Oita Inochi no Denwa: phone number and hours

Oita Inochi no Denwa is a telephone helpline in Oita Prefecture that opened in July 1986, the 26th center in Japan and the 5th in Kyushu. It operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and calls are answered by counselors who have been trained and certified. You do not need to give your name, and the center has no ties to any religion or political group.

• Suicide Prevention Inochi no Denwa (toll-free)

  0120-783-556

  A free counseling service run by the Federation of Inochi no Denwa, in which Oita Inochi no Denwa also takes part. Available for 24 hours from 8:00 on the 10th of every month to 8:00 on the 11th, and daily 16:00–21:00 (the Saiki branch takes part in the daily service).

• You can talk without giving your name.
• Calls are answered by counselors who have been trained and certified.
• The center's activities have no ties to any religion or particular political group.
• It is one of the member centers of the Federation of Inochi no Denwa.
• In 2024 the center received 9,223 calls, with an average of 125 counselors answering calls over the year. For both men and women, the most common topic was "mental health worries".

Your municipality (city, ward, town or village) also has counters for welfare, health and child-rearing concerns. Call the main number, explain what you want to discuss, and ask for the counter in charge.

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