Feeling Stressed / Depressed?
Are you feeling down, depressed or worried? Is your mind full of negative thoughts or feelings? Do you want to talk about your mental health?
If so you might want to get in touch with the following places for support:
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:
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
Phone: 0808 801 0677 (adults) or 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)
Website: www.b-eat.co.uk
Phone: 0808 168 9111 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.victimsupport.org
To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm)
Website: www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily, 10am to midnight)
Website: www.ukna.org
Phone: 0808 8020 133 (daily, 8am to midnight)
Website: www.begambleaware.org
Phone: 0800 917 7650 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
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
0800 999 5428
Monday to Friday
10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday to Thursday
10:00am – 8:00pm
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
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm)
Website: www.switchboard.lgbt
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
Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
Website: www.rethink.org
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
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
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 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
A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
Website: www.bipolaruk.org.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
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
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
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
Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
For any problems you are facing.
Tel: 0800 1111
Website: www.childline.org.uk
Call 111, option 2 to access first response services
Call 111, option 2 to access first response services
Helpline – call for free on 0808 808 2121
2.00pm – 11.00pm every day
Text YM to 85258
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm)
Website: www.switchboard.lgbt
Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Lesbian & Gay Switchboard: 01253 621 834
Support around gender identity / being trans.
Tel: 0844 334 0550*
Mobile: 0344 334 0550
Email: info@mermaidsuk.org.uk
Website: mermaidsuk.org.uk
Confidential support for suicide, suicidal thoughts, feelings of despair or distress.
Tel: 08457 90 90 90 – 24 hours
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: http://samaritans.org/
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