Support
If you need help right now
MendAI is not a crisis service. The people below are — they are free, confidential, and used to hearing exactly what you are going through.
Immediate danger
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number now: 113 for a medical emergency in Norway, 112 from a mobile phone in South Africa and across the EU, 911 in the US and Canada, 999 in the UK.
Norway
- Medical emergency — 113. Police 112.
- Legevakt (out-of-hours medical help) — 116 117, when it is urgent but not life-threatening.
- Mental Helse Hjelpetelefonen — 116 123. Free and anonymous, open around the clock.
- Kirkens SOS — 22 40 00 40, or chat at soschat.no. Anonymous, open around the clock.
South Africa
- Emergency — 112 from a mobile phone, ambulance 10177, police 10111.
- SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline — 0800 567 567. Free, 24 hours.
- SADAG Mental Health Helpline — 0800 456 789. Free, 24 hours.
- Lifeline South Africa — 0861 322 322.
Elsewhere in the EU
- Emergency — 112, free from any phone in every EU country.
- Many EU countries also run a free emotional support line on 116 123.
United States
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. Free, confidential, 24/7.
Everywhere else
- Find a Helpline — findahelpline.com lists verified, free crisis lines by country, with call, text, and chat options.
A note from us
Reaching out is not a setback. Whether it is panic, grief, loneliness, or a night that feels unsurvivable — these services exist for exactly that moment, and the people answering want you to call.
The organisations above are independent of MendAI. Numbers checked October 2026 — if one is out of date, please tell us at hello@mendai.tech so we can fix it quickly.