Who Can You Talk To?

Knowing where to turn can be difficult during this time, particularly during periods of isolation. Many mental health services are experiencing extra strain and this means that some of you are facing extended time on a waiting list. To help you find someone to talk to in the here and now, we’ve put together a list of services that are here for you.

Global

• Virusanxiety.com is a Coronavirus anxiety hub that provides an abundance of resources from free meditations, through to how to manage financial anxiety and isolation – https://www.virusanxiety.com

UK

• For young people who need assistance, Childline offers online live chats or advice over the phone. During the Pandemic, their hours are 9 am till midnight every day – https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/contacting-childline/
• Mental Health Matters provides numbers for different counties in the UK. They also offer a live chat service if you prefer talking online to speaking over the phone – https://www.mhm.org.uk/helpline-webchat
• If you’re in crisis or need to support someone close to you, you can call, email, or text SANEline. Due to the Pandemic, they are running a condensed version of their service – http://www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline
• If you’re under the age of 35, Papyrus UK offers a service for those experiencing suicidal thoughts or know someone that is – https://papyrus-uk.org/
• Befrienders Worldwide can help you find the service you need and addresses a range of issues to help you find what’s right for you – https://www.befrienders.org/need-to-talk
• MIND UK has an information line that can help guide you to the service that you need – https://www.mind.org.uk/
• For those who need immediate help in a crisis, a new service called Shout is offering a 24/7 text service to help anyone in need – https://www.giveusashout.org/
• Support Line Covid 19 offer help and advice – https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/coronavirus-covid-19/ 
• Call Helpline is a mental health helpline in Wales that also talks about Covid 19 – https://callhelpline.org.uk/COVID19.asp 
• LGBT Foundation offer advice and help on their website and also have a phone number if you need to talk – https://lgbt.foundation/coronavirus 
• Stone Wall offers guidance for LGBT organisations can help during this time – https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/covid-19-%E2%80%93-how-lgbt-inclusive-organisations-can-help 

United States

• For the US equivalent to Shout, check out the Crisis Text Line – https://www.crisistextline.org/ 
• Mental Health America offers a helpline to get you in touch with the service you need – https://www.mhanational.org/get-involved/contact-us
• NAMI has a helpline and text service to help those in crisis. Their website also offers information on finding the right help for you – https://www.nami.org/Home
• Samaritans America offers similar services to those in the UK with a 24-hour crisis hotline – https://samaritansnyc.org/24-hour-crisis-hotline/

Austria

• Krisen interventions zentrum (Covid 19) offers help and advice and also has a crisis line if needed  – http://www.kriseninterventionszentrum.at/ 

Belgium 

• General Support Including COVID 19 and General helpline (including psychological support): 0800 14 689 

Czechia 

• Ministry of Health offers advice about Covid 19 – Phone 1212  

Denmark 

• If you need to talk to someone about Covid 19 Organisationen Børn, Unge & Sorg 69161667 
• You can also talk to Psykiatrifonden  39252525 about any COVID 19 related inquiries

France 

• SOS Amitié offer a COVID 19 helpline which you can find out more on their website – FR 0142962626 EN 0146214646 https://www.sos-amitie.com/web/internet/carte#item44 

Germany  

• BDP e.V. (COVID-19)BDP-Corona-Hotline 8007772244  https://www.bdp-verband.de/presse/pm/2020/bdp-corona-hotline-psychologische-beratung-in-corona-krisenzeiten.html 

Netherlands 

• De Luisterlijn offers a helpline related to COVID 19 9000767 https://www.deluisterlijn.nl/ik-zoek-hulp-home/over-corona.html 

Portugal  

• Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicanálise offers a service related to COVID 19 questions 300 051 920 

Spain 

• If you have any COVID 19 related questions Colegio de la Psicología has both a website and phone number 636039891 https://diariosanitario.com/psicologia-telefono-coronavirus/ 

Sweden 

• Mind Sweden offers both help with mental health and COVID 19 Aldrelinjen 20222233 https://mind.se/hitta-hjalp/aldrelinjen/ 

Switzerland  

• Urgences santé offers a website and phone number to help with COVID 19 related requests 144 https://www.santepsy.ch/fr/pages/sante-mentale-covid-19/sante-mentale-covid-19-910 

For even more available support and contact details in your territory, visit our Find Help page.