I’ve compiled an alphabetical list of some of the main organisations helping people in the UK. If you are feeling suicidal, there are links for Samaritans and Papyrus below.
Anorexia and Bulimia Care
Phone: 03000 11 12 13
Parent helpline: Option 1
Sufferer helpline: Option 2
Self-harm helpline: Option 3
Website: anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk
Anxiety UK
Phone: 08444 775 774 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5.30pm)
Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
ASSIST Trauma Care
Phone: 01788 560 800
Website: assisttraumacare.org.uk
Bipolar UK
Phone: 0333 323 3880 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk
CALM
Campaign Against Living Miserably: men aged 15-35
Phone: 0800 58 58 58
Website: www.thecalmzone.net
ChildLine
Phone: 0800 1111
Website (for online counselling and email): www.childline.org.uk
Depression Alliance
Website: www.depressionalliance.org
Elefriends
Website:www.elefriends.org.uk
ESTD
European Society For Trauma and Dissociation
Email: info@estd.org
Website: www.estd.org
First Person Plural
Website: firstpersonplural.org.uk
Frank
Phone: 0300 776600
Website (with live chat and email): www.talktofrank.com
Hearing Voices Network
Phone: 0114 271 8210
Website: hearing-voices.org
Men’s Health Forum
Website(with live web chat Wednesday 7pm-10pm): www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Mind
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm)
Email: info@mind.org.uk
Website: www.mind.org.uk
MoodPanda
Online app
Website: moodpanda.com
NAPAC
National Association for People Abused in Childhood
Phone: 0808 801 0331
Website: napac.org.uk
No Panic
Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am-10pm)
Youth helpline: 0330 606 1174 (Mon-Fri, 3pm-6pm)
Website: www.nopanic.org.uk
OCD Action
Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5pm)
Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk
OCD UK
Phone: 0845 120 3778 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
Email: support@ocduk.org
Website: www.ocduk.org
Papyrus
For young people who feel suicidal
Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (Mon-Fri, 10am-10pm, weekends 2pm-10pm)
Text: 07786 209697
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
Rethink Mental Illness
Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm)
Website: www.rethink.org
Samaritans
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org
Sane
Telephone: 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm-10.30pm)
SANEmail email: sanemail@org.uk
Website (with textcare and support forum): www.sane.org.uk
The Mix
Help for under 25s
Phone: 0808 808 4994
Website (with chat): www.themix.org.uk
Young Minds
Phone: Parents’ helpline 0808 802 5544 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm)
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk