Reaching out can be the first step to feeling safer.
If you are in crisis, try to:
- Tell someone you trust how you are feeling
- Pause and stay where you are if you are safe while you reach out for support
- Use one of the helplines: you do not need to explain everything, just say you are in distress.
If you are in immediate danger
If you are at immediate risk of harm to yourself or others, please call emergency services straight away: 999
Crisis Support in the UK
If you are struggling and need urgent mental health support, the following services are available 24/7:
- Samaritans:
- 📞 116 123
- 🌐 samaritans.org
- Shout:
- 📱Text SHOUT to 85258
- NHS Urgent Mental Health Helpline:
- 📞111 (select the mental health option)
Support for Young People
If you’re finding things really hard and need urgent support, the following services are here for you 24/7:
- Papyrus HOPELINE247 (under 35):
- 📞 0800 068 4141
- 📱 Text 88247
- 📧 pat@papyrus-uk.org
- Childline (under 19):
- 📞 0800 1111
- 🌐 childline.org.uk