Samaritans
Phone: 116 123 (Freephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Website: www.samaritans.org
They allow people to talk about their feelings of distress and despair and offer confidential,
non-judgmental support.
Saneline
Phone: 0300 304 7000 (Local call rates, 6pm – 11pm 7 days a week)
Website: www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline
Provides out of hours emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental ill health
including family, friends and carers.

The Helplines Partnership  

A comprehensive list of organisations in UK that provide helplines, searchable
by topic – www.helplines.org

Mind Infoline
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Local call rates, 9am-6pm, Mon-Fri)
Text 86463
Provides information on types of mental health issues, where to get help, medication and alternative treatments and advocacy.
Rethink Advice and Information Service
Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Local call rates, 9.30am – 4pm)
Provides practical help and information including Mental Health Act, community care, benefits, debt, criminal justice and carers’ rights.

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CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Charity to prevent male suicide in UK, support line, online webchat. Seek to challenge a culture
preventing men seeking help when they need it.
Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (Helpline 5pm – midnight, 7 days a week)
Email: info@thecalmzone.net
Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Grassroots
Small charity focusing on suicide prevention, provide ASIST suicide prevention training.
Email: office@prevent-suicide.org.uk
Website: www.prevent-suicide.org.uk

Papyrus
Phone: 0800 068 4141 (Freephone helpline Mon-Fri 10am – 10pm, weekends 2pm – 10pm)
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

Young People

Childline
Free confidential counselling and emotional support for children and young people, online chat available on website.
Phone: 0800 1111 (Freephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Website: www.childline.org.uk

KOOTH
Free online support for young people from qualified counsellors via chat-based services

STEM4
Aims to improve teenage mental health by stemming commonly occurring mental health issues at an early stage.
Email: enquiries@stem4.org.uk
Website: www.stem4.org.uk

The Mix
Free, confidential helpline for those under 25 – info on wide range of issues, including mental health.
Phone: 0808 808 4994 (11am – 11pm, 7 days a week)

Young Minds
UK’s leading charity aiming to improve emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people through campaign, research and policy work. They also operate a parent helpline for concerned parents and resources for professionals working with young persons.
Phone: 0808 802 5544 (9.30am – 4pm, Mon-Fri) – Parents’ helpline

Email: ymenquiries@youngminds.org.uk
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk

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Finding a therapist
For a searchable list of national therapists:

British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP)
Phone: 0161 705 4304
Email: babcp@babcp.com
Website: www.babcp.com

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Register
Maintains a searchable website of accredited counsellors and psychotherapists and information on different types of therapy available.
Phone: 01455 883300
Email: bacp@bacp.co.uk
Website: www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk

British Psychological Society
Phone: 0116 254 9568
Email: enquiries@bps.org.uk
Website: www.bps.org.uk

Counselling Directory
A free, confidential directory of trained professional counsellors and therapists in the UK and offers a check to see if counsellor is also registered with a professional/accredited body as listed here.
Phone: 0844 8030 240
Website: counselling-directory.org.uk

IAPT (Improving access to psychological therapies)
Website: www.iapt.nhs.uk
IAPT is the NHS programme supporting rollout of NICE guideline recommended talking therapies for depression and anxiety disorders. Usually 2 types of therapy offered:
- High intensity therapy - usually CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) for moderate and severe depression, or:
- Low intensity therapy (usually cognitive behavioural approaches, included guided self-help and psychoeducational groups) for mild to moderate depression and anxiety).
In some areas self-referral to IAPT services is possible through website, in others referral is via GP. Local IAPT services can be found via NHS Choices website (follow links on IAPT’s main website). IAPT services often also have employment services or links to other services such as housing, drugs and benefits advice.
Ieso digital health
Website: www.iesohealth.com

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UK Council for Psychotherapy
Phone: 020 7014 9955
Email: info@ukcp.org.uk
Website: www.ukcp.org.uk
The UK Council for Psychotherapy is the leading professional body for education, training and accreditation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Website includes searchable register of local therapists.
For counselling available for particular types of mental health issues or groups, please see below. Many charities providing mental health specific help run their own counselling services, often at reduced or sliding scale fees for those on low incomes.

Anxiety

Anxiety UK
Includes talking therapies and self-help groups.
Phone: 08444 775 774 (Infoline: 9.30am – 5.30pm, Mon-Fri)
Text: 07537 416 905
Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

No panic
For any kind of anxiety disorder, specializing in self-help recovery via helpline and website resources.
Phone: 0844 967 4848 (Helpline: 10am – 10pm, 7 days a week)
Phone: 01753 840 393 (Youth helpline for 13 to 20 year olds 4-6pm Mon-Fri)
Email: admin@nopanic.org.uk
Website: www.nopanic.org.uk

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PTSD
https://www.ptsduk.org/ Support and information re PTSD (not direct clinical care)
https://ptsdsupport.co.uk/

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Bereavement

Bereavement Advice Centre
Provides help with wide-range of practical issues following bereavement.
Phone: 0800 634 9494 (Freephone helpline 9am – 5pm Mon-Fri)
Website: www.bereavementadvice.org

Child bereavement UK
Supports families/educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. Helpline and individual, couple’s and families support sessions and groups
across the UK.

Phone: 0800 028 8840 (Freephone helpline 9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Email: support@childbereavementuk.org
Website: www.childbereavementuk.org

Compassionate Friends
Charitable organisation of bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents dedicated to providing support for other bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents.
Phone: 0345 123 2304 (National helpline, see website for opening hours)
Email: help@tcf.org.uk
Website: www.tcf.org.uk

Cruse Bereavement Care
Offers support, advice and information to all ages when someone dies. Helpline, bereavement counselling and facilitated self-help groups across the country.
Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Helpline, see website for opening hours)
Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Website: www.cruse.org.uk

Dying Matters
A coalition of 32,000 members across England & Wales which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement and to make plans for end of life.
Phone: 0800 021 4466
Website: www.dyingmatters.org

Lullaby Trust
Specialist support for bereaved families and anyone affected by sudden infant death.
Phone: 0808 802 6868 (Freephone helpline, see website for opening hours)
Email: support@lullabytrust.org.uk
Website: www.lullabytrust.org.uk

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
National charity to help break isolation of those bereaved by suicide. Self-help organisation providing support via national helpline, email and self-help groups.
Phone: 0300 111 5065 (Helpline 9am-9pm, 7 days a week)
Email: sobs.support@hotmail .com
Website: www.uk-sobs.org.uk

Winston’s Wish
Leading childhood bereavement charity in UK. Offers practical support and guidance to bereaved children, their families and professionals.
Phone: 08452 030405 (Helpline)
Email: info@winstonwish.org.uk
Website: www.winstonwish.org.uk

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​Carers

Carers Trust
Support carers with information, respite care services, online peer support, including dedicated community for young carers under 18.
Phone: 0844 800 4361
Email: support@carers.org
Website: www.carers.org

Carers UK
Provides advice on financial and practical matters relating to caring and runs online peer support community of UK carers.
Phone: 08008 808 7777 (Freephone adviceline 10am – 4pm Mon-Fri)
Website www.carersuk.org

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​Creativity and Mental Health

Core Arts
Mental Health day care (Hackney, London) using arts and creativity to support people with mental health issues fulfil their potential and participate in the community.
Phone: 020 8533 3500
Website: www.corearts.co.uk

Creative Response
Independent arts – therapeutic visual and performance art for MH issues and substance use issues.
Phone: 0125 271 6876
Email: contact@creativeresponsearts.org
Website: www.creativeresponsearts.org

Tempo Wellbeing
Singing workshops for those in hospital or the community with MH issues.
Email: hello@tempowellbeing.co.uk
Website: www.tempowellbeing.co.uk

Debt

Money Advice Service
Free independent service set up by the government for all money-related matters via helpline, online information and free web chats.
Phone: 0800 138 7777 (Freephone 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am – 1pm Sat)
Website: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk

National Debtline
Independent charity, free confidential specialist advice on managing financial debt via helpline, online information and free web chats.
Phone: 0808 808 4000 (Freephone 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am – 1pm Sat)

Website: www.nationaldebtline.org

Stepchange
Free advice on problem debt and debt management
Phone: 0800 138 1111 (Freephone helpline)
Website: www.stepchange.org

Depression

Charlie Waller Memorial Trust
Education for young people on importance of staying mentally well and how to do so. Delivers training to raise awareness of depression and remove stigma.
Phone: 01635 869 754
Email: admin@cwmt.org
Website@ www.cwmt.org.uk

Depression UK
National self-help organisation
Email: infor@depressionuk.org
Website: www.depressionuk.org
***more here for depression support****
***self harm support***

Employment and mental health

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ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service)
Free, impartial information on workplace relations and employment law. Includes information on reasonable adjustments for mental health issues.
Phone: 0300 123 1100
Website: www.acas.org.uk

Education Support Partnership
Free confidential counselling for teachers
Phone: 0800 0562 561 (Freephone 24/7)
Text: 07909 341 229
Website: www.educationsupportpartnership.org.uk

Shaw Trust
Employment services for disabled and disadvantaged people.
Phone: 01225 716 300
Website: www.shaw-trust.org.uk

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General Advice, Information and support

Whilst not mental health services directly - recognising the link between mental health and life problems.

Citizen’s Advice
Free, independent information and advice nationally on e.g. money, legal, consumer, housing issues.
Phone: Adviceline (England): 0800 144 8848
Advicelink (Wales): 0800 702 2020
Relay UK - if you can't hear or speak on the phone, you can type what you want to say: 18001 then 0800144 8884
You can use Relay UK with an app or a textphone. There’s no extra charge to use it. Find out how to use
Relay UK on the Relay UK website.
Adviceline’s available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. It’s usually busiest at the beginning and end of the day. It's not available on public holidays.
Website: www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Gov.uk
Point of contact for info on all government services, including money, tax, benefits, disability, employment and carers’ rights.
Website: www.gov.uk

NHS Choices
NHS Choices provides information on all health related issues.
Website: www.nhs.uk

Action for Happiness
Not-for-profit creating moving of people committed to building a happier and more caring society.
Website: www.actionfor happiness.org​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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**It is beyond our scope to list every statutory and voluntary organization in the UK and we are not endorsing any of these organisations in particular and are not responsible for any information or services provided by them. Do research what you have locally. We hope this is of some help to you.