14–23 val.", online messages can be written every day from 14:00 to 23:00. The government's helpline table gives the same hours.

On cost the organisation says "Skambučiai ir susirašinėjimas nieko nekainuoja", calls and messaging cost nothing.

Tel: 116 111

Chat: www.vaikulinija.lt/emocine-parama

Hours: phone, 11:00 to 23:00 daily; chat, 14:00 to 23:00 daily.

Cost: nothing, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Tėvų linija, psychologists for parents

Tėvų linija is for parents facing difficulties. Unlike most lines on this page it is answered by professional psychologists rather than volunteers. The organisation describes itself as "profesionalios psichologų konsultacijos", professional psychologists' consultations, by telephone and by email.

It keeps weekday office hours in two blocks, and it is a consultation line rather than a crisis line. Its own wording is "darbo dienomis 9.00 – 13.00 val. ir 17.00 – 21.00 val.", on working days from 09:00 to 13:00 and from 17:00 to 21:00.

Tel: 0 800 900 12, which the organisation calls a "nemokamas numeris", a free number. The government's helpline table prints the same number as 8 800 90012.

Email: tevulinija@pvc.lt

Hours: working days, 09:00 to 13:00 and 17:00 to 21:00. Closed at weekends.

Cost: free, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Sidabrinė linija, for older people

Sidabrinė linija is a befriending and emotional-support line for older people, not a crisis line. The organisation describes it as "nemokami draugystės pokalbiai, emocinė ir informacinė pagalba telefonu vyresnio amžiaus žmonėms", free friendship conversations, and emotional and informational help by telephone, for older people. It can also arrange a regular telephone companion, and support is given by trained consultants and volunteers.

On cost the organisation says "Pokalbiai „Sidabrinėje linijoje“ yra NEMOKAMI, tad nei registracija telefonu 0 800 800 20, nei bendravimas su nuolatiniu pašnekovu jums nieko nekainuos": conversations on the line are free, and neither registering nor talking to your regular companion costs anything.

Tel: 0 800 800 20. The government's helpline table prints the same number as 8 800 80020.

Hours: the organisation's own pages do not publish hours. The government's Emergency Response Centre helpline table gives Monday to Friday 08:00 to 22:00, and Saturday and Sunday 11:00 to 19:00.

Cost: free, in the organisation's own words quoted above.

Support for men: „Nelik vienas“ and Vyrų linija

Two men's services have joined forces. In their own words: "Emocinės paramos vyrams linija „Nelik vienas“ ir „Vyrų linija“ apjungė jėgas bendrai misijai – suteikti anonimišką kompleksinę pagalbą vyrams, esantiems sudėtingoje emocinėje ar psichologinėje situacijoje." That is, the two lines have combined to give anonymous, comprehensive help to men in a difficult emotional or psychological situation.

The evening number is the emotional-support line, answered daily in the evening. The daytime number reaches specialists, including psychologists, psychotherapists, an addictions counsellor and a lawyer. Neither runs around the clock; at night, the adult line 116 123 above is the one that answers.

Tel: +370 604 11119, emotional support, evenings daily. Official sources publish this line's evening hours differently, so we have not printed a single window here.

Tel: +370 670 00027, specialist consultations. The organisation publishes "Specialistų konsultacijos vyrams: I – V 10.00 – 14.00", Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 14:00.

Cost: not published on either organisation's page.

The organisation also states, "Nuo 2026 metų Vyrų linija neturi finansavimo, todėl specialistai konsultuoja laisvu nuo kito darbo metu": from 2026 Vyrų linija has no funding, so its specialists consult in time free from their other work. The service is current and its numbers are published, but patience may be needed.

While you are waiting to be answered

Some 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 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 and dial 112.

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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