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https://www.hilfetelefon.de/en.html
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https://www.hilfetelefon-schwangere.de/en
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Helpline for violence against men
www.maennerhilfetelefon.de
0800 - 12 39 900
Monday - Thursday: 08:00 AM – 08:00 PM,
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Youth line (Helpline for children and teenagers)
www.nummergegenkummer.de
116 111
Monday - Saturday: 02:00 PM – 08:00 PM
Medical Child Protection Hotline
kinderschutzhotline.de
0800 - 19 210 00
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National Sexual Assault Hotline (Helpline for sexual abuse)
https://www.hilfe-portal-missbrauch.de/en/home
0800 - 22 55 530
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 09:00 AM – 02:00 PM,
Tuesday, Thursday: 03:00 PM – 08:00 PM
Email/Chat: N.I.N.A. e.V. - Online counselling
info.at.hilfe-portal-missbrauch.de
German helpline for sadness and depression
https://ifightdepression.com/en/
0800 - 33 44 533
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 01:00 PM – 05:00 PM,
Wednesday, Friday: 08:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Zebra e.V: Breast Cancer Counselling Center in Düsseldorf (Association)
zebra-brustkrebs.de
0211 - 9293935
info.at.zebra-brustkrebs.de
Telephone counselling of the Protestant and Catholic Church (in German, English & Arabic)
www.telefonseelsorge.de
0800 - 111 0 111
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0800 - 111 0 222
Muslim spiritual councelling (in Türkisch, Arabic & Urdu)
www.mutes.de
030 - 44 35 09 821
Spiritual Councelling „Doweria“ (in Russian))
www.russische-telefonseelsorge.de
030 - 44 03 08 454