Crisis & Safety
You’re not alone — get support
PersonaChat · Last updated August 24, 2026
If you’re going through a hard time, thinking about suicide, or worried about someone else, please reach out to a real person. The resources below are free, confidential, and available to help. PersonaChat’s characters are fiction and cannot help in an emergency.
If you are in immediate danger
Call your local emergency number right now — 911 (US/Canada), 112 (EU), 999 (UK), or the emergency number where you are. If you can’t call, reach out to one of the crisis lines below.
Crisis hotlines
United States
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
24/7, free and confidential. Chat at 988lifeline.org. Veterans: dial 988, then press 1.
United States
Crisis Text Line
Text HOME to 741741
24/7 text support with a trained crisis counselor.
US · LGBTQ+ youth
The Trevor Project
Also text START to 678-678. Support for LGBTQ+ young people, 24/7.
UK & Ireland
Samaritans
Free, 24/7. Or email jo@samaritans.org.
United Kingdom
Shout
Text SHOUT to 85258
24/7 free text support across the UK.
Canada
9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline
24/7, bilingual, free and confidential.
Australia
Lifeline
24/7 crisis support. Text and online chat also available.
Anywhere
Find A Helpline
Free, verified helplines in your country — pick your location to see local numbers.
More kinds of support
Helplines can also connect you with support for self-harm, eating disorders, abuse or domestic violence, and substance use. If you’re not sure where to start, findahelpline.com lets you choose your country and the kind of help you need. The International Association for Suicide Prevention also lists crisis centres worldwide at iasp.info.
How PersonaChat approaches this
Our Content Guidelines prohibit content that encourages or glorifies self-harm or suicide, and we surface these resources when a conversation raises real concern. You can clear or delete any conversation at any time using the app’s Forget and delete controls.
A note on AI and mental health
AI characters can feel comforting, but they are not therapists or counselors, and they don’t know your situation the way a trained person does. Please lean on real people — a friend, a family member, a professional, or one of the lines above.
Numbers can change over time. If a line above isn’t reaching you, use
findahelpline.com for the current number in your country.