Helplines for travellers - and hopeful words

Every country has separate numbers for helplines. When you move to a new country or are staying in a hotel overseas, put the emergency numbers in your mobile phone and memorize them.

Where else to get help? Ask the receptionist at the hotel. Ask the concierge. Add the numbers whilst you are waiting at reception or waiting for a porter (the Americans might say bell hop) to bring your luggage (Americans say baggage).

You can get help in different countries, different languages including Welsh, and for yourself, or somebody else, such as a parent, child, sibling or somebody you are caring for. 

What about a customer, somebody in the street acting oddly? 

To end on a happy note, the Samaritans have several success stories of people who were saved from committing suicide (eg jumping off a bridge) and went on to lead many years of happy, productive lives, sometimes staying friends with the person whose compassionate and prompt action had saved a life.

The scriptures say that to save one life, is as if one has saved the world. It is, to the person saved, their family, and all who know them.

One man found happiness again when his wife brought in a dog.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11178805/A-man-whos-dog-helped-heal-tried-life-wrote-book-pooch.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed_article&ns_mchannel=rss&ico=taboola_feed

In the Americas 911 is the usual number.

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• 000 (Australia)
• 102 (India)
• 106 (Australia)
• 108 (India)
• 110 (Iran, Japan, China)
• 111 (New Zealand)

• 112 (Europe and others, worldwide GSM mobile networks)
• 119 (parts of Asia and Jamaica)
• 120 (China)
• 123 (Colombia, Egypt)
• 128 (Mercosur member states)
• 190 (Brazil)
• 911 (Iraq, North America E-911 system, Philippines)
• 988 (United States Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
• 999 (UK and others)
• 1122 (Pakistan)
• • Here are more details

Singapore

Helplines

• National Care Hotline:

1800-202-6868 (8am - 8pm)

Mental well-being

• Institute of Mental Health’s Mental Health Helpline:

6389-2222 (24 hours)

• Samaritans of Singapore:

1800-221-4444 (24 hours) /1-767 (24 hours)

• Singapore Association for Mental Health:

1800-283-7019

• Silver Ribbon Singapore:

6386-1928

• Tinkle Friend:

1800-274-4788 and www.tinklefriend.sg

• Community Health Assessment Team:

6493-6500/1 and www.chat.mentalhealth.sg

Counselling

• TOUCHline (Counselling):

1800-377-2252

• TOUCH Care Line (for seniors, caregivers):

6804-6555

• Care Corner Counselling Centre:

1800-353-5800

Online resources

• mindline.sg

• My Mental Health

• Fei Yue’s Online Counselling Service

• Tinkle Friend

• Community Health Assessment Team

UK

 Samaritans on 116123 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details.

Mental health support by text message

You can text "SHOUT" to 85258 for free from all major UK mobile networks. You'll then be connected to a volunteer for an anonymous conversation by text message.

This is not an NHS service. This free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging mental health support service is run by a charity called Mental Health Innovations.

• 000 (Australia)
• 102 (India)
• 106 (Australia)
• 108 (India)
• 110 (Iran, Japan, China)
• 111 (New Zealand)
• 112 (Europe and others, worldwide GSM mobile networks)
• 119 (parts of Asia and Jamaica)
• 120 (China)
• 123 (Colombia, Egypt)
• 128 (Mercosur member states)
• 190 (Brazil)
• 911 (Iraq, North America E-911 system, Philippines)
• 988 (United States Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
• 999 (UK and others)
• 1122 (Pakistan)
• • 
    

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/police-and-scdf-say-officers-responded-correctly-in-incident-of-woman-who-jumped-from-eunos-flat?dicbo=v2-c65946087dc656e5593bafcd0fa8bbe7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emergency_telephone_numbers

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