Helplines and Support Lines

Child abuse, drug problems, HIV/AIDS, Red Cross, info for the homeless - your contacts in Lisbon and Portugal.

Note: there is no guarantee that English will be spoken by staff and volunteers manning the helplines listed below.

Helpline	Number
Suicide/Crisis Line: (Voz Amiga)	Tel: 800 202 669 Tel: 213 544 545
Portuguese Anti-Alcohol Society: (Sociedade Anti-Alcoólica Portuguesa) Line open Mondays to Fridays 09:30-18:00	Tel: 213 571 483
Alcoholics Anonymous: (Alcoólicos Anónimos)	Tel: 217 162 969
Anti-Poison: (Intoxicações)	Tel: 808 250 143
Cancer Help Line: (Linha Contra o Cancro) Line open Monday to Friday 09:00-18:00	Tel: 213 619 542
SOS Children: Child abuse (SOS - Criança) Line open 09:30-18:30	Tel: 800 202 651 Tel: 217 931 617
Child Abuse: Criança Maltratada Line open 10:00-20:00	Tel: 213 433 333
Child Helpline: (Recados da Criança) Line open Monday to Friday 09:30-17:30	Tel: 800 206 656
Disability Helpline: (Linha Directa Cidadão/Deficiência)	Tel: 217 959 545
Drug Anon Portuguese Association for Drug Addicts Anonymous (Associação Portuguesa de Narcóticos Anónimos)	Tel: 800 202 013
Drugs SOS: Line open Monday to Friday 10:00-midnight	Tel: 1414
Elderly Helpline: (Linha do Cidadão Idoso) Line open Monday to Friday 09:30-17:30	Tel: 800 203 531
Family Lines: (family problems/abuse) (Associação Portuguesa de Famílias Anónimas - APFA)	Tel: 214 538 709
HIV/AIDS SOS: line	Tel: 800 201 040
HIV/AIDS: (Linha SIDA) Talk-Line open Monday to Fridays 10:00-20:00; Saturdays 14:00-20:00	Tel: 800 266 666
HIV/AIDS Support Group: (Abraço)	Tel: 800 225 115 Website
Pregnancy Helpline: (SOS-Grávida)	Tel: 808 201 139 Tel: 213 862 020
Public Health Line: (Linha Saúde Pública) Line open daily 08:00-midnight	Tel: 808 211 311
Red Cross:	Tel: 213 913 900 Website
Sexuality Helpline: (Sexualidade em Linha Aconselhamento e Orientação)	Tel: 808 222 003
Stop Smoking: (SOS-Deixar de Fumar) Line open Monday to Friday 13:00-21:00	Tel: 808 208 888
Victim Support Line: (Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vitima) Line open Monday to Friday 10:00-13-00, 14:00-17:30	Tel: 707 200 077
Women Abuse: Commission for Equality & Women's Rights (Comissão para a Igualdade a para os Direitos das Mulheres)	Tel: 800 202 148