List of available helplines in India


Things may seem bleak now, but there are people who care deeply about you and are here to support you!

As part of this work, we collaborate with Befrienders India, which uses empathy and non-judgmental support to lend a listening ear to those who may be feeling distress or suicidal. Below, you can see the list of helplines available through Befrienders India as well as their numbers and hours.

If any of these numbers (on any page) does not work, or you do not have a good experience with one of them, you can provide feedback by emailing us at ineedhelpnowindia@gmail.com or by submitting your feedback here.



Befrienders Helplines

Connecting (मराठी, English, हिंदी)

Daily, 12:00PM - 8:00PM
Operates out of Pune, Maharashtra: +91 99220 04305, +91 99220 01122

You Matter by COOJ (English)

Monday - Friday, 1:00PM - 7:00PM
Operates out of Goa: 08322252525, 9075391756

Darshika

Operates out of Secunderabad, Telangana: 040 27755505, 040 27755506

Jeevan

Daily, 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Operates out of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand: 0657 6555555,0657 6453841

Roshni (తెలుగు, اردو, हिंदी, English)

Monday - Saturday, 11:00AM - 9:00PM
Operates out of Secunderabad, Telangana: 04066202001, 04066202000

Sumaitri (हिंदी, English)

Monday - Friday: 2:00PM - 10:00PM, Saturday - Sunday, 10:00AM - 10:00PM
Operates out of New Delhi: 011-23389090

Samaritans Mumbai (मराठी, हिंदी, English)

Monday - Saturday, 5:00PM - 8:00PM
Operates out of Mumbai, Maharashtra: +91 84229 84528, +91 84229 84529, +91 84229 84530

Unarve (മലയാളം)

Daily, 8:00AM - 10:00PM
Operates out of Thodupuzha, Kerala: +91 0486 2225544

Sanjeevani (മലയാളം)

Monday - Saturday, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Operates out of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala: +91 0471 2533900

Sneha (24 hours) (தமிழ், English)

All days, all times
Operates out of Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 044-24640050

Sneha (தமிழ், English)

All days, 8:00AM - 10:00PM
Operates out of Chennai, Tamil Nadu: 044-24640060

Maithri (മലയാളം)

All days, 10:00AM - 7:00PM
Operates out of Kochi, Kerala: +91 0484 2540530

Lifeline (বাঙালি, हिंदी, English)

Monday - Saturday, 8:00AM - 10:00PM
Operates out of Kolkata, West Bengal: 033 40447437, 9088030303

Thanal (മലയാളം)

All days, 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Operates out of Kozhikode, Kerala: 9830747030, +91 0495 2760000

Saath

Monday - Saturday, 8:00AM - 10:00PM
Operates out of Ahmedabad, Gujarat: +91 79 26305544,+91 79 26300222, 9830204393

Prateeksha (മലയാളം)

All days, 10:00AM - 6:00PM
Operates out of North Paravur, Kerala: 9830747030, +91 0484 2448830


More Helplines

We’ve also collected a list of external helplines for you to use as necessary for more specific issues. Some are volunteer-based, while others are the phone numbers of psychologists and therapists who would like to help. All are in India, and listed with websites that have operating hours and languages served.

If any of these numbers (on any page) does not work, or you do not have a good experience with one of them, you can provide feedback by emailing us at ineedhelpnowindia@gmail.com.


Other Mental Health Helplines (Volunteer Based)

Helplines Gathered By The Live Love Laugh Foundation

Aasra Helpline

Operates out of Navi Mumbai: +91-9820466726
All days, all hours

Sahai Helpline

Operates out of Bangalore: +91-8025497777


Counselor-Based Helplines

iCALL Helpline

Operates out of Mumbai: 022-25521111
Monday - Saturday, 8:00AM - 10:00PM

Project Mumbai

Specific counselors listed at website
Languages: Marathi, English, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, Punjabi, Kannada, Malayalam
Daily, 8:00AM - 8:00PM


Psychologist Helplines (Psychologist/Therapist Based)

Kerala

Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, Kerala

Helplines available here
Languages: Malayalam, English, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali
Available 24/7


State Helplines

Maharashtra

Maharashtra State Mental Health Helpline

1-800-120-820050
Languages: Hindi, Marathi, English
Available 24/7

Kerala

DISHA Health Helpline

1056 in Kerala and Lakshadweep, 0471-2552056 if outside of Kerala
Languages: Malayalam
Available 24/7


Domestic Abuse Helplines (as compiled by Shakti Shalini)

Nazariya

Operates out of Delhi: 9818151707

Shakti Shalini

Operates out of Delhi: 011-24373737

Jagori

Operates out of Delhi: 26692700

Nari Samta Munch

Operates out of Pune: 9987720696

Sawayam

Operates out of Kolkata: 9830747030, 9830204393

Aali (Lucknow)

Operates out of Lucknow: 9415343437

Aali (Jharkhand)

Operates out of Jharkhand: 9693853019

Aakansha Seva Sadan

Operates out of Muzaffarpur: 9905443544

Cehat

Operates out of Mumbai: +91-9029073154

Disclaimer

Helpline numbers are listed for referral purposes only, and we do not own, operate or control the helpline numbers listed on the website. We disclaim all liability for damages of any kind arising out of calls made to these helpline numbers.