DIFFERENT HELPLINES IN KENYA
Here’s a list of various helplines in Kenya that offer support across different issues, including mental health, substance abuse, gender-based violence, and general emergencies:
Mental Health and Counseling Support
- Chiromo Mental Health Hospital
- Phone: +254 730 804 000
- Email: [email protected]
- Amani Counselling Centre and Training Institute
- Phone: +254 722 626590 / +254 733 263870
- Befrienders Kenya (Suicide Prevention Helpline)
- Phone: +254 722 178177
- Email: [email protected]
- Red Cross Counseling Line
- Phone: 1199 (Toll-Free)
Gender-Based Violence Support
- GBV Toll-Free Hotline
- Phone: 1195 (Run by Healthcare Assistance Kenya and supported by various organizations)
- National Gender-Based Violence Helpline
- Phone: 0800 720 072
Substance Abuse and Addiction Support
- NACADA (National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse)
- Toll-Free Hotline: 1192
- Website: nacada.go.ke
- Teen Watch Centre
- Phone: +254 722 594939
- Email: [email protected]
DIFFERENT HELPLINES IN KENYA
Child Support and Protection
- Childline Kenya
- Phone: 116 (Toll-Free)
- Website: childlinekenya.co.ke
- Children Services Department Helpline
- Phone: +254 20 2729800
Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse
- FIDA Kenya (Federation of Women Lawyers)
- Phone: +254 20 2604044 / +254 722 509760
- Email: [email protected]
- Healthcare Assistance Kenya (HAK)
- Toll-Free Hotline: 0800 720 072
Emergency and Crisis Helplines
- Kenya Red Cross
- Phone: 1199 (Toll-Free)
- St. John Ambulance
- Emergency Hotline: +254 20 2210000 / +254 727 741528
- Police Emergency Number
- Phone: 999 / 112 / 911
- National Disaster Operations Centre
- Phone: +254 20 2242121
HIV/AIDS Support
- LVCT Health
- Toll-Free Hotline: 1190
- Website: lvcthealth.org
- Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium (KANCO)
- Phone: +254 721 244828
- Email: [email protected]
General Health Helplines
- Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC)
- Emergency Hotline: +254 720 771478
- Ministry of Health COVID-19 Hotline
- Phone: 719 (Toll-Free)
These helplines are available to provide assistance, guidance, and referrals to appropriate services. Always reach out to the relevant line for the specific help you need.
