helpline
Britishnoun
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a telephone line operated by a charitable organization for people in distress
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a telephone line operated by a commercial organization to provide information
Example Sentences
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Instead, Kiki called the GamCare National Helpline - an organisation that provides free support for anyone affected by gambling harms.
From BBC
Readers in the US and Canada can call the 988 suicide helpline or visit its website.
From BBC
"We need to lower the expectations of what Christmas gives us, and then we won't be so disappointed in it," she told CBeebies' Parenting Helpline podcast.
From BBC
Some practices offer out-of-hours services which you can access via the NHS 111 helpline, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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The £20m package will also include a new helpline for teenagers to get support for concerns about abuse in their own relationships.
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