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Please know that there are avenues for seeking support and in case you feel like sharing your feelings further, please do so with someone trusted or seek help from a trained counsellor, therapist, or mental health professional.

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Below is a list of organisations and helplines that offer support. This list of organisations is continuously being added to. If you know of any organisations that will support or help those who seek it, please write tohowrevealing@gmail.com and we will add it here.

Quick guide to Helplines & resources:

Arpan - Towards freedom from Child Sexual Abuse (Mumbai)
http://arpan.org.in/
Counselling support for parents whose child has gone through CSA call - +91.98190.86444
Ph: 022 2686 2444 / 2686 8444
Email: info@arpan.org.in

Childline
Helpline: 1098
CHILDLINE 1098 is a phone number that spells hope for millions of children across India. It is a 24-hour a day, 365 days a year, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance. We not only respond to the emergency needs of children but also link them to relevant services for their long-term care and rehabilitation.

RAHI Foundation (Delhi) - for Adult Women survivors of Incest and Child Sexual Abuse: http://www.rahifoundation.org/
B-200 Chittaranjan Park,
Second Floor, New Delhi - 110091
Ph: 011 41607055
Email: info@rahifoundation.org

Sangama - A Resource Centre for Sexuality (Bangalore)
Focuses on the rights of sexual minorities
Email: sangama@sangama.org

Sumaitri Crisis Intervention Centre (Delhi) http://sumaitri.net/about/
Ph: 011-23389090 (Mon-Fri 2PM to 10PM and Sat-Sun 10AM to 10PM)
Email: feelingsuicidal@sumaitri.net

Tulir - Centre for the Prevention & Healing of Child Sexual Abuse (Chennai): http://www.tulir.org/
Ph: +91-44-43235867
Email: tulircphcsa@yahoo.co.in

Vimochana Helpline - Crisis Intervention Centre (Bangalore): https://www.vimochana.co.in/
Jai Bharath Nagar, Bangalore
Ph: +91-80-25492781 / 82/83
Email: vimochana79@gmail.com

Viveka Centre for Emotional Support (Bangalore): http://www.vivekatrust.org/
Ph: +91-80-6533 0387
Email: support@vivekatrust.org
Open Monday to Thursday, between 5.30 pm and 7.30 pm and Saturdays from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm.
(Registrations for counselling open from June 1st, 2022)

The Gender-based Violence Help Map - The Red Elephant Foundation
https://gbvhelpmap.crowdmap.com/
The GBV Help Map comprises verified listings across the world of providers of legal, medical, education / employment and emergency services, along with police, ambulance, consular and refugee-specific helplines for survivors of gender-based violence world over.

Safecity - Pin the creeps
http://safecity.in/
Report your story of sexual harassment or sexual abuse in public spaces in India and see the nearest hospitals and police stations

LGBTQI Helplines & resources:

Orinam(Chennai)
http://orinam.net/resources-for/lgbt/groups-and-lists/

The Humsafar Trust(Mumbai)
https://www.facebook.com/TheHumsafarTrustOfficial/

Gaylaxy
http://www.gaylaxymag.com/

5 LGBT NGOs in India
https://blog.justcling.com/2017/08/21/5-lgbt-ngos-in-india/

LGBTQ Support and Helplines in India
https://fiftyshadesofgay.co.in/helplines

Organizations helping India's queer community find its voice
https://www.thebetterindia.com/104865/pride-lgbt-india-queer-community/

MINGLE (Mission for Indian Gay and Lesbian Empowerment)
http://mingle.org.in/

Because We Were Born This Way: Here Are Ten Indian Organizations Working For The LGBTQ
https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2013/08/because-we-were-born-this-way-here-are-ten-indian-organizations-working-for-the-lgbtq/amp/

Counsellors, Psychiatrists & Therapists

Deenal Sampat
Specialisation: Special educator (children having learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, ADHD, developmental disorders, PDD spectrum, etc.)
Location: Mumbai
Contact: +91 9820192113 / +91 22 26602106
deenalsampat@gmail.com

Kavita Pradhan
Specialisation: Internationally certified personal LIFE coach
Location: Delhi
Contact details – +91 9810445117, +91 11-43051732
kshreep@yahoo.co.in

Sonali Gupta
Specialisation: Clinical psychologist (women, marital counselling, parenting, identity concerns, teenagers, young adults, self-harm issues) Skype Counselling and Phone Counselling.
Location: Chembur, Sion and Khar, Mumbai . Skype Counselling.
Contact: +91 9819733002
Website: guptasonali.com
Email: sonaligupta297@gmail.com

Maria Rose
Specialisation: Children, adolescent and adult counselling
Location: Kochi/ Online
Contact: +919483039327
Website: Reviving You
Email: mariarose.joby@gmail.com

Shangreila
Specialisation: Trauma, substance use and co-morbidities. Engages in recovery coaching which is daily attention for a specific period for duration of active trauma or using experience.
Location: Bangalore/ Online
Contact: 09482414804
Facebook: inner_world_therapist
Email: shangreila_sharma@yahoo.com

Deepa S.
Specialisation: Sexual violence
Location: Bangalore/ Online
Contact: 08147600847
Email: deepashekar79@gmail.com

Tanvi Chatterjee
Specialisation: Clinical Psychology
Location: Delhi/ Online
Contact: +918800139439
Email: simplytanvi22@gmail.com

Smita Chakraborty
Specialisation: Clinical Psychology in Mental Health First Aid Youth and Adult, Suicide Gatekeeper Training, Trauma Inforned
Location: Bangalore/ Online
Contact: +918257908501
Email: smitac.edu@gmail.com

Rupa Nagarajan
Specialisation: Queer affirmative Counselling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Group therapy, Trauma informed counselling
Location: Bangalore/ Online
Contact: 9008588662
Email: rupa.nagarajan@gmail.com

Ruhi Panandiker
Specialisation: Clinical psychologist
Location: Hyderabad/ Online
Contact: 8975766031
Email: ruhipanandiker94@gmail.com

Organizations, support groups and resources (State Wise)

MAHARASHTRA
MUMBAI

Sneha (Society for Nutrition Education & Health Action)
Gender-based violence cuts across all stages along the continuum of care. We aim to ensure they have continuous access to and awareness of the health services they need to live a healthy and safe life.
Urban Health Centre Dharavi Mumbai – 400 017
Helpline number: (+91) 91675 35765
Contact no: (+91 22) 2661 4488 / 2660 6295 / 2661 4476 (During office hours 10 am - 7 pm)
Website: https://snehamumbai.org

MAVA India (Men against Violence and Abuse)
Harish Sadani
Empowering men to prevent any kind of violence against girls and women
Room No. 21, Santosh Building, 3rd floor, Lady Jamshedji Road, Shivaji Park, Dadar West, Mumbai - 400028. (Landmark : Above Prabhat Gift Shop, Near Shivaji Park Petrol Pump / Aaswad Restaurant).
Contact: (+91) 9870307748/91754 88760/81818 62457
Email: mavamumbai@gmail.com/ saharsh267@gmail.com
www.mavaindia.org

Aawaaz-e-Niswaan - Aawaaz-e-Niswaan (voice of women) is a vibrant feminist collective of students, academicians, activists from the women’s movement and women who daily confront violations of their rights and evolve strategies to combat them
Rehnuma (meaning Guidance) is our women’s Crisis Intervention Centre. Rehnuma helps women to get a job, accommodation, house visits in case of reconciliation with previously abusive spouse, medical treatment, admit their children in orphanages if the mother not able to look after, etc. on a case-by-case basis.
Helpline: 9987193113 / 7400054468 / 8692082439

47/1, Sarabai Hasan Ali Roopwala, Moreshwar Patankar Marg, Near Moreshwar Patankar Municipal School, Kurla (W), Mumbai – 400070 Maharashtra, India
Contact: +91 22 26523402, +91 22 26521825
Email: niswaan@gmail.com
http://www.niswaan.org/

Maitra Helpline - Tele counseling or rather, an "Emotional First aide" helpline is an initiative of IPH operating since 26 June 1998.
Shri Ganesh Darshan, 9th floor, IPH, L.B.S. marg, Opp Maharashtra Flywood Centre, Hari Niwas Circle, Naupada, Thane (W)
Contact: +91 22 25433270, +91 22 25366577

Special Cell for Women and Children-Opposite Crawford Market
Office of the commissioner of police, Police Head Quarter, Room no – 36, A block, Gate no 5,Opposite Crawford Market, Mumbai 400 001
Contact: +91 22 22620111 Extn: 206
rc_vaw@tiss.edu

Special Cell for Women and Children - Dadar
Dadar Police Station, Bhawani Shankar Road, Shaitan Chowky, Dadar (W), Mumbai – 400 028
Contact: +91 22 2494 0303 Extn: 181, +91 22 2469168110.

Special Cell for Women and Children-Kandivali(W)
Kandivali Police Station, Swami Vivekananda Road, Opp. Shatabdi Hospital, Kandivali (W), Mumbai – 400 067
Contact: +91 22 24691753

Special Cell for Women and Children - Belapur, Navi Mumbai
C.B.D. Belapur Police Station, Sector – 1, Opp. C.B.D. Belapur Bus Depot, Navi Mumbai – 400 614
Contact: +91 22 2758 025512.

Sakhya Women Guidance Cell
The Image – 1st Floor, Nirmal Naka, Nalasopara, Taluka – Vasai, Dist. Thane
Contact: +91 95250 2471540
mcfhi@vsnl.net

Sakhya Women Guidance Cell
Thane Civil Hospital – Ground Floor
Contact person - Ms. Jyoti: +91 9224642560

Stree Mukti Sanghatana
Family counseling centres, in-house monthly publication “Prerak Lalkari”, programs for adolescents, day care centres, programs for waste pickers and solid waste management commenced operations to enable sustainable livelihood for women.

Stree Mukti Sanghatana-Dadar(E)
Shramik, Royal Crest, Lokmanya Tilak Vasahat Road No. 3. , Dadar (East), Mumbai
Contact: +91 22 2417438118.

Stree Mukti Sanghatana
Family Counselling Centre, Near Matoshri, Ramabai Ambedkar Marternity Home, Ramkrishna Chemburkar Road, Chembur Naka, Mumbai 400 071.
Contact: +91 22 25297198

Swadhar
Keshav Gore Smaarak Trust, Arey Road, Goregaon (W), Mumbai 400 062
Contact: + 91 22 28720638

Arpan - Towards freedom from Child Sexual Abuse (Mumbai)
http://arpan.org.in/ Counselling support for parents whose child has gone through CSA call - +91.98190.86444
Ph: 022 2686 2444 / 2686 8444
Email: info@arpan.org.in

PUNE

Susamvad – Sakhi – Helpline
B1 Seema Apt, Shirole Path, Opp. Fergusson College Main gate, Pune – 411004.
Contact: +91 9520 25448400, +91 20 25538434

Nari Samata Manch - an autonomous group of women, formed in 1982.
473, Sadashiv Peth, Pune – 411030
Contact: +91 9520 24473116
Email: nsm@pn3.vsnl.net.in

Swadhar
C/o Niwara Devid sasun Anath Pangu Graha, 96, Navi Peth. Pune – 411 030
Contact: +91 9520 24533452
Email: swadhar@rediffmail.com

DELHI

Sumaitri Crisis Intervention Centre (Delhi) - http://sumaitri.net/about/
Ph: 011-23389090 (Mon-Fri 2PM to 10PM and Sat-Sun 10AM to 10PM)
Email: feelingsuicidal@sumaitri.net

RAHI Foundation (Delhi) - for Adult Women survivors of Incest and Child Sexual Abuse: http://www.rahifoundation.org/
B-200 Chittaranjan Park, Second Floor, New Delhi - 110091
Ph: 011 41607055
Email: info@rahifoundation.org

Shakti Shalini
6/30-B, Lower Ground Floor, Kargil Park Lane, Jangpura B, New Delhi 110014
Contact: +91 11 24373636, +91 11 24373736
Email: shakishalini@mantraonline.com

Tarshi
11 – Mathura Road, 1st Floor, Jangpura B, New Delhi 110014
Contact: +91 11 24379070, +91 11 24379071
Email: tarshi@vsnl.com
www.tarshi.net

KARNATAKA
BENGALURU

Vimochana – Helpline & Crisis Intervention Centre The Forum for Women's Rights, Bangalore, India.
33/1-10 Thyagraj Layout, Jaibharath Nagar, Bengaluru 560033
www.vimochana.net.in Jai Bharath Nagar, Bangalore
Ph: +91-80-25492781 / 82/83
Email: vimochana79@gmail.com

Hengasara Hakkina Sangha
# 1024, 38th cross, 25th main, 4th T block, Jaya Nagar Bengaluru -560 041
Contact: +91 80 26639884
Email: hhs@bgl.vsnl.net.in

Sangama - A Resource Centre for Sexuality (Bangalore)
Focuses on the rights of sexual minorities
Email: sangama@sangama.org

WEST BENGAL
KOLKATA

Swayam, Kolkata.
Swayam is a women’s rights organization committed to ending violence against women and children, based in Kolkata, India.
Swayam is open from Monday to Friday from 10 am to 6 pm and the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 am to 2.
Contact number - 91 33 2486 3409

GUJARAT
KUTCH

Kutch Mahila Vikas Sanghatna
11, Nutan Colony, Bhuj, Kutch Dist – 370001
Contact: +91 2832 222124, +91 2832 223311
Email: kmvsbhuj@gmail.com, preetinbsoni@gmail.com

Abdasa Mahila Vikas Sanghatana
Shiddheshwar Nagar, Bhind Post Office, Naliya Kutch, 370001
Contact: +91 28314 222165

Ujas Mahila Vikas Sanghatana – Mundra dist
Sadou Road, KVK Campus, Mundra, Kutch
Contact: +91 2838 223104

Centre for Social Justice – Bhuj
10, Meghmaya, Shardha Society, Bhuj, Kutch
Contact: +91 2832 – 223441
Email: csjkutch@rediffmail.com

VADODARA

Olakh – A space for women
A Feminist Documentation Resource and Counseling Centre 8-A, NivrutiColony Opp. Jila Talim Bhavan, Karelibaug, Vadodara.
Contact: +91 265-2486487, 2466037

RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan State Commission for Women: works in close collaboration with NGOs working on women’s issues, a few are listed below. Follow the link for the rest: (http://rscw.rajasthan.gov.in/networkingwithngo.aspx)

JAIPUR

Aparajita, one-stop rape crisis centre, Jaipur
Address: Jaipuria Hospital (Rukmani Devi Beni Parsad Jaipuria Hospital), JLN Marg, Milap Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan 302018.
Ph: 0141-2553763/2553764
Email: aparajitaweraj@gmail.com

Vishakha
9 Pratap Nagar, Near Glass FactoryTonk Road, Jaipur
Contact: +91 141 517 2422

Vividha
Mahila Salaha Evam Surakshan Kendra (south), Gandhi Nagar,Mahila Thana, Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur
Contact: +91 141 5172435
Email: vividha_2001@yahoo.com

UTTAR PRADESH
LUCKNOW

Sahayog
A-240 Indira Nagar, Lucknow 226016, UP
Contact: +91 522 2341319, +91 522 2310747

Humsafar “Support Centre For Women”
27, New Berry Road (near times of India) Lucknow - 226001

MADHYA PRADESH
BHOPAL

Sangini – A Gender Resource Centre, an organisation working on gender equity and women rights.
G 3 / 385, Gulmohar Colony, Bhopal - 462039
Contact: +91 755 4276158
Email: sanginicenter@rediffmail.com

MEGHALAYA

Voluntary Health Association
Opposite ‘Iarisa Cottage, Upper Nongrim Hills, Shillong 793003
Contact: +91 364 2522834, +91 364 2522835 (Office)
Email: bj1975@rediffmail.com, vhamegh@rediffmail.com

Lympung Ki Seng Kynthei
Contact: +91 364 2504233, +91 364 2220595

RESOURCES – LEARN MORE:

Orinam (Chennai)
http://orinam.net/resources-for/lgbt/groups-and-lists/

5 LGBT NGOs in India
https://blog.justcling.com/2017/08/21/5-lgbt-ngos-in-india/

LGBTQ Support and Helplines in India
https://fiftyshadesofgay.co.in/lgbtq-support-and-helplines-in-india/