When life is difficult, Samaritans are here – day or night, 365 days a year. You can call them for free on 116 123, email them at jo@samaritans.org, or visit www.samaritans.org to find your nearest branch or more for more information.
Website – http://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help-you/contact-us – Mental Health Support and Helpline

Phone – 116123
Email – jo@samaritans.org

Rethink Mental Illness is a mental health charity offering a wide range of services, including frontline mental health support services for people experiencing mental illness or caring for people with mental health needs, support groups, online information, mental health training, corporate partnerships and much more. Our award winning Advice Service offers practical advice on many topics related to mental health, and publishes a large number of factsheets which are reliable sources of information.

Website – www.rethink.org
Phone – Advice Service 0800 801 0525
Mon-Fri 9.30am–4.00pm

Mind is a mental health charity offering both frontline services and online information. A–Z information about mental health and information and support can be found on their website.

Website – www.mind.org.uk
Info line – 0300 123 3393
Legal Advice line – 0300 466 6463

Time to change is a joint project between Rethink Mental Illness and Mind with the aim to challenge stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health. Website contains useful facts and stats, factsheets and ways to get involved.

Website – www.time-to-change.org.uk

YoungMinds is committed to improving emotional wellbeing and mental health and young people and empowering their parents and carers. Website has factsheets for young people, parents and professionals.

Website – www.youngminds.org.uk
Parents Helpline – 0808 802 5544 Mon-Fri 9.30am-4.00pm
YM to 85258 for free, 24/7 support

Mental Health Foundation focus mainly on policy and service development and research. Their website contains A-Z mental health fact sheets.

Website – www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Together All is a completely anonymous online space to express yourself freely but safely.

Website – www.togetherall.com

Anxiety UK have support and resources they can offer for both people experiencing anxiety disorders and professionals working with people experiencing anxiety.

Website – www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Helpline – 03444 775 774
Mon-Fri 9.30am–5.30pm

No Panic helps people who experience panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorders and other related anxiety disorders including those people who are trying to give up tranquillizers.

Website – www.nopanic.org.uk
Helpline – 0300 772 9844 Youthline – 0330 606 1174
7 days 10.00am–10.00pm

The Voice Collective is for young people who see and hear things that other people don’t. Website has personal stories and information to help understand the basics surrounding their experience.

Website – www.voicecollective.co.uk

Information about ways to manage hearing voices or unusual beliefs. Includes details of local groups and self-help networks.

Website – hearing-voices.org/

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) is a health promotion charity with the aim of reducing male suicide in the UK. Website contains helpful information and ways to get involved.

Website – www.thecalmzone.net
Helpline – 0800 58 58 58
5.00pm-midnight 7 days

Selfharm.co.uk offers information and support for young people impacted by self-harm. Website helps to eliminate myths and provides up-to-date information on how to stay safe.

Website – www.selfharm.co.uk

An out-of-hours phone line provides advice to parents and carers who are struggling with behaviours or difficulties which could be related to neurodevelopmental need, such as autism or ADHD. Skilled and friendly advisers will talk carers and families through ways of calming down difficult situations and remind them of their coping strategies. It runs from 5pm until 11pm, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Please call 0300 222 5755. 

A FREE 24/7 emotional wellbeing and mental health crisis line for children, young people & families in Surrey from Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Call 0800 0154644.