Helplines in Hong Kong

Government-funded 24/7 mental health hotline providing immediate support, counseling, and referrals. First government-funded mental health hotline in Hong Kong, launched December 2023. Supports phone and WhatsApp messaging.

Volunteer-run 24-hour emotional support hotline providing free, confidential crisis intervention and suicide prevention services. Offers multilingual support, consultation for relatives/friends of suicidal persons, and bereavement support.

Free 24/7 multilingual suicide prevention hotline providing unconditional emotional support. Volunteer-led organization established 1974, offering confidential listening support to people in distress or crisis.

Free 24/7 suicide prevention hotline providing emotional support and crisis intervention for people in distress, despair or experiencing suicidal thoughts. Also offers specialized support for elderly and youth, plus bereavement support for families.

Free 24/7 psychological support service via WhatsApp and Telegram. Staffed by professional clinical psychologists and trained volunteers. Provides confidential emotional support and crisis counseling in Cantonese and English.

Free 24/7 family crisis hotline staffed by professional social workers. Provides counseling, emergency intervention, and temporary accommodation for individuals and families in crisis. Over 20,000 callers annually. Run by Caritas Hong Kong.

Free 24/7 crisis centre for sexual violence victims and domestic violence survivors. Operated by Tung Wah Group. Provides emergency accommodation, legal/medical support, counseling. Staffed by registered social workers with immediate outreach services.

24-hour multi-purpose crisis intervention centre operated by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. Manned by registered social workers providing comprehensive support for adult victims of sexual violence, individuals/families facing domestic violence or in crisis. Services include 24-hour hotline, immediate outreaching, crisis intervention, counselling, referral, and short-term accommodation. Serves all ages, genders, and races.

24-hour free crisis line with registered social workers helping people facing debt problems. Provides debt counselling, assistance with debt restructuring, bankruptcy, asset liquidation, and emotional support. Additional specialized hotlines for financial distress and debt counselling.

Free 24/7 sexual violence crisis centre - first rape crisis centre in Hong Kong (est. 2000). Provides immediate crisis support, counseling, STI screening/treatment, legal info, and judicial accompaniment. LGBTQ+ friendly. All genders welcome. Run by ACSVAW charity.