Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in Sint Maarten

A helpline is a place to talk to someone when you are struggling, before or instead of a crisis. Sint Maarten is a small country, and it has one dedicated crisis line, run by its psychiatric care provider. If you are not in Sint Maarten, 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. Neither service below publishes what a call costs, so that is not stated here.

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CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN SINT MAARTEN

Each number below was checked in September 2026 at the operating organisation's own website, or on the Government of Sint Maarten's official pages.

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Emergency numbers, and what each one is for

Mental Health Foundation crisis line, 585-5556

Safe Haven, 9333, for women experiencing 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

Sint Maarten does not use a single emergency number. The Government of Sint Maarten publishes a separate short code for each service.

Police: 911

Ambulance: 912 (from abroad: +1 721 542-2111)

St. Maarten Medical Center: 910 (from abroad: +1 721 543-1111)

Fire: 919

The hospital's emergency department is the in-person route. You do not need an appointment.

Mental Health Foundation crisis line, 585-5556

The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is Sint Maarten's psychiatric care provider, founded by the island government on 10 October 2001. On its own About page it "provides the most relevant psychiatric care services to the population of St. Maarten and neighboring islands".

The foundation's contact page describes the line in its own words: "Crisis line 585-5556 — Answered by a professional, confidential." The Government of Sint Maarten routes the public to the same line: "For anyone struggling with mental health challenges or suicidal thoughts, help is available. Please reach out to the MHF crisis hotline at +1 (721)-585-5556."

Tel: 585-5556 (from abroad: +1 (721)-585-5556)

Tel: +1-721-542-1677, the foundation's general line.

Hours: not published. The foundation does not state when the crisis line is answered. If you call and no one answers, dial 911 or 912, or go to the hospital's emergency department, which is open at any hour.

Cost: not published.

One thing to know: the foundation's crisis intervention team, which responds in person, is not reached by dialling the crisis line. Its own page states that "solely the St. Maarten Police Force, the Ambulance Department 912 or +1-721-542-2111 or a general practitioner can refer individuals to the MHF's crisis intervention". If someone is in immediate danger, call 911 or 912 first.

Safe Haven, 9333, for women experiencing domestic violence

Safe Haven is the island's domestic-violence shelter foundation. The Government of Sint Maarten lists its hotline on the national Emergency Numbers page as "Safe Haven — 9333".

Tel: 9333

Hours: not published.

Cost: not published.

The foundation's own website could not be reached when this page was checked, so no further detail about the service can be given here. If the line does not answer, the emergency numbers at the top of this page are the route.

While you are waiting to be answered

A line that is open can still be busy, and one of the lines above does not publish its hours. 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 911 or 912, or go to the emergency department of the St. Maarten Medical Center. 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 call 911 or 912.

Supporting someone through this is heavy, and it is reasonable to want support of your own. The Mental Health Foundation's crisis line is answered by a professional, and you can call it about someone you are worried for.

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

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