Nepal's primary government-operated suicide prevention helpline, providing 24/7 free crisis support and mental health counseling with psychiatrists and psychologists. Operated by TPO Nepal with WHO support from Mental Hospital, Lagankhel.
National Women Commission's 24/7 toll-free helpline for gender-based violence and violence against women. Provides counseling, support, advice, referral to police, shelters, healthcare, legal aid, and psychosocial support. Can be used by survivors, witnesses, and organizations working on GBV prevention.
Government's 24/7 free toll-free child protection helpline operated by CWIN. Provides emergency rescue, protection, psychosocial counseling, legal aid, and responds to child rights violations. Accessible to children and young people in any emergency situation.
24/7 free emergency police helpline for crimes, accidents, and urgent matters requiring police assistance. Nepal's emergency number equivalent to 911.
24/7 free emergency fire brigade services. National emergency dispatch for fire-related emergencies across Nepal.
Free psychosocial support helpline providing counseling for mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, self-harm, trauma, and crisis support. Operated by Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal, which also runs the 1166 national suicide prevention line.
Free services for women and girls facing domestic and gender-based violence. First organization in Nepal to open a women's shelter (1995). Provides counseling, medical care, temporary shelter, and advocacy. Instrumental in drawing national attention to domestic violence.
World's first organization established and run by trafficking survivors. Free shelter, legal aid, vocational training, counseling for survivors of human trafficking and violence against women. Founded 1996, officially registered 2000. Ramon Magsaysay Award 2013.
Free services for LGBTIQ+ community including HIV/STI testing, mental health counseling, legal support, shelter for GBV survivors, safe space drop-in centers, and citizenship document assistance. Pioneer LGBTQ+ organization in Nepal since 2001.
Free services for human trafficking survivors including shelter, rehabilitation, medical care, psychological counseling, legal aid, HIV/AIDS treatment, job training, and reintegration support. Operates 11 border shelters for interception and prevention.
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