MIASA — Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association
A free, freephone crisis helpline in Malaysia, staffed around the clock by a trained crisis team and volunteers.
MIASA runs the MIASA_YSD-1800 helpline, answered by a trained crisis team and volunteers. The line is toll-free and open every hour of every day.
It is a separate organisation from Befrienders KL, with its own number — call whichever feels right for you.
MIASA_YSD-1800 Helpline
Free 24/7 crisis support by phone.
- Malaysia
- 1-800-180-066
Call the MIASA helpline
Free, toll-free, answered by a trained Crisis Team and volunteers, 24 hours a day.
Open 24 hours, every day
- Free to call
- Freephone number
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
People contact them about: thinking about suicide, nothing feels worth it, depression, completely alone, a relationship has ended.
Other organisations
- Befrienders Kuala LumpurA 24-hour confidential listening line in Kuala Lumpur, part of the Befrienders Worldwide network.
- SamaritansFree, 24-hour listening for anyone who is struggling — you do not have to be suicidal to call, and you do not have to give your name.
- Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)Singapore's 24-hour hotline on 1767, with a WhatsApp text service alongside it.
- Lifeline AotearoaA 24/7 telephone and text counselling service staffed by trained volunteers and counsellors.
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We are not affiliated with MIASA — Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association and we do not speak for them. This page describes their service as they publish it; their own site is always the authority.