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Helplines in Trinidad and Tobago

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Main helpline Open 24/7

Free 24/7 national suicide prevention hotline operated by the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services. Staffed by trained professionals offering guidance, emotional support, and crisis intervention for those struggling with suicidal thoughts, depression, anxiety, abuse, and emotional distress.

Lifeline Trinidad & Tobago

Open 24/7

Free 24/7 confidential crisis counseling, suicide prevention support, and referrals. Available to befriend the despairing and suicidal through their helpline, aiming to be available to all those passing through an emotional crisis. Anonymity and confidentiality guaranteed.

Peer support

RN Vincent & Associates

Open 24/7

Free 24/7 confidential crisis counseling service with trained counselors. Provides emotional support by phone, text, and WhatsApp for abuse, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide, and other mental health concerns. Supportive and non-judgmental assistance available to all ages.

GROOTS Trinidad & Tobago GROOTS T&T

Open 24/7

Free 24/7 helpline providing psychosocial counseling and support for vulnerable groups. Inclusive grassroots NGO offering transitional housing and support for domestic violence, gender-based violence, HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and empowerment of rural grassroots women.

Peer support

Rape Crisis Society Trinidad and Tobago

Open 24/7

Free 24-hour confidential counseling and support hotline for persons affected by sexual and gender-based violence. Professional counselors provide services to women, men, and children, including local and migrant populations. Offers both in-person and virtual counseling sessions.

English, Spanish

Families in Action

Open 24/7

Free services since 1991 including 24-hour confidential helpline, counseling, addiction support, youth education, parenting programs, and domestic violence support. Manages National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-SAVE. Provides group support for female survivors of domestic violence and mental health crisis support.

Children's Authority Trinidad and Tobago

Open 24/7

Free 24-hour toll-free hotline for reporting child abuse and maltreatment. Child-centered, family-focused government organization advocating for children's rights. Provides investigation, protection services, and interventions for at-risk children.

The Shelter for Battered Women and Children

Open 24/7

Free safe haven for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. Established in 1987. Provides accommodation, medical care, counseling, job training, legal support, and school placement for children. All services are free, funded through donations and fundraising.

FindCareTT

Open 24/7

Free searchable directory of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) services in Trinidad and Tobago. Founded in response to COVID-19 to connect citizens in crisis with free services. Maintained by the Technical Working Group of the MHPSS Network of Trinidad and Tobago.

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