MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINES, WEB SUPPORT & LINKS

Sometimes you may need additional support or practical advice about your mental health. Here is a list of services that may be helpful. I do not suggest these as a replacement to therapy, rather an addition to it. There are also some links you can access now if need to speak to someone urgently.

These links are up to date at the time of publishing. They are external links and I am not responsible for information or advice given from these organisations.

The Campaign Against Living Miserably

Free, confidential and anonymous helpline as well as a webchat service, offering help, advice and information to anyone who is struggling or in crisis

www.calmzone.net

0800 58 58 58

Black Minds Matter UK

Their mission: To connect Black individuals and families with free mental health services — by professional Black therapists to support their mental health. To make this happen, we want to make mental health topics more relevant and accessible for all Black people in the U.K., removing the stigma and remodelling the services to be relevant for the Black community.

www.blackmindsmatteruk.com

Muslim Youth Helpline

Muslim Youth Helpline is a national helpline in the UK providing free and confidential faith and culturally sensitive support services targeted at vulnerable young people.

www.myh.org.uk

0808 808 2008

MIND

Mind offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf.

www.mind.org.uk

0300 123 3393

Refuge

A charity providing specialist support for women and children experiencing domestic violence

www.refuge.org.uk

0808 2000 247

NHS Urgent Mental Health helpline

This NHS service will ask you your age and postcode then direct you to a localised helpline. Some are 24hrs some are not.

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline

SurvivorsUK

Helps male, trans, and non-binary victims of sexual abuse as well as their friends and family, no matter when the abuse happened.

www.survivorsuk.org

SMS chat: 020 3322 1860

Whatsapp chat: 074 9181 6064

Young Minds

Supports children and young peoples mental health with support for parents too

www.youngminds.org.uk

0808 802 5544

SHOUT

The UK's first free, confidential, 24/7 text support service. It's a place to go if you're struggling to cope and need mental health support.

85258

The Samaritans

Provides emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland. 24hrs, 356 days a year.

116 123

jo@samaritans.org

Silver Line

The Silver Line is the only confidential, free Helpline for older people (55 and older) across the UK open every day and night of the year. People call us just for a chat, to say Good Night or Good Morning to someone, or tell us how their day was. Others call for information, seek advice about something, or share a concern or worry.

0800 4 70 80 90

Childline

ChildLine is a private and confidential service for children and young people up to the age of nineteen. You can contact a ChildLine counsellor for free about anything - no problem is too big or too small.

0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk

Misery Party

A mental health // harm reduction collective & sober club night centring healing 4 queer/trans/nb BPOC

https://instabio.cc/misery

@miseryparty

Healing Justice London

Healing Justice Ldn (HJL) creates safe spaces for healing for marginalised communities. We are inspired by social, disability and health justice, embodiment, creative-arts therapy and trauma-informed practice, involving deep listening and authentic lived experience participation. We merge theory with practice to reimagine wholeness and wellbeing at the intersection of adversity, disadvantage and oppression.

www.healingjusticeldn.org/contact-us

Help For Parents

A website dedicated to supporting parents and carers supporting young people with mental health problems

www.helpforparents.org.uk

Wise Thoughts

A pioneering LGBTQ and BAME arts charity that combines creative use of diverse art forms such as film, visual art, performance, theatre and delivers targeted services.

www.wisethoughts.org

Queers Without Beers

A social space for queers of all persuasions that doesn't revolve around booze. (London, Manchester, Bristol and online)

https://joinclubsoda.com/queers-without-beers/

BEAT

A charity supporting anyone affected by eating disorders, anorexia, bulimia, EDNOS or any other difficulties with food, weight and shape.

www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk