Suicide Hotlines and Crisis Lines in Suriname

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 counsellors. If you are not in Suriname, 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 stated beside it below, in the operating organisation's own words where it publishes them.

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CRISIS LINES, SUICIDE HOTLINES, AND HELPLINES IN SURINAME

Each number below was checked in August 2026 at the operating organisation's own website, or at the government, health authority or telecoms regulator page that publishes it.

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Emergency numbers, and what each one is for

Crisishulplijn 114, the national crisis helpline

Mi Lijn on 123, for children, young people and victims of 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

Suriname has no single number that covers every emergency. The Korps Politie Suriname publishes these alarm numbers, and different services answer them.

Police and central control room (Centrale Meldkamer): 115

Fire brigade (Brandweer): 110

Emergency medical care, Academisch Ziekenhuis (Spoed Eisende Hulp A.Z.): 113

The police also print 442222 as an extra number for the same emergency department.

Emergency medical care, R.K.Z. (Spoed Eisende Hulp R.K.Z.): 471212

Crisishulplijn 114, the national crisis helpline

Crisishulplijn 114 is Suriname's national crisis line, answered by specially trained counsellors under the responsibility of the Psychiatrisch Centrum Suriname. It was established by the Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Arbeid, with technical and financial support from PAHO/WHO. A line on this number existed before and was stopped; the service launched again on 5 June 2026.

The line is for people in acute psychological, social or emotional distress. In the deputy minister's words its scope covers "suïcidaliteit, jongerenproblematiek, huiselijk geweld en verslaving", meaning suicidality, youth problems, domestic violence and addiction. Counsellors give first-line support and refer you onward to appropriate services where needed.

On cost and privacy, PAHO/WHO states that the line "provides free, confidential, and anonymous psychological first aid to anyone in Suriname experiencing emotional distress, suicidal thoughts, or mental health crisis".

Tel: 114, dialled inside Suriname. No international form is published.

Hours: not printed here. The sources that announce the line describe its hours differently, so we do not make an hours claim. If 114 does not answer, dial the emergency number 115.

Languages: Dutch. The government's announcement describes multilingual support as a future plan, not a current fact.

Mi Lijn on 123, for children, young people and victims of violence

Mi Lijn is the helpline of the Stichting Kinder- en Jongerentelefoon (KJT). In the organisation's own words it is "De Surinaamse hulplijn voor kinderen, jongeren, adolescenten en slachtoffers van huiselijk- en gender gerelateerd geweld", the Surinamese helpline for children, young people, adolescents and victims of domestic and gender-related violence.

The operator publishes an age range of 6 to 25. Adults who are victims of domestic or gender-based violence may also call. This is a scoped line rather than a general adult crisis line, so if you fall outside that scope, use 114 above. Counsellors handle the matter on the line or refer you to a partner organisation, including named services of the police, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing, and the Ministry of Justice and Police.

Tel: 123

WhatsApp: +5978507039

WhatsApp: +5978506907

Chat: via bel123.org/mi-lijn

Hours: not printed here. The operator's own pages describe the line's availability differently and give no clock times, so we do not make an hours claim.

Cost: in the operator's words, "Bellen naar de lijn is gratis vanuit een vaste aansluiting en vanuit een mobiel", meaning calling the line is free from a landline and from a mobile.

Languages: not published.

While you are waiting to be answered

A new line can be busy, and an open line can still take time to connect. 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 115 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 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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