Argentina
Emergency
Nationwide emergency. In CABA, 107 (SAME) is also used for medical emergency.
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In CABA, 107 (SAME) is also used for medical emergency.
Crisis 24/7
No free national perinatal parent helpline found. NGO suicide lines (e.g. CAS 135) are not 24/7 — check hours on their site before calling.
Brazil
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
No free national perinatal parent helpline found. Do not confuse 190 (military police) with SAMU 192.
Canada (including Quebec)
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
Bilingual suicide crisis support nationwide.
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Call or text.
Source: canada.ca
Quebec suicide prevention helpline.
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SMS 535353; chat on suicide.ca.
Source: suicide.ca
No single free national perinatal phone helpline found; provincial services vary.
Chile
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
Confidential support for suicidal crisis / thoughts; psychologist.
Dial *4141 from a mobile phone
Source: minsal.cl
Salud Responde (600 …) omitted — caller cost not confirmed as free. No free national perinatal parent helpline found.
Colombia
Crisis 24/7
No free national perinatal parent helpline found.
France
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
Limited hours
Also useful locally: Maisons des 1000 premiers jours (in-person / local services).
Ireland
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
Italy
Emergency
National emergency number.
Source: italia.it / NUE public guidance
Crisis / emotional support
Standard call rates apply
Emotional listening — charged like a national landline.
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No nationwide line that is free for the caller was confirmed. Telefono Amico offers emotional listening, but the call is charged like a national landline — so it is not listed here as free. Some regions run free green numbers (e.g. Veneto) that are not national.
Mexico
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
No free national perinatal parent helpline found.
Peru
Emergency
Peru has no single 911-style number; use the service that matches the emergency.
Crisis 24/7
Health information and orientation. Option 5 = mental health / psychology.
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Option 3 (sub-option obstetricia) for pregnancy-related health questions. Also WhatsApp/Telegram 955 557 000 / 952 842 623. (updated 7 Sep 2026)
Source: gob.pe/central113
No dedicated national perinatal mental-health crisis line found beyond 113.
Portugal
Emergency
Emergency services.
Source: SNS / EU emergency number
Crisis 24/7
Suicide prevention and psychological support; psychologists and mental-health nurses (SPMS / SNS 24).
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Confirmed free in Portaria n.º 291/2025 and SNS.
Source: Portaria 291/2025 · sns.gov.pt
Paid / special-rate lines (SOS Voz Amiga, SNS 24 808…, Linha SOS Grávida 808…) are not listed as free options.
Spain
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
No free national perinatal parent helpline found on Ministry of Health pages.
Ukraine
Context: wartime infrastructure means lines can pause. Re-check before each release.
Emergency
Limited hours
No free national perinatal parent helpline found.
United Kingdom
Emergency
Crisis 24/7
Someone to talk to when life is hard.
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Free (including without credit). Confidential emotional support any time.
Source: samaritans.org · NHS
United States
Crisis 24/7
Emotional crisis, suicidal thoughts, mental health crisis.
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Call, text, or chat.
Source: samhsa.gov/988
Pregnancy & new parents
Emotional support for pregnancy, postpartum, and families (English/Spanish + interpreters).
Not a suicide crisis line — use 988 for that.
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Also 1-833-TLC-MAMA; call, text, or chat.
Source: mchb.hrsa.gov
Information and perinatal mental health resources.
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Leave a message; volunteer returns call/text. Call or text EN; text ES 971-203-7773.
Source: postpartum.net/get-help