Where can I get help for online harms in Singapore?

Where to get help for online harms in Singapore "What do I do if someone is harassing me online?"

"My photo/video was shared online without my consent"

"Someone has been trying to cosy up to me... it's getting uncomfortable but I'm not sure why I feel this way?"

Whatever issue you're facing online, you don't have to handle it alone, and it's not your fault. However, if you or someone close to you is in immediate danger in Singapore, call 995.

Here's a guide to where you can get help in Singapore, depending on what you're going through.

If you're being cyberbullied or harassed online

Cyberbullying is when someone uses the internet or digital devices to hurt, humiliate or intimidate you. This can happen over text, social media, group chats, gaming platforms, or anywhere else online.

What you can do right now:

• Screenshot and save the evidence before blocking or deleting anything

• Block and report the person on the platform

• Tell a trusted adult — a parent, teacher, or school counsellor

If you've been groomed or sexually exploited online

Grooming is when someone builds your trust online before trying to take advantage of you sexually. It can happen gradually, and it can be hard to recognise while it's happening. If something has felt off in an online relationship, trust that feeling.

Signs you or a friend might be being groomed include: someone paying unusual amounts of attention to you, wanting to keep your conversations secret, or gradually introducing sexual topics. Read more about online grooming here.

What you can do right now:

• Stop responding and block the person

• Don't delete the messages — save screenshots as evidence

• Tell a trusted adult as soon as possible

If someone has shared — or threatened to share — intimate images of you

Having intimate images shared without your consent (sometimes called image-based abuse or sextortion) is a serious harm, and it is never your fault. Whether it happened in a relationship or through a scam, you have options.

• What you can do right now:

  • Don't pay if someone is threatening you — it rarely makes them stop

  • Document everything: screenshots, usernames, conversations

  • Report the content directly to the platform to request removal
    

Where to get help:

• SHECARES@SCWO is Singapore's first support centre for targets of online harms, with a particular focus on girls and women. They offer counselling, legal guidance and help with reporting. 📞: Call or WhatsApp: 6571 0192 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm)
  

• The Online Safety Commission (OSC) is here to help Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents, and long-term pass holders take action when they've experienced harm online. Making a report is free, and you don't have to face it alone.
  

  You can report to the OSC if:

  • 📸 Someone shared your intimate photos without your consent — even if it's a deepfake or edited image, this counts. It's called Intimate Image Abuse.

  • 🧒 You're under 16 and someone shared intimate images of you — whether real or AI-generated, this is taken seriously as Image-based Child Abuse.

  • 💬 Someone's been sending threatening, abusive, insulting, or sexual content that's upset you — this is Online Harassment, and you don't have to just put up with it.

  • 🔍 Someone posted your personal info online (like your name, email, or address) without your consent, and it's caused you distress — this is called Doxxing.

  • 👀 Someone keeps contacting you or watching what you do online in a way that scares or unsettles you — this is Online Stalking.
    

  If any of this sounds familiar — trust that feeling. You're allowed to say something didn't feel okay, even if you're not 100% sure it "counts."
  

  Ready to make a report? Head to: report.osc.gov.sg
  

• The Police takes online sexual exploitation seriously. You can make a report at any police post or online. 📞: 999 (emergency) | 1800 255 0000 (non-emergency) Online report: police.gov.sg/e-services/report
  

• Take It Down is a free, confidential tool that helps people under 18 remove nude or sexually explicit images from the internet without having to share the images with anyone. Website: takeitdown.ncmec.org

If you need someone to talk to:

• Samaritans of Singapore (SOS) for 24/7 mental health support. 📞: 1-767 (24/7) or 9151 1767 (WhatsApp) Email: pat@sos.org.sg
  

• Mindline for 24/7 mental health support. 📞: 1-771 (24/7) or 6669 1771 (WhatsApp) Website/Chatline: mindline.sg/home
  

• TOUCHline (by TOUCH Community Services) for counselling support for youth and families 📞: 1800-377-2252 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)
  

• (UNDER REVAMP) CHAT provides confidential mental health assessment and support for youths aged 16 to 30 Website/Chatline: chat.mentalhealth.sg (access the webchat on the bottom right corner of the website)
  

• Mental Health Check In (MHCI) with Flourishing Minds @ Singapore Children's Society for youths aged 12-25. Find our more here.
  

• Tinkle Friend, a hotline/chatline for kids (13 years and below) who need a listening ear

  • 📞: 1800-274-4788 Website/Chatline: tinklefriend.sg

    
    

One last thing

It can feel scary or embarrassing to reach out. But the people at these services are trained to listen without judgement— and whatever you share stays confidential. You don't have to give your name if you're not comfortable.

You deserve to feel safe online. And if something has gone wrong, you deserve support.