Emergency and help numbers

Emergency numbers

Number	What for
112	European emergency number — ambulance and fire brigade (works across the EU)
101	Police
100	Ambulance and fire brigade (still works alongside 112)

GP on call

Number	What for
03 828 09 09	South Antwerp on-call post — for the Left Bank (2050), evenings, nights and weekends
1733	General GP on-call number — connects you to your local on-call post

More information and the arrangements for other postcodes on the Out-of-hours page.

Pharmacy on call

Where	What for
apotheek.be	Find the nearest on-call pharmacy — 24/7 via the search tool

Poisoning

Number	What for
070 245 245	Poison Centre — 24/7, free advice in case of (suspected) poisoning — antigifcentrum.be

Mental well-being and suicide prevention

Number	What for
1813	Suicide line (Zelfmoordlijn) — 24/7, free and anonymous; also chat and e-mail via zelfmoord1813.be
106	Tele-Onthaal — listening line for any difficulty in life, 24/7, free and anonymous — tele-onthaal.be
102	Awel — listening and help line for children and young people — awel.be

Violence, abuse and child abuse

Number	What for
1712	Flemish reporting point for violence, abuse and child abuse — free and anonymous; also chat via 1712.be
03 436 80 50	Care Centre after Sexual Violence (ZSG) Antwerp — UZA, 24/7, also without an appointment
nupraatikerover.be	chat for minors about abuse, neglect or sexual violence

Addiction

Number	What for
078 15 10 20	De DrugLijn — questions about alcohol, drugs, pills, gambling and gaming — druglijn.be

Gender and sexual orientation

Number	What for
0800 99 533	Lumi (formerly Holebifoon) — questions about sexual orientation and gender — lumi.be

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Last checked: 18 June 2026. Phone numbers and organisation names may change — please check them periodically.