Emergency
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.
Urgent mental health help in England: call 111 and choose the mental health option.
This tool does not score risk or decide what you need. It only lists services.
Helplines
Samaritans
UK and Ireland
24/7
Free. Number does not appear on phone bills and is not shown to the volunteer.
NHS 111 — mental health option
England
24/7
Select the mental health option. May connect to a trained mental health professional. Also available online.
Shout
UK
24/7
text SHOUT to 85258
Text-only support — useful if you cannot safely speak aloud. Free, 24/7.
CALM
UK
17:00-midnight, every day
Webchat also available.
Papyrus HOPELINE247
UK
24 hours, every day of the year including weekends and bank holidays
Text: 88247
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
For under-35s experiencing thoughts of suicide, and for anyone concerned about a young person. Free, 24 hours every day including weekends and bank holidays.
SANEline
UK
16:30-22:00, every day
Childline
UK
24/7
Under 19s.
The Silver Line
UK
24 hours a day, every day of the year
Telephone friendship and support for older people. 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
