If you are in crisis, feel unsafe and don’t know what to do:
- Dial 999
- Go to A&E, or ask someone to take you
- Call the Samaritans on 116 123
- Text SHOUT crisis text line: SHOUT 85258
Please also read the information under ‘Need Urgent Help’ on this website.
Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families
Mental health charity specialising in the therapeutic care of young minds.
Tel: 020 7794 2313
Email: info@annafreud.org
Anxiety UK
Support, help and information for people struggling with anxiety.
Info line: 03444 775 774 – Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm
Web: anxietyuk.org.uk
ASSIST trauma care
Birth Trauma Association
Support for anyone affected by birth trauma, including partners.
The Bowlby Centre
Organisation specialising in the development, promotion and practice of attachment based relational approaches to psychotherapy.
Referrals: 07483 428275
Website: https://thebowlbycentre.org.uk/
Email: admin@thebowlbycentre.org.uk
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Website dedicated to improving men’s mental health, with a particular focus on suicide prevention. Information, support, helplines, celebrity interviews
Web: www.thecalmzone.net
Helpline: 0800 585858
Carers UK
Information and advice on all aspects of caring.
20 25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1A 4JT.
Tel. 0800 055 6112.
web: www.carersuk.org
Cruse Bereavement Care
Support and information for anyone experiencing bereavement.
Telephone helpline: 0808 808 1677
Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk
Web: www.cruse.org.uk
EMDR UK & Ireland
The professional association of EMDR clinicians and researchers in the UK and Ireland. Provides extensive information about EMDR.
Get Self Help
A website providing an extensive range of practical self-help resources for people struggling with their mental health
Harmless
User led organisation that supports people who self-harm, their friends and families
Hearing Voices Network
Committed to helping people who hear voices. Raising awareness of non-medical approaches to voice hearing. HVN has a growing network of support groups across the UK
ISPS International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis
Organisation promoting talking treatments and other psychological/social treatment and support for anyone experiencing psychosis, including schizophrenia Membership is made up of people with lived experience of severe mental health problems, family, friends, carers as well as professional practitioners and researchers.
LGBT Foundation
Advice, support and information
Tel: 0345 330 30 30
Life Centre
Telephone counselling, support and information for survivors of sexual abuse and anyone supporting them.
Helpline: 0808 802 0808 (Freephone)
Text 07717 989 022
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Information about the therapy, classes in Mindfulness and training.
web: mbct.co.uk
Men’s Advice Line
For male domestic abuse survivors
Tel: 0808 801 0327
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC)
Support for adult survivors of any type of childhood abuse, including local support groups.
Support line 0808 801 0331 (Freephone) Monday–Thursday 10am–9pm and Friday 10am–6pm)
National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE)
Publishes guidelines for good practice on all health conditions, including mental health problems.
71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NA
Tel. 020 7067 5800
web: www.nice.org.uk
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline
Tel: 0800 999 5428
National Paranoia Network
Information, resources, training, support – including a self-help group network – for people who experience paranoia and other worrying thoughts. The site offers some free to download resources on coping with paranoia.
OCD-UK
A charity run by people with OCD who campaign and can help with local support group information. Lots of information and practical advice for understanding and managing OCD and related conditions such as Body Dysmorphic Disorder in adults, children and young people.
Tel. 03332 127890
Web: ocduk.org
Papyrus – prevention of young suicide
Information and support for young people experiencing suicidal thoughts, or anyone who is worried about someone else who may be suicidal.
Hopeline UK helpline 0800 068 41 41
Recovery Café Network
Recovery Cafes offer safe, inclusive and welcoming spaces for people who are struggling to cope with their mental health during the evening and weekends when other services may be closed. The network is growing across London. Learn more via the Recovery Care Network
Richmond Fellowship
Mental Health charity that offers support in recovery and also run an employment service that help you think about and prepare for getting back to work either voluntary, part time, paid, etc. More info and contact details are on their website:
The Mix
Mental health support for under 25s.
Telephone support, 1-1-1 online chat and a Crisis Messenger text service
National Domestic Violence helpline
Tel: 0808 2000 247
The Samaritans
Whatever you’re going through, you can call the Samaritans, free at any time, from any phone.
Tel: 116 123
https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritans
SHOUT Crisis text line
A text service for anyone feeling overwhelmed, in crisis or unsafe.
Text SHOUT to 85258
Web: https://www.giveusashout.org/
Email: info@giveusashout.org
The Survivors Trust
Lists local specialist services for survivors of sexual violence, including advocates and Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs).
For support, advice and information tel: 0808 801 0818
United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Alongside professional support for members, the UKCP is the leading research, innovation, educational and regulatory body working to advance psychotherapies for the benefit of all. You can search for a therapist in your local area.
167 169 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PF
tel. 020 7436 3002
Woman’s Trust
Free counselling and therapy for female survivors of domestic violence, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and other forms of domestic abuse
Web: https://womanstrust.org.uk/
Tel: 020 7034 0303
Email: office@womanstrust.org.uk
Women’s Aid
Charity providing confidential information and practical support for women and girls who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence and abuse.
Young Minds
information and practical advice on all aspects of children and young people’s mental health. How to get help, services for children and young people and a youngminds parents helpline: 0808 802 5544