A city-wide list of publicly available contacts and helplines in India.
Bangalore
Chennai
Delhi
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Suicide Prevention
Distress & Stress Helplines
For Phone and Email-based Counselling:
- iCall:
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences School of Human Ecology
022-25521111 (Mon-Sat: 8 am to 10 pm)
E: icall@tiss.edu
iCall’s Crowd-sourced document on where to get help -
Mann Talks:
8686 139 139 (Mon-Sun: 9-8PM) (Hindi, English, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil)
Email at counselling@manntalks.org (English only/ Response within 2 days) - SUICIDE PREVENTION INDIA LIST
- Snehi
Phone counselling: 9582208181 (10 am to 10 pm)
SOUTH ASIAN (DIASPORA) HELPLINES:
| Name | Hours | Contact | Extra information | |
| South Asian Mental Health Initiative & Network (SAMHIN) | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily | info@samhin.org | 732-902-2561 | Please note that their Helpline is not a crisis hotline. |
| Rethink Sahayak Asian Mental Health Helpline | Monday – Wednesday : 4.00pm – 7.00pm Tuesday – Thursday : 12.00pm – 3.00pm Friday – Sunday : Closed | 8088002073 | ||
| National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI) | M-F 10 am – 10 pm, ET | 18009506264 | Or text “Helpline” to 62640, or chat. In a crisis call or text 988 | |
| Sakhi for South Asian Women | Monday-Saturday, 10:00am – 10:00pm ET | advocate@sakhi.org | 212-868-6741 | Text: 305-204-1809 |
| Ashiyanaa | 1-888-417-2742 | |||
| South Asian Canadians Health And Social Services (SACHSS) | info@sachss.org | 1-289-277-4770 1-437-254-2794 1-647-523-6380 1-416-863-0511 | ||
| Mannmukti | South Asian Provider Database : https://mannmukti.org/providers-database/ | |||
| Soch | info@sochmentalhealth.com | |||
| South Asian Soar | Helplines Database : https://www.southasiansoar.org/findhelp | |||
| Sahara | 562-402-4132 | |||
| Brampton Guardian | 1-833-456-4566 | Text 45645 in the evenings | ||
| South Asian Community Health Services | (647) 718-0786 | |||
| Hong Fook Mental Health Association | (416) 493-4242 | Offers Walk in counselling services and group psychotherapy in Mandarin and Cantonese. | ||
| Community Family Services of Ontario | (416)979-8299 | Formerly Chinese Family Services of Ontario, this agency offers group, individual and family counselling. | ||
| Punjabi Community Health Services | (905) 677-0889 | Offers assistance and support regarding Mental Health and Addictions in English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and Malayalm. | ||
| Malton Neighborhood Services | (905) 677-6270 | Services are available in many languages including Somali, Twi, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Tamil, Arabic, Tagalog, Spanish, and Italian. | ||
| Asian Family Services | Monday to Friday between 9am-8pm | 800862342 | Helpline is available in eight languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Hindi and English. | |
| South Asian Community Mental Health Service (AMARDEEP) Lambeth | Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm | communications@selmind.org.uk | 2032288100 | It is not a crisis helpline |
| Saheli | info@saheliboston.org | 1-866-472-4354 | iMessage/text : 1-781-999-1506 | |
| Maitri | maitri@maitri.org | 1-888-862-4874 | ||