Tragedy in Paris: We are here to support you.
Thank you for being here. I can only imagine the pain that you are currently feeling. I am glad you are here and looking for support. Whether you are a family member of someone affected or have been affected yourself, we are here to listen. Your feelings are valid. You are important.
You are never alone.
Listeners that are trained in Psychological First Aid and can help directly after this event, can be found here.
If you need immediate help and no listeners are online there, you can make a General Request on the site on our home page.
Si vous parlez Francais, cliquez-ici.
Below, you can find more resources compiled by the lovely @Kane to help you during this challenging time:
If you have friends in Paris and do not know of their whereabouts (and are friends on facebook), try using facebook's safety check.
If there is an emergency, please look at this document for emergency numbers or call or call 0800406005.
If you are an Expat in Paris, please call your embassy if you have any questions or need help.
For those concerned about a US Citizen in Paris, please call 1-888-407-4747 (in US) or 202-501-4444 (overseas.)
If you are concerned for a British National, please call 0207 008 1500.
If you need temporary shelter, you can find one by clicking here.
Please stay safe, everyone.
*Still attempting to find more resources! I will continue to edit this post as I go.*
I'd also like to add that Google Hangouts has made International Calling to France free for both Android and iOS so if you have friends and family you are trying to reach and are unable to because of costs, I encourage you to try this route.
Also, if you are in Paris and are seeking shelter, look up the #PorteOuverte hashtag on Twitter. People are offering shelter to those needing help.
@ValentineLove Thank you so much for posting this! Very helpful.
To get access to Google Hangouts, click here.
@Jake I've also found a website if searching the #PorteOuverte hashtag takes too long. It has the addresses of temporary shelters for those seeking shelter in Paris - http://porteouverte.eu/locations
@ValentineLove Awesome!! Thank you! Just added it to Kane's post.
@Jake And all the numbers and addresses for all Foreign Embassies in Paris - http://www.cosylogis.com/paris/list_of_embassy.php
I will be available for most of the night tonight for anyone who needs to reach out to someone!!
Feel free to message me as well. I'm going to set my status bar online : )
i can help too ive completed phycological first aid training
im online to take chats for anyone in need after this attack pleasee do
