Help & Support
If you need emergency help
We can't provide emergency services for mental ill health or advice so in an emergency -
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Call 999
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Go to your nearest Accident and Emergency (A&E)
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Call the NHS on 111 for free and select option 2 (for mental health) The staff there will point you at local crisis services and mental health organisations and offer health advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Call Samaritans on 116 123 if you or anyone else anyone needs to talk. You can call for free 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Helpines for you or anyone else
Helplines if in crisis or for advice for you or anyone else
Samaritans
Samaritans provide emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide.
Telephone: 116 123
Opening times: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Website: https://www.samaritans.org/
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
CALM runs a free, confidential, and anonymous helpline as well as a web chat service, offering help, advice, and information to anyone who is struggling or in crisis.
Telephone: 0800 58 58 58
Opening times: 5pm – midnight, 7 days a week
Website: https://www.thecalmzone.net/
SANEline
SANEline is a national out-of-hours helpline offering emotional support, guidance, and information to anyone affected by mental illness.
Telephone: 0300 304 7000
Opening times: 4.30pm – 10pm, 7 days a week
Website: https://www.sane.org.uk/
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK
The National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK is a compassionate and understanding lifeline for those grappling with their mental wellbeing or thoughts of suicide.
Telephone: 0800 587 0800
Opening times: 6pm – midnight, 7 days a week
Website: https://www.spuk.org.uk/
Helplines for young people
ChildLine
Childline is a counselling service for children and young people aged up to 18 provided by the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC).
Telephone: 0800 11 11 Opening times: 24 hours a day, 7 days a weekidentify as LGBTIA+.
Telephone: 0800 0119 100
Opening times: 10am – 10pm, 7 days a week
Website: https://switchboard.lgbt/
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