ENGLISH-SPEAKING | CONFIDENTIAL | ANONYMOUS
Our confidential and anonymous helpline offers English-language support for all ages. Our trained volunteers provide a judgment-free space to talk about loneliness, anxiety, grief, or any challenges you’re facing including suicidal thoughts. If you're concerned about someone else, we can guide you to helpful resources.
Our volunteers are waiting for your call.
We offer a team of English-speaking mental health practitioners in Brussels with expertise in a wide range of fields and for all ages. Appointments are available for individuals, couples, and families. Consultations are also available in other languages, and may be offered online as well as in-person.
OUR CLINICAL TEAM
Our team of professional psychologists, psychotherapists, psychiatrists can help with diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation in a wide range of mental-health related problems.
OUR AFFILIATED PROFESSIONALS
We also offer access to a team of experts providing consultations and classes in life and career coaching, family mediation and therapy, educational support, mindfulness, and eating disorders.
Join us at dawn on May 10 for Darkness into Light, a global walk raising vital funds for mental health support and suicide prevention.
In Belgium, all proceeds will go to CHS. Together, we can make a difference – your support can save lives.
Our volunteers spend around 100 hours a month with callers to our
24/7 Helpline. On average, at least one call per day is from someone who is
feeling suicidal. The Helpline relies exclusively on donations. Whatever you
can give will help us to be a real lifeline for someone in need. Donate today
and be part of the change.
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Join our team of volunteers and make a real difference. We offer opportunities as Helpline listeners. No experience needed, just empathy, active listening, and fluency in English. We offer training and professional guidance to help you develop confidence in communication, crisis support, and emotional resilience. If this is not for you, we also welcome volunteers with administrative skills in the CHS Office.
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If volunteering is not for you, there are other ways you can support CHS
and make a difference. Please consider helping to raise awareness of
our CHS 24/7 Helpline, so those in need know where to turn.
Sometimes, a simple conversation or sharing a social media post can
save a life. Or maybe organise a fundraiser, like a charity run, bake sale,
or online campaign. Every effort counts, and together, we can ensure
help is always within reach.
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photo credit: @miguelangel.vilar Darkness into Light Belgium 2026 has raised €43,212 for the Community Help Service (CHS) Helpline, enough to cover almost all of the 24/7 service’s operating costs for a year. The funds were raised through a campaign that culminated on May 9 with pre-dawn walks in Brussels, Ghent,
The CHS Helpline saw a dramatic increase in demand during the first six months of 2026, with call volumes reaching record levels. The figures highlight the growing need for accessible emotional and mental health support in Belgium, particularly for people who need a compassionate listening ear during difficult times. Between
For many years, callers have reached the Helpline on 02 648 4014. That number will remain fully active and continue to connect callers to our volunteer Helpline service until mid-2028. Alongside it, callers can now also reach the Helpline on 02 616 2626, a number designed to be easier
CHS is a volunteer based, non profit-making organisation. Thank you to our sponsors & partners for their invaluable support.
Tuesday 14 October 2025 | 12:00 – 13:30 Many of the people CHS supports are newcomers to Belgium who, after settling in for a few years, begin to see the country as home and want to understand how to become Belgian citizens. The process, however, can feel daunting – with
Certified Zumba instructor Concetta Spitaleri will generously run two special classes – one for adults and one for families – at the ULB Solbosch Campus on November 9 to raise money for the CHS Helpline. Concetta runs classes at premium fitness centres in Brussels and at schools for young students,
The Brussels Women’s Club, which has long been a supporter of Community Help Service (CHS), will hold its annual welcome day on September 23 at its clubhouse in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre. The welcome day at the largest English-speaking women’s club in Belgium is free and open to newcomers to Belgium as well
