Support Resources
Information for difficult times
Emergency Support
I do not provide a crisis service. If you do not feel you can keep yourself safe right now, please call 999 or go to your local A&E immediately for emergency help. A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a physical one.
24/7 Support
If you need to talk, any time of day or night, please contact one of the following helplines for free confidential support. You can share anything that’s troubling you, no matter how difficult, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Call 116 123 to talk toSamaritans
- Text SHOUT to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line
If you need urgent support, please contact NHS 111
Call: 111 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Website: 111.nhs.uk
sane.co.uk offers emotional support and sane line is open 4pm-10pm to call 0300 304 7000
Suicide Prevention Support
If you are thinking about suicide, or are worried about someone who is thinking about suicide, the following organisations are ready to help and support you.
Samaritansare there 24/7 if you need someone to talk to. They will listen, they won’t judge, and they won’t tell you what to do. You can contact them any time.
Call: 116 123
Email Support: jo@samaritans.org
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is a national charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide in children and young people. Check out their website for information and support, and contact their helpline for confidential support and practical advice:
Call: 0800 068 41 41 (24/7, 365 days a year)
Text Support: 07860 039 967
Email Support: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) stand with everyone who’s struggling with life, no matter who they are, where they’re from or what they’re going through. Check out their website for information, and contact their helpline for support:
Call: 0800 58 58 58 (5:00pm to midnight, every day)
Website: www.thecalmzone.net
The Stay Alive appis a suicide prevention resource packed full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide. The app is available for both Android and iOS. Download it from Google Play or the App Store.
Bereavement Support
If you are looking for support after a bereavement or loss, the following organisations are ready to help and support you. Some provide practical support and information on what to do after a bereavement, others provide emotional support with your grief.
Citizen’s Adviceprovides information on what happens, and things you might need to think about, after someone dies. You might feel overwhelmed after someone dies; the Tell Us Onceservice lets you report a death to most government organisations in one go, rather than having to inform lots of different organisations.
Contact your GP. They will be able to explore some of the support available to you. The NHS also has online information on grief after bereavement or loss, as well as links to other services and sources of support.
Cruse Bereavement Supportis a national organisation offering support, advice and information when someone dies. Their helpline is run by trained bereavement volunteers, who offer emotional support to anyone affected by grief. Cruse also provides short-term one-to-one supportwith trained bereavement supporters, either over the phone or via a video call.
Call: 0808 808 1677
Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
At a Loss is a national signposting website for bereaved people, providing a directory of bereavement support services and bereavement resources.
Website: www.ataloss.org
The Good Grief Trust provides support for bereaved people and brings together information and resources from a range of bereavement services across the country.
Website: www.thegoodgrieftrust.org
Marie Curie’s Bereavement Service provides free telephone support sessions with a bereavement volunteer. Whether your bereavement was expected, happened recently or was some time ago, they are there to listen and help.
Call: 0800 090 2309
Website: www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support/bereavement
Sue Ryder’s Online Bereavement Support provides a range of information, resources and support. Their services are free and easy to access on your computer, smartphone or tablet.
Website: https://www.sueryder.org/how-we-can-help/online-bereavement-support
What’s Your Griefis a website and online community for grieving people and grief support professionals. They honour all types of loss and grief.
Website: whatsyourgrief.com
You can also contact me if you’re looking for help and support.