Helplines:
Whether you’re concerned about yourself or a loved one, these helplines can offer information and advice 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- Life threatening emergency – 999
- NHS 111 Non-emergency medical help & info on local services – 111
- Samaritans (emotional support if you feel desperate or suicidal) – 116 125
- Alcoholics Anonymous – 0800 917 7650
- FRANK (national drugs helpline) – 03001 236600
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 08082 000247
- Shout Text Service (crisis support) Text ‘Shout’ to – 85258
Non-emergency helplines – times of operation vary
- BEAT (eating disorders) – 08088 010677
- CALM (men aged 15-35) – 0800 58 58 58
- Mind Infoline – 0300 123 3393
- Mindline Trans+ (trans, non-binary support) – 0300 330 5468
- NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood) – 0808 801 0331
- Narcotics Anonymous – 0300 999 1212
- National Gambling Helpline – 0808 8020 133
- No Panic (panic attacks, OCD and phobias) – 08449 674848
- OCD UK – 0333 212 7890
- Rape Crisis – 08088 029999
- SANELine – 0300 304 7000
- Self Injury Helpline – 08088 008088
SAM – Self-help app for Anxiety Management – https://sam-app.org.uk/ – Designed to help you learn more about anxiety, build your own anxiety toolkit, and tailor your self-help to your own life.
#Stay Alive – App – https://www.prevent-suicide.org.uk/find-help-now/stay-alive-app/ – Create your own safety plan on your phone. Advice and tips about managing suicidal thoughts and ideas for grounding techniques and ‘reasons to stay alive’.
Calm Harm – App – https://calmharm.co.uk/ – Offers several ideas for activities to try to manage urges to self-harm, this app includes suggestions on comforting, distracting, expressing emotions, releasing, and breathing.
Hub of Hope – https://hubofhope.co.uk/ – National mental health database, brings together organisations and charities from across the country, who offer mental health advice and support, all in one app.