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Support directory

You don’t have to carry this alone. Current contact details for UK support – organised by what’s going on here and now.

If you need help right now…

  1. Samaritans. 116 123, free, every day, 24 hours. samaritans.org
  2. Shout. Text 85258, free 24/7 crisis text service. giveusashout.org
  3. 999 or A&E. If you or someone else is in immediate danger.

General mental health support

For ongoing advice and information, not necessarily a crisis.

  • Mind – 0300 123 3393, Mon–Fri 9am–6pm. mind.org.uk
  • Rethink Mental Illness – 0808 801 0525, Mon–Fri 9:30am–4pm. rethink.org
  • SANE (Saneline) – 0300 304 7000, daily 4pm–10pm. sane.org.uk

For a specific situation

Charities focused on one particular experience, often with people who understand it directly.

  • Anxiety UK – 03444 775 774, Mon–Fri 9:30am–5:30pm. anxietyuk.org.uk
  • CALM, for men and anyone affected by suicidal thoughts – 0800 58 58 58, daily 5pm–midnight. thecalmzone.net
  • Beat, eating disorders – 0808 801 0677, check current hours on their site. beateatingdisorders.org.uk
  • PAPYRUS HOPELINE247, under-35s and suicide prevention – 0800 068 4141, text 07860 039967, daily 9am–midnight. papyrus-uk.org
  • Cruse Bereavement Support – 0808 808 1677. cruse.org.uk

Relationships & family

Relate no longer runs a free national helpline – it’s paid online counselling now, roughly £5–10 per session or toolkit, but still a genuine, established route in.

  • Relate – online counselling booking. relate.org.uk
  • National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge – 0808 2000 247, free, 24/7. refuge.org.uk

Peer support

Talking to people who genuinely understand, rather than a professional service.

Find a therapist

If what you’re looking for is a therapist rather than a helpline, Finding a therapist covers how to find one, and what the different titles actually mean.

Supporting someone else

If it’s someone else you’re worried about rather than yourself, Supporting someone else covers what actually helps, and When someone refuses help covers what’s still in your control if they won’t accept it. For a child or teenager specifically, Supporting a child or teenager is the better starting point.

Suggest a support group

Know a support group or organisation that should be on this list? Suggest it here and I’ll take a look.

Contact details checked August 2026. Organisations occasionally change numbers or hours – if anything here looks out of date, their own website (linked above) will have the current details.