These are key national contacts for anyone experiencing mental health difficulties, and for anyone close to somebody who is experiencing difficulties.
For more details about the services we provide please visit our service finder.
If you need help urgently, please visit our crisis support page
Call costs
Calls to 0800 and 0808 numbers are free. Calls made to 0300 numbers will be charged at your network service provider's local rate.
Other available information
For more information and resources please visit the national NHS website.
Adfam
For those close to someone addicted to drugs and/or alcohol
- Call: 020 3817 9410
- www.adfam.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous
- Call: 0800 9177 650 (24 hours)
- www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
CALM - Campaign Against Living Miserably
For men of all ages.
- Call: 0800 58 58 58 (5pm to midnight)
- www.thecalmzone.net
Carers UK
- Call: 0808 808 7777
- Email: adviceline@carersuk.org
- www.carersuk.org
Cruse - Bereavement support
- Call: 0808 808 1677
- www.cruse.org.uk
Alzheimer’s Society
- Call: 0333 150 3456 (various times)
- www.alzheimers.org.uk
Domestic Violence Helpline
- Freephone: 0808 2000 247 (24 hours a day)
- Email: helpline@refuge.org.uk
- www.refuge.org.uk
FRANK - Drugs and alcohol advice
- Call: 0300 123 6600 (24 hours a day)
- www.talktofrank.com
Papyrus UK - Prevention of young suicide
- Call: 0800 068 41 41
- Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
- www.papyrus-uk.org
LGBT+ - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans+
- Call: 0300 330 0630 (10am to 10pm)
- Email: chris@switchboard.lgbt
- www.switchboard.lgbt
Mind - Information and advice on mental health
NAPAC - National Association for People Abused in Childhood
- Call: 0808 801 0331 (various times)
- www.napac.org.uk
Rape Crisis - Support for women and girls
- Call: 0808 802 9999 (various times)
- www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Rethink Mental Illness - Information about local support
Samaritans - Confidential support from trained volunteers
- Call: 116 123
- www.samaritans.org
SMART Recovery
An alternative to the 'anonymous' groups for people with an addiction
SANE - Emotional support for anyone affected by mental illness
- Call: 07984 967 708 to request a call
- www.sane.org.uk
Shelter - Housing and homelessness advice
Shout - Free, confidential and anonymous text support service
- Text: 85258
- www.giveusashout.org
Silverline - Support for older people
- Call: 0800 470 8090 (24 hours)
- www.thesilverline.org.uk
StepChange - Free debt advice and solutions
Victim Support
- Call: 0808 168 9111 (various times)
- www.victimsupport.org.uk
