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UK Helplines

Samaritans:
Phone 116 123 (24 hours a day and free to call)
Email jo@samaritans.org
Website https://www.samaritans.org

Mind Infoline:

Phone 0300 123 3393 (9am-6pm Monday-Friday) or text 86463

Email info@mind.org.uk

Website www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines

Rethink Mental Illness Advice Line

Phone 0808 801 0525 (9:30am-4pm Monday-Friday)

Website http://www.rethink.org/about-us/our-mental-health-advice

Saneline

Phone 07984 967 708 (4:30-10:30pm)

Website www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline

The Mix

Phone 0808 808 4994 (11am-11pm and free to call)

Crisis Support text 'THEMIX' to 85258

ChildLine (help for those up to the age of 19)

Phone 0800 1111

Website www.childline.org.uk

Elefriends

Website http://elefriends.org.uk/

Anxiety UK

Phone 03444 775 774 (9:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday)

Website www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Bipolar UK

Website www.bipolaruk.org.uk

CALM

Phone 0800 58 58 58

Website www.thecalmzone.net

Men's Health Forum

Website www.menshealthforum.org.uk

Mental Health Foundation

Website www.mentalhealth.org.uk

No Panic (for panic attacks and OCD)

Phone 0300 7729844 (10am-10pm)

Website www.nopanic.org.uk

OCD Action

Phone 0300 636 5478 (9:30am-5pm Monday-Friday)

Website www.ocdaction.org.uk

OCD UK

Phone 01332 588112 (9am-5pm Monday-Friday)

Website www.ocd.org

PAPYRUS (young suicide prevention)

Phone 0800 068 4141 (10am-5pm and 7-10pm Monday-Friday; 2-5pm Saturday and Sunday)

Website www.papyrus-uk.org

YoungMinds (information on child and adolescent mental health for parents and professionals)

Phone 0808 802 5544 (9:30am-4pm Monday-Friday)

Website www.youngminds.org.uk

Switchboard (if you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender)

Phone 0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm)

Email chris@switchboard.lgbt

C.A.L.L. (for people living in Wales)

Phone 0800 123 737 (or text 'help' followed by a question to 81066)

Royal College of Psychiatrists (for anyone suffering from depression)

Website rcpsych.ac.uk

Time to Change

Website time-to-change.org.uk

Moodjuice

Website moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk

SADA (for people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder and Winter Blues)

Email contact@sada.org.uk

Website sada.org.uk

Mindfull.org (for 11-17 year olds who feel depressed)

Website mindfull.org

Aware Defeat Depression (helps those affected by depression in Ireland and Northern Ireland)

Website aware-ni.org

Friends in Need (for those affected by depression)

Website friendsinneed.co.uk

Depression UK

Website depressionuk.org

OvercomeDepression.co.uk

Website overcomedepression.co.uk

Be Mindful (to help reduce stress and anxiety)

Website bemindful.co.uk

The Recovery Letters (written by people recovering from depression to people with depression to try and help alleviate the loneliness that comes with it)

Website therecoveryletters.com

NHS Mental Health Services

Phone 111

NHS Direct

Phone 0845 4647 (24 hours)

Self Injury Support (Bristol Crisis Centre for Women)

Phone 0808 800 8088 (7-10pm Tuesday and Wednesday; 3-6pm Thursday)

Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre

Phone 0808 802 9999 (12-2:30pm; 7-9:30pm)

Survivors UK (for male abuse victims)

Phone 0845 122 1201 (7-9:30pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)

National Self Harm Network

Phone 0800 622 6000 (7-11pm)

Anxiety Alliance

Phone 0845 296 7877 (10am-10pm)

Email anxietyalliance@nltworld.com

Depression Alliance

Phone 0845 123 23 20

B-eat Eating Disorder Association

Phone 0808 801 0677; 0808 801 0811 (studentline); 0808 801 0711 (youthline)

Email help@b-eat.co.uk

Website www.b-eat.co.uk

Crossline National Christian Helpline

Phone 0300 111 0101 (9-12am)

Hearing Voices

Phone 0845 122 86 42 (1-4pm Tuesday)

Chinese Mental Health Association

Phone 0845 1228 660 (4-6pm Monday-Friday)

BPD World

Phone 08700 053 273

Domestic Violence

Phone 0808 2000 247 (24 hours)

Survivors of bereavement by suicide

Phone 0844 561 6855 (9am-9pm)

Cruse Bereavement Care

Phone 0844 477 9400 (9am-5pm)

Alcoholics Anonymous

Phone 0845 769 7555 

FRANK (multilingual advice on drugs)

Phone 0800 77 66 00 (24 hours)

Narcotics Anonymous

Phone 0300 999 1212

Post-Natal Illness

Phone 020 7386 0868

Rethink - Asian Mental Health Helpline

Phone 0808 800 2073 (4-7pm Monday and Wednesday; 12-3pm Tuesday and Thursday)

TESS (for young women who self-harm)

Phone 0780 047 2908 (7-9pm Monday-Wednesday; 3:30-5:30pm Thursday)

NSPCC

Phone 0800 1111 (for children, 24 hours) 0808 800 5000 (for adults concerned about a child, 24 hours)

Website www.nspcc.org.uk 

Refuge (advice on dealing with domestic violence)

Phone 0808 2000 247 (24 hours)

Website www.refuge.org.uk

Gamblers Anonymous

Website www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk

Rape Crisis

Phone 0808 802 9999 (12-2:30pm; 7-9:30pm)

Website www.rapecrisis.org.uk

Victim Support

Phone 0808 168 9111 (8pm-8am Monday-Friday; Saturday 5pm-Monday 8pm)

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