Helplines
Find the right helpline for your needs with this list of crisis, mental health, family, and youth support services in Singapore.
List of Helplines
Mental health helplines and counselling centres by category
Name of Organization | Details | Contact information |
Crisis Helpline and Suicide Prevention | ||
Institute of Mental Health (Helpline) | Open to public who come into contact with individuals who are experiencing any mental health crisis. | Tel: 6389 2222 (24 hours) |
Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) (Hotline) | Provide emotional support for individuals having difficulty coping during a crisis, thinking of suicide or affected by suicide. | Tel: 1800-221 4444 (24 hours) |
National CARE Hotline | Provide psychological and emotional support to those who may need a listening ear during the COVID-19 outbreak. | Tel: 6202 6868 (24 hours |
General | ||
Singapore Association of Mental Health (SAMH)(Counselling Helpline) | Provide information and assistance on mental health matters and psychosocial issues. | Tel: 1800 283 7019 |
Care Corner Counselling Centre (Counselling Hotline) | Provide emotional support for Mandarin-speaking individuals. | Tel: 1800 3535 800 |
Hear4U/CARE Singapore | Offer non-crisis psychological first aid and support to anyone in Singapore who are suffering from the negative emotional impact brought on by COVID-19. This service is provided in the form of voice and text (WhatsApp) and is inclusive in allowing those who have visual or hearing difficulties to access emotional support. | Tel/WhatsApp: 6978 2728 |
Addictions | ||
National Addictions Management Service (NAMS) (Addictions Helpline) | Provide a range of services to assist individuals who are dealing with addiction problems. | Tel: 6-RECOVER (6-7326837) |
TOUCH Community Services (TOUCHLine) | Provide emotional support and practical advice for ages 12 to 25 years old on gaming addiction, Internet-related issues and information on youth programmes. | Tel: 1800 377 2252 |
Children and Youth | ||
Brahm Centre (Assistline) | Provide support for youth who are struggling emotionally and parents who need support in better parenting and communication strategies. | Tel: 6655 0000 (Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 6pm) OR 8823 0000 (WhatsApp after office hours) |
Limitless (Ltd) (Helpline) | Provide emotional and practical support for youths aged 12 to 25 years old who are facing issues with their mental health, social exclusion, or poverty. | Please fill in the form at www.limitless.sg/talk. |
Tinkle Friend Helpline (Singapore Children’s Society) | Provide support, advice and information to primary school children in distress, especially in situations when their parents or main caregivers are unavailable. | Tel: 1800 274 4788 |
Help123 Cyber-wellness Community Support | Help123 is a one-stop service for youth cyber wellness issues. Youths, parents, educators and school counsellors may reach out to the counsellors via online chat, email or phone. | Tel: 1800 6123 123 |
eCounselling Centre (eC2) | An online facility offering free counselling to youths. | Fei Yue Community Services |
MeToYou Cyber Care | MeToYou Cyber Care is a cyber–wellness programme for youths aged 12 to 18 years old. | 6270 8327 / 9173 1766 |
TOUCHline | A helpline for youth-related issues. It is manned by TOUCH Youth’s team of counsellors who provide cyber wellness/ youth-related information or advice to both parents and youths. | Tel: 1800 377 2252 |
Family | ||
AWARE Helpline | For women facing issues. | Tel: 1800 777 5555 |
Child Protective Services (MSF) | For further information or for reporting of child abuse. | Tel: 1800 777 0000 |
Care Corner Project StART | For families facing violence in need of counselling and support services | Tel: 6476 1482 |
PAVE | For families facing violence in need of counselling and support services | Tel: 6555 0390 |
TRANS SAFE Centre | For families facing violence in need of counselling and support services | Tel: 6449 9088 |
HCSA Dayspring SPIN (Single Parents, INformed, INvolved, INcluded) | To improve the quality of life of single parent families by providing resources that strengthen their social support network and access to organised information to make informed decisions. | Tel: 6326 2300 |
Counselling Centres | ||
Care Corner Counselling Centre | For the Mandarin–speaking community with family, marital or personal problems. | Tel: 1800 353 5800 |
Counselling and Care Centre | For those who are facing emotional, psychological, relationship and marital problems. | Tel: 6536 6366 |
REACH Counselling Centre | For individual, couples and families, with a particular focus on marital and family work. | Tel: 6801 0730 |
WINGS Counselling Centre | For individuals of all ages with socio–emotional, personal or family–related problems. | Tel: 6383 5745 |
Family Service Centres, self-help groups and Social Service Offices in the south central area
Family Service Centres (FSCs) | Address | Contact Information |
@27 FSC | Blk 27 Telok Blangah Way #01–1018 | Tel: 6270 8327 |
Care Corner FSC (Queenstown) | Blk 88 Tanglin Halt Road #05–01 | Tel: 6476 1481 |
Kreta Ayer Family Services at SSO@Kreta Ayer | Blk 4 Sago Lane #03–101 | Tel: 6325 4753 |
South Central Community FSC | Blk 5 Delta Avenue #01–09 | Tel: 6274 2646 |
THK FSC @ Tanjong Pagar | Blk 18 Jalan Membina #04–01 | Tel: 6270 6711 |
Self-help Groups | Address | Contact Information |
Chinese Development Assistance Council | 65 Tanjong Katong Road | Tel: 6841 4889 |
SINDA (Singapore Indian Development Association) | 1 Beatty Road | Tel: 1800 295 4554 |
The Eurasian Association, Singapore | 139 Ceylon Road | Tel: 6447 1578 |
Yayasan Mendaki | 51 Kee Sun Avenue | Tel: 6245 5555 |
Social Service Office (SSO) | Address | |
Social Service Office @ Bukit Merah | 105 Jalan Bukit Merah #01–1942 | |
Social Service Office @ Kreta Ayer | 4 Sago Lane #03–101 S(050004) | |
Social Service Office @ Queenstown | 402 Commonwealth Drive Block A #01–01 | |