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Helplines in Senegal

Centre GINDDI – Allo 116

Open 24/7

Free 24/7 child helpline providing listening, psychological assistance, information, and protection for children and parents. Offers counseling, shelter, healthcare, and educational support for children in danger, victims of abuse, or living on the street.

Samu Social Sénégal

Open 24/7

Free emergency aid and protection for street children and youth in Dakar. Operates mobile assistance teams (5 days/week) and 24/7 emergency shelter providing medical care, nutritional assistance, psychosocial support, and family reunification services.

Association des Juristes Sénégalaises (AJS) – Ligne Verte

Toll-free line available. Law shops: office hours

Free toll-free helpline providing legal assistance, psychosocial support, and protection for women and children, particularly victims of domestic violence. Operates eight law shops across Senegal offering confidential legal counseling on divorce, domestic violence, adoption, and women's rights.

Centre de Prise en Charge Intégrée des Addictions de Dakar (CEPIAD)

Daily methadone distribution, Monday-Friday

First free state-run opioid substitution program in West Africa. Provides daily methadone treatment, psychological counseling, needle exchange, HIV/hepatitis testing, clean needle distribution, psychosocial support, skills training, and family reintegration services for people who use drugs.

If you're in immediate danger, please call your local emergency services.

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