Links
Need Help Urgently?
Samaritans: 116123 (24/7)
In an emergency for immediate response call Samaritans. Whatever you are going through you can contact Samaritans for support. Please note this is a listening service and does not offer advice or intervention.
NHS: 111
Get advice by calling 111 OR ask for an urgent GP appointment if you need urgent help for your mental health.
Call 999 or go to A&E if someone’s life may be at risk (if they have taken an overdose or seriously injured themselves) or you do not feel you can keep yourself safe or someone else safe.
National Helplines
Childline: 0800 11 11 (24/7)
If you are under 19 you can confidentially call, chat online or email about any problem big or small
Shout: Text SHOUT to 85258 (24/7)
Shout provides free 24/7 text support for young people across the U.K. experiencing a mental health crises. All texts answered by trained volunteers with support from experienced clinical supervisors.
Other organisations that can help with mental health issues;
MIND
Even though 1 in 4 people have mental health problems, most of us don’t get the help we need. MIND are active in England and Wales fighting to improve access and support for mental health.
https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/using-this-tool/
CAMHS (Child and Adult Mental Health Service) 01463 705597 (normal office hours)
This is the NHS mental health service for children and young people. There are local teams all around the U.K. with teams made up of nurses, therapists, psychologists, child and adolescent psychiatrists (medical doctors specialising in mental health), support workers and social workers and other professionals.
SANE: 0300 304 7000 (available every day)
A national mental health charity which aims to raise awareness of mental illness, campaign to improve services and initiate & fund research into the causes of serious mental illness.
PTSD Resolution: Call 0300 302 0551 (normal office hours)
Mental health help & support for UK armed forces veterans, reservists, families. Free, prompt, local, through 200 therapists across the U.K., effective.
https://www.ptsdresolution.org
Scottish support links:
SAMH Scottish Action for Mental Health
Self harm help