Where to call if you feel anxious: free psychological help lines during the pandemic

It can be hard to stay calm when you lose the ground under your feet: coronavirus has closed borders, cancelled plans and sent half of the world’s inhabitants into isolation. Meanwhile, the level of anxiety is rising. If you are ill and can’t handle the anxiety on your own, contact a professional.

• Serbskiy Centre hotline, psychological consultants: +7 (495) 637-70-70.
• Moscow government call centre, 10 psychologists working on the hotline to advise elderly people and all those who are under quarantine: +7 (495) 870-45-09.
• 24-hour psychological emergency phone number in Moscow (refers to the Moscow service of psychological assistance): 051 from a landline or +7 (495) 051 from a mobile phone.
• Counselling on Skype, through chat and by email on the website of the Moscow service of psychological assistance; experts have also compiled a psychological check-list for those who are anxious about the news.
• Crisis psychologists of the Forensic Expert Chamber of the Russian Federation have opened a hotline for those suffering from coronavirus, their relatives, and those who have lost their jobs or business: 8 (800) 201-27-45, Skype: @f.aquamodule
• Moscow medical psychologists have launched a support service for those who feel uncomfortable because of self-isolation; you can call for help on +7 (495) 150-54-45 every day from 9am to 8pm.
• More than 100 psychotherapists of the Alter platform have allocated working hours for free 45-minute consultations; you can make an appointment on the website. There will also be five online lectures.

Contacts are taken from public official sources and the media.

Source: NOZH.

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