Additional mental health support
If you need urgent help or are experiencing a mental health crisis, please use the urgent support information below. I do not monitor messages continuously and may not be able to respond straight away.
Details last checked: 11 September 2026. Services and opening times can change, so please use the linked websites for the latest information.
If someone is in immediate danger
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E. This includes serious self-harm or an overdose, or if you do not feel able to keep yourself or someone else safe.
Urgent mental health help
England: call NHS 111 and select the mental health option, or use NHS 111 online.
Scotland: call NHS 24 on 111 and choose the mental health option.
Wales: call NHS 111 Wales on 111 and press 2.
Northern Ireland: call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000. It is free and open 24 hours a day.
If you need someone to listen
Samaritans: call 116 123 free at any time, day or night.
Shout: text SHOUT to 85258 for free, confidential text support, 24 hours a day, anywhere in the UK.
Mind Support Line: call 0300 102 1234, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm except bank holidays. This service operates in England and Wales.
SANEline: call 0300 304 7000, 4pm to 10pm every day, for emotional support for adults across the UK.
Specialist support
Cheshire East Domestic Abuse Family Safety Unit: call 0300 123 5101, Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm, for local help and advice if you are affected by domestic abuse or are worried about someone else.
National Domestic Abuse Helpline: women in England can call 0808 2000 247 free and in confidence, 24 hours a day.
Rape Crisis England & Wales: call 0808 500 2222 free at any time or use the online chat if something sexual happened without your consent, no matter when it happened.
Switchboard LGBT+: call 0800 0119 100 or use online chat, 10am to 10pm every day, for LGBTQIA+ support.
Beat: free helpline and online support for anyone affected by an eating disorder. Beat has a different telephone number for each UK nation; use the linked page for the correct current number and opening time.
