Mental Health Support

Emergency help

Call 999 or go straight to Accident & Emergency if you or someone else is in immediate danger.

If you need help urgently for your mental health, but it’s not an emergency, get help from NHS 111 online or call 111 and select the mental health option.

Samaritans

Confidential emotional support 24/7, 365 days a year.
Call free on 116 123
Email jo@samaritans.org (reply within 24 hours)
Visit the Samaritans website

Shout

Free, confidential text support service, available 24/7
Text SHOUT to 85258
If you are under 19, text YP to 85258
Visit the Shout website

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

Run a life-saving suicide prevention helpline. Chats are free, confidential and anonymous. Their helpline is open everyday, 5pm to midnight:
Call or WhatsApp 0800 585858
Visit the CALM website

Mind

Mental health helpline (England and Wales), Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm (except bank holidays)
Call 0300 102 1234
Visit the Mind website

Papyrus

If you’re under 35, Papyrus’s HOPELINE247 is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year
Call 0800 068 4141
Text 88247 or 07786 209697
Email pat@papyrus-uk.org
Visit the Papyrus website

NHS

24/7 Mental Health Support for people living in England, Wales and Scotland
Call 111
Visit the NHS mental health website

CALL Helpline (Wales)

24/7 mental health helpline for people living in Wales
Call 0800 132 737
Email call@helpline.wales
Visit the CALL Helpline website

Breathing Space (Scotland)

A phoneline for anyone living in Scotland over the age of 16, feeling low, anxious or depressed.
Weekdays Monday to Thursday, 6pm to 2am
Weekend: Friday 6pm until Monday 6am
Call 0800 83 85 87
Visit the Breathing Space website

Lifeline (Northern Ireland)

24/7 service for people living in Northern Ireland
Call 0808 808 8000
Visit the Lifeline website

Hub of Hope

The UK’s largest mental health support directory, helping you find relevant support in your local area or nationally.
Visit the Hub of Hope website