The Great Big List Of Helplines: Covid-19, Children, Suicide, Women, CSAM & Mental Health

Information on COVID Related Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Communities

  • HAQDARSHAK: 9768701058 (English), 9919141324 (Hindi) (9 am to 7 pm)

Helplines available in 11 languages on https://haqdarshak.com/covid

Helpline for Children

  • Child Line: 1098 
  • HAQ: Centre for Child Rights 24/7 helpline for children by the Delhi Govt: Counselling and Crisis Intervention for education, safety, and emotional well-being of children across Delhi-NCR Helpline: 011-41182977
  • Positive Parenting Helpline Support by Parisar ASHA: 8828233443 (9 am to 9 pm, Monday to Saturday) 
  • Arpan: +91 98190 86444 (Phone Counselling Services, Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM & Saturdays and Sundays 9 AM to 1 PM)

WhatsApp group for parenting and self-care resources:
English: https://bit.ly/covidsupport_english
Hindi: https://bit.ly/covidsupport_hindi
Marathi: https://bit.ly/covidsupport_marathi

  • The Aarambh India Initiative Helpline (Monday to Friday, 08:30 am to 06.30 pm): 91 9892210066

Suicide Helplines

  • Aasra: 022 2754 6669
  • Icall: 022-25521111 (Monday to Saturday, 8 AM to 10 PM)

Email:  icall@tiss.edu 

Reporting Online Abuse & Child Sexual Abuse Material: 

Helplines for Women

  • Helplines for Domestic Violence/Intimate Partner Violence (including SMS/WhatsApp)
  • Domestic Abuse National Helpline: 181
  • All India Women’s Helpline/Police Helpline: 1091/1291
  • All India Women’s Conference: 10921
  • Emergency Response Support System: 112
  • Women Powerline (Uttar Pradesh): 1090
  • Gauravi Sakhi (Madhya Pradesh): 18002332244 (24X7)
  • Sneha (Mumbai): 9833052684, 9167535765
  • One Stop Crisis Centre (Maharashtra): 022 (24100511)
  • Jagori (Delhi): 011-26692700, 8800996640 (Call/SMS) (Monday – Saturday 09:03 am to 05:30 pm) 
  • Saheli (Delhi): (011) 24616485 (All days) – Calls taken in Hindi only
  • Shakti Shalini (Delhi): (011) 24373737/24372437 (3 pm to 5 pm, Monday to Friday) (+91) 9711053706, (+91) 9811390630) 
  • Women in Governance (Assam): (+91) 6003214180 (Call/WhatsApp/SMS) 
  • Swayam: (+91) 9830079448 (SMS/Call), (+91) 9830772814, (+91) 9830204393, (+91) 9830204322, (+91) 9830737030 (SMS/Call/WhatsApp) (10 am – 6 pm, Monday to Friday) 
  • My Choices Foundation : (+91) 9333404141 (Call/WhatsApp/SMS) (24X7)
  • Gramya (Hyderabad): 9440860271
  • Stree Mukti Sanghatana (Mumbai): (+91) 8291821061 (Call/SMS) (10:30 am – 6 pm) 
  • Aali (Lucknow): (+91) 9415343437 (Call/SMS/WhatsApp) 
  • Aali (Jharkhand): (+91) 9693853019 (Call/SMS) 
  • CEHAT (Mumbai): (+91) 9029073154 (Call/SMS) 
  • International Foundation For Crime Prevention & Victim Care (Dhwani Helpline): 1800 102 7282 (Call), (+91) 9840888882 (WhatsApp) www.pcvconline.org (Use Dhwani chat to speak to them) 
  • Nazariya (Delhi): (+91) 9818151707 (Call/SMS) (10 am – 7 pm) The helpline is specifically for LGBTQIA people 
  • Mala Bolaycha Aahe (Maharashtra): (+91) 9870217795, (+91) 77679009222, (+91) 9833263606 (Call/WhatsApp/SMS), (+91) 8692034587, (+91) 9970161988, (+91) 9284748109 (10 am to 7 pm, can give referrals to other states Special Cell for Women & Children) 
  • CORO: (+91) 9892632382 (Call/WhatsApp/SMS) (24X7) 
  • Urja Trust: (+91) 7045991985, (+91) 7045731583, (+91), 9867910199 (Call/WhatsApp/SMS) (9 am to 7 pm). Providing police, Legal and medical help at the moment. Currently their shelters are closed.) 
  • Mahila Suraksha Evam Sandarbh Kendra: 

Udiapur: (0294) 2488339

Dungarpur: (02964) 231465

Bikaner: (0151) 2226121

(10 am to 5 pm, Sunday closed) Providing counselling through telephone all across India. Intervention or local support or referral that will be limited to Rajasthan.) 

  • Mansamvaad: 18001800018 (8 am to 11 pm) 
  • iCALL-Initiating Concern for All (pan India Monday-Saturday 10 am-8 pm ): 

(+91) 9920241248, 9372048501, 8369799513 Email: icall@tiss.edu

  • Nirmal Niketan: 011 – 27859158
  • Action India – 011 – 24374785
  • Joint Women’s Program (Bangalore, Kolkata, Chennai) – 011 24619821

  • Red Dot: weftinfo@gmail.com

Mental Health 

  • NIMHANS & GOI toll free number : 08046110007
  • BMC – Mpower 1on1’ mental concerns (Mumbai): 1800-120-820050 
  • Arpan:
    – Chat-based counselling support on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter & through a live chat function on https://www.arpanelearn.com/
  • Phone counselling support on our helpline number at +91 98190 86444

 (Monday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM & Saturdays and Sundays 9 AM to 1 PM)

  • Manobal Counselling Group: Free service. The call duration can be of 30 minutes. – 9356726923 (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.), 7387995552 (10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.), 9765207401 (12 p.m. to 4 p.m.), 9561882074 (10 am to 2 pm), 9325345097 (9 a.m. to 11 am, 7 pm to 9 pm)

Special Needs Therapists

Counsellor details: 

*Morning Slot: 8am-2pm* 

  1. Nirali S (English, Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi) 9833210405
  2. Shilpa S (English, Hindi, Gujrati, Marathi) 9833886723
  3. Bhawana R (English, Marathi and Hindi) 9820594667
  4. Tejal V  (English, Hindi, Gujarati)  9820973739
  5. Megha C (English, Marathi, Hindi) 9867349275
  6. Dr. Kavitha M (Hindi, Marathi, English, Tamil, Gujarati)  9870594444
  7. Bindu (English ,Hindi ,Tamil) 9769232427
  8. Vishakha P (English , Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kutchi) 9819601149
  9. Geeta P (English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam)  9619138746

*Afternoon Slot 2pm-8pm*

  1. Asmita S (English Hindi Marathi) 80827 97515
  2. Dr. Namita S (English,Hindi,Marathi, Gujarati) 9819092221
  3. Deepali T  (English , Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kutchi) 8108675484
  4. Analisa A (English) 9819864016
  5. Jayanthi I (English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil 9930284257
  6. Dhara S (English ,Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Tulu) 9819408164
  7. Nikita G (English, Hindi, Marathi) 9920672630
  8. Arshia V (Hindi, English) 9820735690
  9. Ushma B (English, Hindi, Gujarati) 9820111861
  10. Dr Deepa (English, Marathi, Hindi, Konkani) 9820959276
  11. Leena B (English Hindi) 9870094948
  12. Ujala (English Hindi )96191 96160
  13. Dr. Hiral T (Hindi English Gujarati) 9653217155
  14. Pari   (English Hindi Gujarati)  9820674236
  15. Kajal D (English Hindi Gujarati) 8849558745
  16. Vishakha   (English , Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kutchi)  9819601149
  17.  Sindhu C    (English Hindi and Malayalam) 9892680940
  18. Dr. Nidhi K (English and Gujarati) 9029363238
  19. Amandeep K (English and Hindi)  98205 72608
  20. Kanchan S (Hindi, English and Marathi) 9769211137
  21. Mamta P. Bhosale (English, Hindi and Marathi) 9819022698
  22.  Indrani C (English, Hindi)   9820116182
  23. Geeta P (English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam)  9619138746
  24. Shabnam R (English, Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati)  9820013549
  25. Ujala K (Hindi  English) 9619196160

For further information about Project Mumbai, kindly visit : www.projectmumbai.org

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *