The website offers mental health tips on how to help yourself or your loved ones peaasi.ee. On the same page, you can find information about counseling options, for example, free counseling is offered by experienced mental health specialists for both young people (12-26 years) and adults.

It is possible to see a psychiatrist or mental health nurse without a referral. Find an appointment that suits you in the nationwide digital registry.

If you feel that you need help immediately, contact the advisers of the Social Insurance Board.

In addition, it is possible to get help:

Victim helpline 116 006 (24h) - provides quick help to people who have fallen victim to an offence, negligence or mistreatment, or who have experienced physical, mental, economic or sexual violence.

Pastoral care phone number 116 123 (24h) - you can get support to alleviate a mental crisis caused by illness, accidents or life situations and to create a sense of security.

Lifeline: 6558 088 (Estonian language), 655 5688 (Russian language) (every day 19:00 - 07:00) - for people who are in a state of emotional crisis, depressed, feel deep concern due to loss and grief, feel lonely, suffer from violence, experience various relationships and family problems, social difficulties or wanting to leave life

Improving communication: Family therapy helps to improve communication between family members, which is especially important in difficult situations such as divorce.

Developing healthier coping mechanisms: Therapy helps you find healthy ways to cope with difficulties by reducing stress and tension.

Ensuring children's well-being: Involving children in family therapy helps them better understand and cope with the divorce.

Avoiding divorce: In some cases, family therapy helps to find solutions to problems and avoid divorce.

Facilitating a more peaceful divorce process: Even if divorce is inevitable, therapy helps create a more peaceful and constructive process.

Read more about family therapy and find a suitable family therapist on the website of the Estonian Family Therapy Association.

Family therapy is also in the list of services financed by the family physician's therapeutic fund. Ask your family doctor about referrals to family therapy.

SA Estonian Children's Fund organizes once a month free group counseling for divorcing families with children.

In addition, children's helpline 116 111 provides advice and discusses questions related to children and parenting 24 hours a day. Children's helpline also accepts reports of a child in need of help.

HUGO.legal offers free and discounted legal aid in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice. All people living in Estonia whose average gross income is less than 1,200 euros can receive help. In the case of family cases concerning the rights of the child, the income limit is up to 2,000 euros.

In order to receive legal aid, a customer contract must be concluded and a contract fee of 5 euros must be paid (except for minors), and the contract is valid for the entire calendar year.

Then you can use the free legal aid service with the 2 + 3 system, where the first two hours are free and the next 3 hours are charged at 45 euros per hour. In family cases concerning the rights of the child, in addition to the two free hours, up to ten hours with an hourly fee of 45 euros can be used. You can find more information from the website of the Ministry of Justice.

Notaries also advise on the registration of divorce, the conclusion of joint property division agreements and the conclusion of child custody agreements. If the consultation is followed by the notary's certification of the contract, the consultation is included in the notary fee for the certification of the contract, and no separate fee has to be paid for the consultation.

Local governments offer various support services to support both parents and children. For more information contact the local government of your place of residence.

In Tallinn, it is also possible to get help:

• At the family counseling center in the center of Tallinn
• At the Tallinn family center

In Tartu:

• At the Tartu support center

See also Possibilities of receiving psychological and psychiatric help in Estonia.