About the LifeLines Project

Sophie has been a mental health advocate for many years.

One day, a student approached her and asked if they could talk. Sophie brought her to the office, where the student suddenly broke down and said, “My friend took his own life.” Through tears she continued, “I don’t understand… he has a loving family, he’s smart, good-looking, does well in school, he’s popular, he has a beautiful girlfriend — and then suddenly this happened. I don’t understand.”

Sophie did her best to comfort her, and the student left feeling a little lighter.

The following week, during class, Sophie asked her students if they wanted to talk about self-harm and suicide. Many hands went up.

What was meant to be a discussion about cash-flow management became a conversation about mental pain, shame, self-harm, and suicide. Students shared stories about themselves, their friends, and their family members — people who were struggling but didn’t know where to go for help, or believed help didn’t exist.

When the class ended, students thanked Sophie for opening the conversation and creating a safe space where they could finally speak honestly about things they had never been able to say out loud before.

That day stayed with her.

For someone in deep emotional pain, being able to talk to caring people — people who make them feel seen, heard, understood, and validated — can make a life-changing difference.

As Sophie researched mental health crises and suicide further, she realized this problem is global. People everywhere struggle, yet many still don’t know how or where to find support.

That is when Sophie and her team decided to build a website that gathers crisis resources in one place — accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world.

From that need, the LifeLines Project was born.

Note

The LifeLines Project is a nonprofit initiative and an ongoing effort. If you notice any errors in our resource list, or know of crisis and/or suicide hotlines not currently included, please email us at connect@lifelinesproject.com. We will do our best to update the information as quickly as possible.

If someone you know is struggling, please consider sharing the LifeLines resource page with them.

Thank you for being part of this effort.

Together, we can make the world a little safer for those who need it most.