During COVID 19 you may feel scared, unsure, depressed, worried about coming out, or if you just want to know a bit more about gender or sexuality, then this section is for you.

Click the links below and it will take you to information about:

The 1-2-1 support we offer our youth workers and our adult peer mentors
Guidance on questioning gender or sexuality
Tips for how to come out
Guidance for what to do if you are feeling stressed/ depressed
Trans specific information pages
Keeping safe online

If you need urgent help or feel suicidal, then there are people who can help you and won’t judge you, so please find one of them. This could be a teacher, friend or someone else you trust that you know. If not, then online or phone support can help:

(The Proud Trust do not endorse any third party services or organisations listed below or any third party website to which a link is provided)

For immediate help

Samaritans

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.

Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)

Website: www.samaritans.org.uk

CHILDLINE

For any problems you are facing.

Tel: 0800 1111

Website: www.childline.org.uk

FOR IMMEDIATE HELP

Call 111, option 2 to access first response services

Suicide

HOPELINEUK

Advisers want to work with you to understand why these thoughts of suicide might be present. They also want to provide you with a safe space to talk through anything happening in your life that could be impacting on your or anyone else’s ability to stay safe.

Call: 0800 068 4141

Text: 07860039967

Young Minds

The Young Minds crisis messenger text service provides free, 24/7 crisis support across the UK. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need support, you can text YM to 85258

PAPYRUS

Young suicide prevention society.

Phone: HOPELINEUK 0800 068 4141 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm, and 2pm to 10pm on weekends and bank holidays)

Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

Mental Health

Give Us A Shout

In a crisis? Anxious? Worried? Stressed?
Get 24/7 help from our team of Crisis Volunteers

24/7 text (SMS) support line: 85258

Website: www.giveusashout.org

SANE

Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.

SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30pm to 10.30pm)

Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: www.sane.org.uk/textcare

Peer support forum: www.sane.org.uk/supportforum

Website: www.sane.org.uk/support

Rethink Mental Illness

Support and advice for people living with mental illness.

Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)

Website: www.rethink.org

OCD UK

A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.

Phone: 0333 212 7890 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)

Website: www.ocduk.org

OCD Action

Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources.

Phone: 0300 636 5478 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge

Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk

No Panic

Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD.

Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge

Website: www.nopanic.org.uk

CALM

CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35.

Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight)

Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Bipolar UK

A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.

Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk

Anxiety UK

Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.

Phone: 03444 775 774 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 10pm; Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 8pm)

Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

LGBT+ Support

MERMAIDS HELPLINE

Support around gender identity / being trans.

text MERMAIDS to

85258

for free 24/7 crisis support all across the UK.

All texts are answered by trained volunteers with support from experienced clinical

Tel: 0844 334 0550*

Mobile: 0344 334 0550

Email: info@mermaidsuk.org.uk

Website: mermaidsuk.org.uk

LGBT SWITCHBOARDS

Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm)
Website: www.switchboard.lgbt

Domestic Abuse

National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline

0800 999 5428

Monday to Friday

10:00am – 5:00pm

Wednesday to Thursday

10:00am – 8:00pm

Sexual Assault

Galop

Provides a free, confidential and independent service for all LGBT+ people who have experienced sexual assault, violence or abuse, however or whenever it happened.

T: 020 7704 2040 (ask to speak to someone from the Sexual Violence Support Service)

E: referrals@galop.org.uk