Details checked 3 November 2026
The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital at New Haven, UNTH and the lines you can ring, for Enugu and the states around it.
Getting help in Enugu State
The Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital on Chime Avenue, New Haven, is the main public psychiatric hospital for Enugu and much of the South-East. It treats adults, children and adolescents, including autism and ADHD, and older people. Its drug and alcohol service covers detoxification, therapy and structured rehabilitation.
The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital at Ituku-Ozalla treats psychiatric conditions, and its casualty unit has doctors on duty 24 hours a day. The NDLEA's Enugu State Command runs a counselling centre in Independence Layout.
It is also the nearest specialist psychiatric hospital for people in Ebonyi and Imo.
Igbo is the language of most homes here, and Mytherapist.ng has therapists who speak it. Sessions are online, by video, voice or chat, so you can book one from anywhere in the state.
2 services
Federal neuropsychiatric hospital · New Haven
Details from the institution's own website, checked 3 November 2026.
Federal teaching hospital · Ituku-Ozalla
Details from the institution's own website, checked 3 November 2026.
1 service
Federal drug agency centre · Independence Layout
For people who aren't physically dependent, or who have finished a medically supervised withdrawal. Anyone dependent on alcohol, sedatives or opioids should see a hospital first.
No number for the centre itself. The NDLEA helpline can confirm the address.
Details from the institution's own website, checked 3 November 2026.
Free or low-cost lines
These answer callers in Enugu State and across the country. The full list, including lines for violence and trafficking, is on our helplines page.
National emergency number
If someone is in danger right now. The nationwide rollout isn't finished, so if 112 doesn't connect, go to the nearest hospital emergency unit.
Police, fire and ambulance
Safe Place Nigeria
Trained counsellors from She Writes Woman. Anyone in Nigeria can call, and you don't need call credit.
24 hours
Lagos Lifeline
Free crisis support and counselling from the Lagos State Ministry of Health. Open to anyone in Nigeria, not only Lagos.
SURPIN
Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative. Trained counsellors for emotional support and crisis help.
Its site says its toll-free line is answered 24 hours
MANI (Mentally Aware Nigeria Initiative)
A mental health charity. Its "Get help now" button opens WhatsApp.
Hours aren't published on its site
NDLEA drug helpline
Support for anyone affected by drug use, their own or someone else's. In English, Pidgin, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo.
24 hours
Talking therapy
Hospitals are the place for emergencies, admission and medication. For talking therapy, Mytherapist.ng sessions happen by video, voice or chat, so you can see a licensed therapist from home in Enugu State without waiting for a clinic day.
Good to know
Yes. The hospital lists treatment for substance use, including detoxification, psychotherapy, relapse prevention and structured rehabilitation programmes.
Yes. Its child and adolescent service covers autism, ADHD, conduct disorders and learning disabilities.
Yes. Some Mytherapist.ng therapists speak Igbo. Sessions are online, so it doesn't matter where in Enugu you live.
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