You are not alone
Resources & Support
If you are in distress, or someone is in danger, start here. These lines are answered by people trained to help. There is no shame in reaching for them.
In an emergency, dial 112 — the all-India emergency number for police, fire, and medical help.
Crisis & mental-health support (India)
KIRAN Mental Health Helpline
National, 24×7, multilingual. 1800-599-0019
Vandrevala Foundation
24×7 counselling. 1860-2662-345 / 9999-666-555
iCall (TISS)
Psychosocial support by phone & email. 9152987821
AASRA
24×7 suicide-prevention helpline. 9820466726
Snehi
Emotional support and crisis intervention.
Vetted reading
A short, reputable starting shelf on consent and communication. These are educational references; following any link out is your choice.
- The Ethical Slut — Dossie Easton & Janet Hardy. On honesty and many kinds of relationship.
- Come As You Are — Emily Nagoski. The science of desire and well-being.
- Mating in Captivity — Esther Perel. Intimacy and desire across the long haul.
- More Than Two — Franklin Veaux & Eve Rickert. A practical ethics of communication.