Hotline Directory (U.S.)

This is a directory of hotlines and crisis text/chat lines for the United States. This list is also posted on Tumblr. You can find hotlines for other countries through the directory on Dreamwidth or on Tumblr.

2-1-1 is a service which helps direct people to health and social services. They may have more information on specific resources in your area. See https://www.211.org/ for more information. You can also use this site to search for your state 211 site.

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Hotline Directory (U.K.)

This is a directory of hotlines and crisis text/chat lines for the United Kingdom. I also have lists for the United States and Canada. Note that this list is incomplete; I would like to add more types of hotlines, like I have for the U.S. and Canada. I also plan on creating lists for more countries at some point, and I am looking for assistance with that endeavor, so please get in touch with me if you'd like to help.

You can view the entire directory on Dreamwidth or on my website.

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Hotline Directory

I'm bringing my hotline directory over to Dreamwidth! It is a project of my self-care reminder Tumblr blog, timelyreminder. So far I have personally assembled full lists for the U.S. and Canada, and a partial list for the U.K. I plan on adding more countries at some point, and I am looking for assistance with that endeavor, so please get in touch with me if you'd like to help. In addition, feel free to contact me if you have any suggestions to add or notice something out of date with the lists already posted.

You can also view the directory on Tumblr.

Other Directories

While I have personally assembled my own lists, they are not consistently updated and feature a limited set of countries. As such, I've also listed some more comprehensive directories of hotlines, helplines, and resources below. While I found the sites below through avenues I consider trustworthy, please note that I cannot guarantee the reliability of all these sites, much less the reliability of the individual organizations they list.

Other Hotline Directories:

• Find A Helpline: This directory has the the most comprehensive selection of topics, allowing users to filter by many topics, not just suicide or mental health crises.
• Wikipedia's list of suicide crisis lines
• Wikimedia's list of mental health helplines: Also see their Mental Health Resource Center for resources beyond helplines.
• Befrienders: Global Suicide Prevention. Also see their other helpline organizations page for other sites that can help find similar resources.
• OpenCounseling's list of suicide hotlines: I found this list of suicide hotlines helpful enough to mention, but I cannot speak to the reliability of the organization as a whole, or their mission as a directory for affordable counseling services. Keep in mind they are (as far as I can tell) not a tax-exempt non-profit organization, and they do work with sponsors/affiliates (affiliate policy).

Hotline Directory

Worldwide Services

IMAlive (Worldwide Crisis Chat Line):
Website: https://www.imalive.org/
Chat: Click “Chat Now” at https://www.imalive.org/online/
Tumblr: imalivecrisischat

Country-Specific Lists

United States: On Dreamwidth, On Tumblr.

Canada: On Dreamwidth, On Tumblr.

United Kingdom (incomplete list): On Dreamwidth.

Resource Post Directory

I tend to collect resources, as a habit. (I have been referred to as a "URL dealer".) This is a directory to all my resource and reference entries, so any visitors to my page can find them easily. These resources were collected or written by me, unless otherwise indicated.

On Dreamwidth:

• Hotline Directory
• Calming Resources and Activities
• Where to Find Free Digital Media (Legally)
• Directories of Alternative Software: Free, open-source, privacy-conscious, and/or other alternative software and applications.
• Cybersafety and Privacy (Particularly in Online Fandom)
• Free Media Creation and Editing Software
• Writing Resources
• Fanfiction Commenting Guide
• Easy Fanfic Library
• The Fanfic Author's Guide to Metatext (As Used on AO3): I didn't write this guide, but this is my post which links to it. It's an excellent resource on tagging and other metatext for fanfiction.
• Prison Abolition and Mass Incarceration Resources
• The merlingen community includes resources focused on BBC Merlin, gen fandom, Arthuriana, and other resources collected from the resource channel in the gen-focused Merlin Discord server Land of Myth.

On other sites:

• My self-care reminder blog on Tumblr, timelyreminder, where I post regular reminders for followers to pause their scrolling and engage in various self-care actions such as drinking water, taking their meds, stretching, and more.
• random-useful-posts is my Tumblr blog specifically for reblogging useful posts and information about resources. The posts are organized in the index post and with tags.
• Free Mathematics Resources on Tumblr. This was in response to an inquiry about college/university students who struggle with mathematics, but may be useful to others as well. This post contains both my contributions and suggestions from several other Tumblr users.

Calming Resources and Activities

This is a list I refer to when I need to calm down or feel better.
Everything here is free unless otherwise specified.

• Background/ambient noise generator, soundscapes, music- myNoise: https://mynoise.net/
• Meditations, nature sounds, & sleep stories- Calm (sounds and some meditations/stories are free, others are subscription-only): https://app.www.calm.com/homepage
  • iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810
  • Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.calm.android&hl=en_US
• Internet archive: https://archive.org/ - has music/audio (including many meditation series), films and videos, images, books, and software.
• Space images/videos- NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/ (See galleries)
• Virtual Museums- Google Arts and Culture: https://artsandculture.google.com/
• Help with research- Zooniverse (no expertise required): https://www.zooniverse.org/ (mobile apps available too)
• Trivia Game- Freerice: https://beta.freerice.com/ (The game donates 10 grains of rice to the WFP for every correct answer.)
• Color sorting games:
  • I Love Hue (iOS/Android): http://www.i-love-hue.com/
  • Color Hue Nature Puzzle (iOS): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/color-hue-nature-puzzle/id1437329376
  • Color Puzzle Game (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.color.puzzle.i.love.hue.blendoku.game&hl=en_US
• Self Care Guide- from Scarleteen: (content warning for slight mentions of mental illness, trauma, and NSFW stuff) https://www.scarleteen.com/article/abuse_assault/selfcare_a_la_carte