Helplines for support, advice and guidance

Alcoholics Anonymous - if you need help with a drinking problem. 

Tel: 0800 917 7650

Email: help@aamail.org

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Anxiety UK – offers support and information for people living with anxiety.

Tel: 0344 477 5774

Text: 0753 741 6905

Email: support@anxiety.org.uk

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BEAT - offers support and information for those living with eating disorders.

Adult:- Tel: 0808 801 0677

Email: help@beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Student Tel: 0808 801 0811

Email: studentline@beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Under 18s:- Tel: 0808 801 0711

Email: fyp@beateatingdisorders.org.uk

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Befrienders Worldwide – the website has a tool to search by country for emotional support helplines around the world.

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Bipolar UK – provides information and support for people living with bipolar.

Tel: 0333 323 3880

Email: info@bipolaruk.org

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Breathing Space – provides emotional support and assistance to people in Scotland who are depressed, in crisis or at risk of suicide.

Tel: 0800 838587

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CALL – Community Advice and Listening Line

Tel: 0800 132737

Text: ‘help’ followed by a question to 81066

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CALM - Campaign Against Living Miserably – provides support issues including depression and suicide.

Tel: 0800 585858

CALM webchat service

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Carers UK - offers help and advice to those caring for someone else.

Tel: 0808 8087777

Email: advice@carersuk.org

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Childline - a confidential line for children to call if they need help or advice about any topic.

Tel: 0800 1111

Access one-to-one counselling

Email by signing into your Childline Locker

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Cruse Bereavement Care – offers emotional support to anyone in the UK who has lost someone they love or has been affected by a bereavement.

Tel: 0808 8081677 

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Helplines Partnership – a website for a directory of UK Helplines.

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HopeLine UK – offers practical advice on suicide prevention.

Tel: 0800 0684141

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Hourglass - offers support to those experiencing elder abuse, or those worried about someone.

Tel: 0808 808 8141

Text: 0786 005 2906

Email: helpline@wearehourglass.org 24/7

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Mencap - offers support and services to people in the UK who have learning disabilities.

Tel: 0808 808 1111 

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Mind - provides advice and support for people in the UK who are suffering with mental health issues.

Tel: 0300 1233393

Email: info@mind.org.uk

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Narcotics Anonymous - offers support and advice to people in the UK who have a drug problem. The NA Helpline is open until midnight, seven days a week.

Tel: 0300 999 1212 

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National Dementia Helpline - provides information, advice and emotional support to anyone in the UK affected by dementia. They are open seven days a week from 9 am–5 pm.

Tel: 0300 222 11 22 

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National Gambling Helpline – offers information, support, and advice on gambling to people in the UK.

Tel: 0808 8020133

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National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK – offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide.

Tel: 0800 6895652

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NHS Mental Health Services -

• If it’s an emergency or you need urgent help

• If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E now

• If you need help urgently for your mental health, but it's not an emergency, get help from NHS 111 online or call 111

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Nightline website – students can check this website to see if your university or college offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.

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No Panic - offers support and information for people in the UK suffering with anxiety disorders including panic attacks, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorders.

Tel: 0300 772 9844 – 0844 9674848

Under 18s Tel: 0330 606 1174

Email: sarah@nopanic.org.uk

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NSPCC - offers support to those worried about a child.

Tel: 0808 800 5000

Email: help@nspcc.org.uk

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OCD Action - offers support and advice for those living with OCD.

Tel: 0300 636 5478

Email: support@ocdaction.org.uk

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PANDAS - offers peer to peer support for those affected by perinatal mental illness.

Tel: 0808 1961 776

Email: info@pandasfoundation.org.uk 

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Papyrus UK – if you are under 35 and struggling with suicidal thoughts, or concerned about a young person, get in touch.

Tel: 0800 068 4141

Text: 0786 003 9967 – 07786 209 697

Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

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Premier Lifeline – provides a listening service, information, emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspective.

Tel: 0300 111 0101

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Rape Crisis National Helpline – offers confidential emotional support, information for people in the UK who have experienced sexual violence.

Tel: 0808 802 9999

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Refuge - supports women and children who have experienced domestic abuse by offering refugees and recovery services.

Tel: 0808 200 0247

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Respect Men’s Advice Line – offers help and advice for male victims of domestic abuse.

Tel: 0808 801 0327

Email: info@mensadviceline.org.uk

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Samaritans - offers a listening service to talk about anything that is troubling you.

Tel: 116 123

Email: jo@samaritans.org

 

SANEline - offers support and information for anyone in the UK  who is experiencing or supporting someone else with mental health issues.

Tel: 0300 304 7000

Email: support@sane.org.uk

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Scope – offers advice on issues that matter to disabled people and their families.

Tel: 0808 800 3333

Email: helpline@scope.org.uk

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Shout – if you would prefer not to talk, but would like some mental health support, Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and need immediate help.

Text 'shout' to 85258.

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Support Line – offers emotional support, advice, and information for people in the UK who are socially isolated, vulnerable, at-risk, or experiencing any form of abuse.

Tel: 01708 765200

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Switchboard – if you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, please call us if you are in need of support.

Tel: 0800 0119 100

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Talk to Frank - offers honest information about drugs for anyone worried.

Tel: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Email using their contact form

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The Mix - If you're under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day), request support by email using this form on The Mix website or use their crisis text messenger service.

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The Silver Line - open 24/7 for over 55s looking for support.

Tel: 0800 470 8090.

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The Survivors Trust - aims to support and empower survivors of rape, sexual violence and/or childhood sexual abuse.

Tel: 0808 801 0818

Email: helpline@thesurvivorstrust.org

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We Are With You - a drug and alcohol charity working with adults and young people, in community settings, in prisons, in residential rehab and through outreach.

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Young Minds - offers a text support service for young people, 24/7.

Text: 'YM' to 85258

Young Minds Parent’s Helpline - if you’re a parent worried about a young person, Parents Helpline offers confidential online and telephone support including information and advice to people in the UK who are worried about the emotional problems, behaviour or mental health of a child or young person.

Tel: 0808 802 5544

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