Setting up a helpline

If you are interested in setting up a helpline, we’ve created a series of resources, drawing on our knowledge and experience as the membership body for the helpline sector, to help you work through the process step by step.

Step by step

Setting up a helpline requires detailed planning and thought, there are lots of things to consider.

Starting off with our short and simple checklist, it will help you to think about the basics including:

the remit of your service
how it will be funded
how it will operate

Once you have worked your way through the checklist, our toolkit is the next step.

The toolkit will help you explore, in more detail, the practicalities including:

helpline systems
helpline technology
how to make sure the people using your service, and your team who are delivering it, are kept safe

Read our helpful toolkit for setting up a helpline:

Setting up a helpline - toolkit