Helplines 

Therapy can be a transformative, life changing process, but cannot provide acute, emergency or immediate support. 

If you have seriously harmed yourself, or you feel that you may be about to harm yourself, call 999 for an ambulance or go straight to A&E, or ask someone else to call 999 or take you to A&E. 

These free helplines are also there to help if you feel you need to talk to someone urgently. Unless it says otherwise, they're open 24 hours a day, every day. You can also call these helplines for advice if you're worried about someone else. 

NHS 111 - Call 111 – 24 hours every day 

Samaritans – Call 116 123 - Email jo@samaritans.org 

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - Call 0800 58 58 58 – (5pm to midnight every day ) or Visit the webchat page 

Papyrus – prevention of young suicide

HOPELINE247 - Call 0800 068 41 41 - Text 07860 039967 

Email pat@papyrus-uk.org 

Childline – for children and young people under 19 

Call 0800 1111 – the number will not show up on your phone bill 

SOS Silence of Suicide – for everyone 

Call 0808 115 1505 – 8pm to midnight Monday to Friday, 4pm to midnight Saturday and Sunday 

Email contact@silenceofsuicidesos.org.uk 

Alternatively, if you do not want to talk to someone over the phone, this text line is open 24 hours a day, every day. 

Shout – for everyone 

Text "SHOUT" to 85258