Mental Health Counseling and Crisis Response Checklist
A guide centered on official channels for foreigners to safely access mental health counseling, crisis counseling, mental health welfare centers, and medical institution care in Korea.
Direct answer
A guide centered on official channels for foreigners to safely access mental health counseling, crisis counseling, mental health welfare centers, and medical institution care in Korea.
- How far this is checked
- Partly verified — confirm the details with the official sources below before you act.
Sources
Official · Verified · notes
Sources · 6
Task
Healthcare
Visa
All visas
Program
General
Region
Nationwide
Verification status:
verified_with_warningsReference date: 2026-06-19 AI direct answers: Disabled. Mental health issues can involve safety, suicide risk, diagnosis, medication, personal information, insurance, and residency status, so the app does not make direct judgments.
Key Summary
In a crisis, immediate connection comes before searching for information. If safety cannot be ensured due to risk of self-harm or suicide, risk of violence, reduced consciousness, drug overdose, or acute panic, prioritize 119 or emergency room guidance. The suicide prevention hotline is 109. For general health and welfare counseling and emergency welfare counseling, check 129.
For everyday counseling and treatment routes, check your local mental health welfare center (정신건강복지센터), psychiatric medical institutions, the Health and Welfare Counseling Center (보건복지상담센터), and the National Mental Health Information Portal (국가정신건강정보포털). The app does not diagnose your condition or conclude whether you should take medication, whether hospitalization is necessary, or whether there is any impact on your visa.
Continue reading
Sign in to read the rest of this verified guide and keep your next steps in one place.
Document download
Sign in before downloading document packages. We keep downloads behind an account gate.
Save a D-day
Sign in to save visa, ARC, or passport expiry dates and get reminders.
