Need help?

If you are or have those you love dealing with depression or at risk or suicide there are some help lines available. We can’t vouch for them yet but they are by institutions we should be able to trust and so they are, at the least, a great start.

Apart from the list below, you can contact The Joy Hub [joyhub.ng], a safe space for young people dealing with anxiety, depression and suicidal thought to get access to listeners and professional help.

Call: 0700-THE-JOY-HUB [0700-843-569-482].

If you have resources you want us to add, please reach out to us via email at joy@joyinc.xyz.

Nigeria helplines

Lagos suicide hotlines, by the Lagos State Government: 08058820777 and 09030000741
– “through which residents can ask questions, make inquiries and seek help from professionals early enough to allow for appropriate intervention.”

LUTH Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN): 09080217555, 09034400009, 08111909909 and 07013811143.

This is apparently a private NGO called Nigeria Suicide Prevention Initiative. Not an institution we know, but many people have referred to them on credible platforms: 08062106493, 08092106493

VTG: (+234) 810 857 2839

If in Cameroon, we only found the national emergency line

Emergency: 117 (Yaounde, Douala and Garoua)

Ghana helplines

Lifeline [Abrepo-Highways Quarters, BLK F, Snr. Staff Lane, Kumasi]. Hotline is 2332 444 71279

Samaritans.org: 233 244 846 701 (24/7 hotline)

Togo helpline

VisionTogo (VTG) provides a call centre targeted at people who are suffering from depression, grief, trauma, or thoughts of suicide. Call (+228) 90 92 22 22