Emergency services
When to use this: Immediate danger, serious injury, or you feel you cannot keep yourself safe.
- Call: 999
Support
If you’re struggling or in crisis, support is available. If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call emergency services.
UK crisis support
NHS urgent mental health support
When to use this: You need urgent mental health help and don’t know where to start.
- Call: 111 (choose the mental health option)
- Info: NHS — Where to get urgent help for mental health
Samaritans (24/7)
When to use this: You want someone to listen, any time, day or night.
- Phone: 116 123
- Email: jo@samaritans.org
- Website: samaritans.org
Shout (24/7 text support)
When to use this: You’d rather text than talk, and you need support right now.
- Text: SHOUT to 85258
- Website: giveusashout.org
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
When to use this: You’re struggling and want to talk, especially if you’re feeling low, hopeless, or stuck.
- Website: thecalmzone.net
Mind
When to use this: You want guidance, information, and routes into local support.
- Website: mind.org.uk
If you’re outside the UK
International helpline directory
When to use this: You need the right crisis or mental health service for your country.
- Directory: OpenCounseling — International Suicide Hotline Directory
- You can also search for: “suicide hotline + your country”.