Lifeline

Crisis hotline

A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate emergency telephone counseling, usually by trained volunteers. The first such service was founded in England in 1951 and such hotlines have existed in most major cities of the English speaking world at least since the mid-1970s. Initially set up to help those contemplating suicide, many have expanded their mandate to deal more generally with emotional crises. Similar hotlines operate to help people in other circumstances, including rape, eating disorders, bullying, self-harm, runaway children, human trafficking, and people who identify as LGBTQ+ or intersex. Despite crisis hotlines being common, their effectiveness in reducing suicides is not clear.

Lifeline (crisis support service)

Lifeline is a non-profit organisation that provides free, 24-hour telephone crisis support service in Australia. Volunteer crisis supporters provide suicide prevention services, mental health support and emotional assistance through methods via telephone, face-to-face communication and online.

Lifeline (2025 film)

Lifeline is a 2025 mystery thriller film directed by Feras Alfuqaha starring Josh Stewart, Judah Lewis, Craig Stark, Charlene Amoia, Luke Benward, August Maturo, Casey Simpson, and Brecken Merrill.

Lifeline (musical)

Lifeline is a biographical musical produced by Charades Theatre Company about Alexander Fleming, with a score by Robin Hiley and a book by Becky Hope-Palmer. Lifeline addresses antimicrobial resistance and casts scientists and medical professionals as its chorus alongside a professional cast.

lifeline

Noun

1. A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
2. A source of salvation in a crisis.