Mental Health Asia

On this page, you can find information, support, and services for Mental Health in Asia.

If you or someone you know is struggling, don’t be afraid to ask for help, also if you’re showing signs and/or symptoms of anything out of the ordinary, seek professional help from a medical team as soon as possible.

  • China
  • Life in China
    https://lifelinechina.org/

    Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center

    Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center provides 24-hour service for individuals in Beijing who are depressed or suicidal.

    Tel: 0800-810-1117

    Tel: 010-8295-1332

    Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Center

    Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Center is available 24/7 for those who need help.

    Tel: 020-81899120

    Tel: 020-12320-5

    Mental Health Center of School of Medicine of Zhejiang University

    Mental Health Center of School of Medicine of Zhejiang University offers 24-hour psychological assistance to people in Hangzhou.

    Tel: 0571-85029595

    Shenzhen Mental Health Center

    Shenzhen Mental Health Center offers free professional counseling available 24/7.

    Tel: 0755-25629459

    Lifeline

    Lifeline offers free, confidential, and anonymous support services from 10 AM – 10 PM, 365 days a year.

    Tel: 400 821 1215 Chat: https://lifelinechina.org/

    LifeLine Shanghai

    LifeLine Shanghai provides free confidential and anonymous information and emotional support via the telephone. The line is open from 10 am – 10 pm, 365 days a year.

    Tel: (021) 6279-8990

    Lifeline Yanji

    Lifeline Yanji provides free confidential and anonymous information and emotional support via the telephone.

    Tel: (0433) 273 9595

  • India
  • Bangladesh
  • Open counseling
    https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-bd/

    EMERGENCY

    National emergency number(s): 999

    National number for ambulance and fire: 199

    Kaan Pete Roi

    Grameenphone: 1, 12

    Airtel: 1, 3

    Banglalink: 122023 ROB / 122 TELETALK

    https://www.facebook.com/kaan.pete.roi/

    Kaan Pete Roi is an emotional support helpline in Bangladesh whose mission is to alleviate feelings of despair, isolation, distress, and suicidal feelings among members of the community, through confidential listening. The helpline is intended for suicide prevention and the promotion of mental health.

    Moner Bondhu
    Website: https://www.monerbondhu.org/
    Phone: +8801776632344| Email: [email protected]

  • Isreal
  • Japan
  • Childline Japan

    Childline Japan is open from 4 pm to 9 pm for all children and young people in Japan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.

    Tel: 0120-99-7777

    Inochi no Denwa Suicide Hotline

    Inochi no Denwa Suicide Hotline offers emotional support and assistance to people in Japan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.

    Tel: 03-6634-2556

    Tell Japan

    TELL Lifeline provides emotional support to people all across Japan who are in distress and may be at risk. It opens 9 am – 11 pm every day.

    Tel: 03-5774-0992

    BI Suicide Prevention Centre, Osaka Helpline

    BI Suicide Prevention Centre Osaka Helpline offers suicide prevention counseling in Osaka. Osaka Helpline is available from Friday 13:00 to Sunday 22:00.

    Tel: 81 (0) 6 4395 4343

    あなたのいばしょ Anata no Ibasho (Ibashochat.org)

    あなたのいばしょ Anata no Ibasho (Ibashochat.org) offers 24/7 emotional support to people in Japan who are struggling or at risk of suicide.

    Chat: https://talkme.jp/chat

    岩手自殺防止センター (Iwate Suicide Prevention Center)

    The Iwate Suicide Prevention Center is a volunteer organisation that provides mental health support to people who are struggling or at risk of suicide.

    Tel: 019-621-9090

    BW Tokyo Japan

    BW Tokyo Japan offers free, confidential emotional support for the distressed, depressed & suicidal people in Tokyo. The line is available from 20:00 to 05:30 every Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun., from 17:00 to 02:30 every Tue., and from 20:00 to 02:30 every Thu.
    Tel: +81 (0) 3 5286 9090

  • Lebanon
  • Philipines
  • Open Counseling
    https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-ph/

    Find a Helpline
    https://findahelpline.com/ph

    Silakbo
    http://www.silakbo.ph/help/

    Mental Health PH
    https://mentalhealthph.org/directory/listing/in-touch-community-services-crisis-line/

  • South Korea
  • Open Counseling
    https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-kr/

    Find a Helpline
    https://findahelpline.com/kr

    Seoul Counseling
    https://seoulcounseling.com/services/suicidal-thoughts/

    Counsel24

    Counsel24 provides 24-hour counselling and mental health support for people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

    Tel: 1566-2525

    Love Counseling Center

    Love Counseling Center is a social welfare counseling center and offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

    Tel: (2) 715 8600 (Seoul)

    Tel: (2) 716 8600 (Seoul)

    Tel: (2) 717 8600 (Seoul)

    Tel: (2) 718 8600 (Seoul)

    Tel: (064) 52 9191 (Jeju)

    Tel: (0441) 847-9191 (Chungju)

    Tel: (0652) 86-9191 (Chungju)

    Tel: (032) 421 9191 (Incheon)

    Tel: (032) 663-9191 (Puchon)

    Tel: (0562) 72-9191 (Pohang)

    Tel: (0344) 915-9191 (Goyang)

    Tel: (0525) 21-9191 (Gimhae)

    Tel: (0522) 67-9191 (Ulsan)

    Tel: (051) 807-9191 (Pusan)

    중앙자살예방센터 (Korea Suicide Prevention Centre)​

    중앙자살예방센터 (Korea Suicide Prevention Centre)​ offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

    Tel: +82 2 2203 0053

    Korean Association for Suicide Protection (KASP)

    Korean Association for Suicide Protection (KASP) promotes mental health and suicide prevention through education, awareness, and support for research and policy development.

    Tel: 02 413 0892 3

    Lifeline National Office

    Lifeline National Office offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

    Tel: (82) 51 804 0896

    West Seoul Saengmyung Eui

    West Seoul Saengmyung Eui offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

    Tel: (81) 2 2649 9232/4 (Chunhwa)

    Tel: (02) 916-9191 (Seoul)

    Tel: (053) 475-9191 (Daegu)

    Tel: (042) 254-9191 (Taejon)

    Lifeline Korea

    Lifeline Korea offers 24-hour telephone service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

    Tel: 1588-9191

    Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling

    Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling offers 24-hour service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

    Tel: 1577-0199

    Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center

    Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center offers 24-hour service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

    Tel: 129

    Suicide Prevention Hotline

    Suicide Prevention Hotline provides 24-hour crisis support to people in South Korea.

    Tel: 1393

  • Sri Lanka
  • EMERGENCY  (24 hours 7 days a week)

    Police Emergency Hotline: 118 / 119

    Ambulance / Fire & Rescue: 110

     

    Sri Lanka Sumithrayo – Bandarawela

    Hotline : +94 11 2 682535

    They are open 365 days and our volunteers are available for ‘Face to Face’ confidential befriending, via telephone or by email at our centres, and also on ‘Out Reach’ work. The opening and closing times at our centres vary. 9.00am- 1.00pm or 9.00am- 5.00pm. There are 10 Sri Lanka Sumithrayo centers spread across the country in addition to Sri Lanka Sumithrayo Rural Programme. Check out the branches contact details here: https://www.srilankasumithrayo.lk/contact.html

    SLS BANDARAWELA

    Phone: 057-2222662

    Open: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm Monday to Friday. Languages spoke: English, Sinha, Tamil​

    Panduwasnuwera Rural Programme

    Phone: 037-5715815

    Open: 8.30 am – 1.00 pm daily. Languages spoken are Sinhala and English. 

    SLS KANDY

    Phone: 081-2234806

    Opening hours from 09:00 to 5.00 pm daily​. Languages spoken: English, Sinhala

  • Singapore

Life in China
https://lifelinechina.org/

Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center

Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center provides 24-hour service for individuals in Beijing who are depressed or suicidal.

Tel: 0800-810-1117

Tel: 010-8295-1332

Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Center

Guangzhou Crisis Research and Intervention Center is available 24/7 for those who need help.

Tel: 020-81899120

Tel: 020-12320-5

Mental Health Center of School of Medicine of Zhejiang University

Mental Health Center of School of Medicine of Zhejiang University offers 24-hour psychological assistance to people in Hangzhou.

Tel: 0571-85029595

Shenzhen Mental Health Center

Shenzhen Mental Health Center offers free professional counseling available 24/7.

Tel: 0755-25629459

Lifeline

Lifeline offers free, confidential, and anonymous support services from 10 AM – 10 PM, 365 days a year.

Tel: 400 821 1215 Chat: https://lifelinechina.org/

LifeLine Shanghai

LifeLine Shanghai provides free confidential and anonymous information and emotional support via the telephone. The line is open from 10 am – 10 pm, 365 days a year.

Tel: (021) 6279-8990

Lifeline Yanji

Lifeline Yanji provides free confidential and anonymous information and emotional support via the telephone.

Tel: (0433) 273 9595

Open counseling
https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-bd/

EMERGENCY

National emergency number(s): 999

National number for ambulance and fire: 199

Kaan Pete Roi

Grameenphone: 1, 12

Airtel: 1, 3

Banglalink: 122023 ROB / 122 TELETALK

https://www.facebook.com/kaan.pete.roi/

Kaan Pete Roi is an emotional support helpline in Bangladesh whose mission is to alleviate feelings of despair, isolation, distress, and suicidal feelings among members of the community, through confidential listening. The helpline is intended for suicide prevention and the promotion of mental health.

Moner Bondhu
Website: https://www.monerbondhu.org/
Phone: +8801776632344| Email: [email protected]

Childline Japan

Childline Japan is open from 4 pm to 9 pm for all children and young people in Japan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 0120-99-7777

Inochi no Denwa Suicide Hotline

Inochi no Denwa Suicide Hotline offers emotional support and assistance to people in Japan who are in distress, in crisis, or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 03-6634-2556

Tell Japan

TELL Lifeline provides emotional support to people all across Japan who are in distress and may be at risk. It opens 9 am – 11 pm every day.

Tel: 03-5774-0992

BI Suicide Prevention Centre, Osaka Helpline

BI Suicide Prevention Centre Osaka Helpline offers suicide prevention counseling in Osaka. Osaka Helpline is available from Friday 13:00 to Sunday 22:00.

Tel: 81 (0) 6 4395 4343

あなたのいばしょ Anata no Ibasho (Ibashochat.org)

あなたのいばしょ Anata no Ibasho (Ibashochat.org) offers 24/7 emotional support to people in Japan who are struggling or at risk of suicide.

Chat: https://talkme.jp/chat

岩手自殺防止センター (Iwate Suicide Prevention Center)

The Iwate Suicide Prevention Center is a volunteer organisation that provides mental health support to people who are struggling or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 019-621-9090

BW Tokyo Japan

BW Tokyo Japan offers free, confidential emotional support for the distressed, depressed & suicidal people in Tokyo. The line is available from 20:00 to 05:30 every Mon., Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun., from 17:00 to 02:30 every Tue., and from 20:00 to 02:30 every Thu.
Tel: +81 (0) 3 5286 9090

Open Counseling
https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-ph/

Find a Helpline
https://findahelpline.com/ph

Silakbo
http://www.silakbo.ph/help/

Mental Health PH
https://mentalhealthph.org/directory/listing/in-touch-community-services-crisis-line/

Open Counseling
https://blog.opencounseling.com/hotlines-kr/

Find a Helpline
https://findahelpline.com/kr

Seoul Counseling
https://seoulcounseling.com/services/suicidal-thoughts/

Counsel24

Counsel24 provides 24-hour counselling and mental health support for people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 1566-2525

Love Counseling Center

Love Counseling Center is a social welfare counseling center and offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

Tel: (2) 715 8600 (Seoul)

Tel: (2) 716 8600 (Seoul)

Tel: (2) 717 8600 (Seoul)

Tel: (2) 718 8600 (Seoul)

Tel: (064) 52 9191 (Jeju)

Tel: (0441) 847-9191 (Chungju)

Tel: (0652) 86-9191 (Chungju)

Tel: (032) 421 9191 (Incheon)

Tel: (032) 663-9191 (Puchon)

Tel: (0562) 72-9191 (Pohang)

Tel: (0344) 915-9191 (Goyang)

Tel: (0525) 21-9191 (Gimhae)

Tel: (0522) 67-9191 (Ulsan)

Tel: (051) 807-9191 (Pusan)

중앙자살예방센터 (Korea Suicide Prevention Centre)​

중앙자살예방센터 (Korea Suicide Prevention Centre)​ offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

Tel: +82 2 2203 0053

Korean Association for Suicide Protection (KASP)

Korean Association for Suicide Protection (KASP) promotes mental health and suicide prevention through education, awareness, and support for research and policy development.

Tel: 02 413 0892 3

Lifeline National Office

Lifeline National Office offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

Tel: (82) 51 804 0896

West Seoul Saengmyung Eui

West Seoul Saengmyung Eui offers telephone counselling to those who are experiencing distress or need emotional support in South Korea.

Tel: (81) 2 2649 9232/4 (Chunhwa)

Tel: (02) 916-9191 (Seoul)

Tel: (053) 475-9191 (Daegu)

Tel: (042) 254-9191 (Taejon)

Lifeline Korea

Lifeline Korea offers 24-hour telephone service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 1588-9191

Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling

Mental Health Center Crisis Counseling offers 24-hour service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 1577-0199

Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center

Ministry of Health & Welfare Call Center offers 24-hour service to people in South Korea who are depressed or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 129

Suicide Prevention Hotline

Suicide Prevention Hotline provides 24-hour crisis support to people in South Korea.

Tel: 1393

EMERGENCY  (24 hours 7 days a week)

Police Emergency Hotline: 118 / 119

Ambulance / Fire & Rescue: 110

 

Sri Lanka Sumithrayo – Bandarawela

Hotline : +94 11 2 682535

They are open 365 days and our volunteers are available for ‘Face to Face’ confidential befriending, via telephone or by email at our centres, and also on ‘Out Reach’ work. The opening and closing times at our centres vary. 9.00am- 1.00pm or 9.00am- 5.00pm. There are 10 Sri Lanka Sumithrayo centers spread across the country in addition to Sri Lanka Sumithrayo Rural Programme. Check out the branches contact details here: https://www.srilankasumithrayo.lk/contact.html

SLS BANDARAWELA

Phone: 057-2222662

Open: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm Monday to Friday. Languages spoke: English, Sinha, Tamil​

Panduwasnuwera Rural Programme

Phone: 037-5715815

Open: 8.30 am – 1.00 pm daily. Languages spoken are Sinhala and English. 

SLS KANDY

Phone: 081-2234806

Opening hours from 09:00 to 5.00 pm daily​. Languages spoken: English, Sinhala

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