Helplines in Montenegro

Free 24/7 SOS telephone helpline for women and children victims of violence in Montenegro. NGO providing support, counseling, and shelter services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking. Serves Nikšić region and surrounding municipalities including Danilovgrad, Plužine, and Šavnik.

Free national 24/7 SOS hotline for victims of human trafficking in Montenegro. Operated by the NGO Montenegrin Women's Lobby. Provides support if someone has taken your personal documents by threat, force, or other means, or if you are aware this is happening to someone else. Confidential assistance for trafficking victims throughout Montenegro.

Free shelter and support services for women and children survivors of domestic violence in Montenegro. Operates two shelter homes and 24/7 emergency hotline. Provides psychological and legal support, advocacy, and documentation of violence against women. First women's shelter in Montenegro (opened 1999). Has housed 5,000+ individuals since inception.

Free anonymous 24/7 counselling helpline for children and young people in Montenegro. Operated by Dom Bijela (Mladost Children's Home) in Bijela. Part of the European 116-111 network. Provides support for various issues including family problems, peer relationships, school issues, mental health, abuse, and crisis situations.

Free mental health support line providing psychological support and counseling. Operated by the national Institute for Public Health of Montenegro. Professional support for mental health concerns, emotional distress, and psychological crisis situations.

Free SOS telephone helpline for women and children victims of violence in Podgorica. NGO providing crisis support, counseling, and shelter services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking. Sister organization to SOS Nikšić, serving the capital region.

First and oldest LGBTIQ organization in Montenegro (founded 2010). Provides free psychological and social support, LGBTIQ shelter for victims and survivors of violence (housing, food, security, psychosocial and legal support), hate speech monitoring and reporting, and public advocacy. Comprehensive support for LGBTI people in need.

Free legal and psycho-social support for LGBTIQ+ people in Montenegro. Largest grassroots LGBTIQ organization in Montenegro, founded 2013. Services include legal aid, psychological counseling, activism support, community events, and public education to improve LGBTIQ+ rights and positions.

NGO providing free psychosocial assistance, educational and therapeutic counseling, and support groups for people living with HIV/AIDS in Montenegro. Promotes HIV awareness, Undetectable=Untransmittable (U=U) message, and provides post-exposure prophylaxis information.

NGO providing harm reduction services for people who use drugs in Montenegro. Free services include drug prevention, outreach, prison services, overdose prevention training, peer support programs, HCV/HIV prevention/testing/care, safer nightlife services, and employment integration programs.