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I want to talk to someone for emotional support

This information tells you how you can get emotional support for your mental health. It is for people who are 18 or over and live in England.

It can help to talk about how you feel. You can talk to trusted people in your life. But there are also helplines you can call who will listen to you without judging you.

Sharing your problems can be helpful to manage your feelings. Often people on helplines will have their own experiences of mental health issues.

Some emotional support lines to try are:

Samaritans
A charity that offers emotional support for people who are distressed. Local branches offer telephone support and sometimes face to face support. The Samaritans helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Phone: 116 123
Address: Freepost SAMARITANS LETTERS
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org

The National Suicide Prevention Helpline
National helpline providing a supportive listening service to anyone throughout the UK with thoughts of suicide or thoughts of self-harm.

Phone: 0800 587 0800
Website: www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk

PAPYRUS
Charity that offers emotional support to people under 35 who are suicidal. They can also support people who are concerned about someone under 35 who might be suicidal.

Phone: 0800 068 41 41
Text: 88247
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org

C.A.L.M. (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
CALM is leading a movement against suicide. They offer accredited confidential, anonymous and free support, information and signposting. The provide this to people anywhere in the UK through their helpline and webchat service.

Phone: 0800 58 58 58
Webchat: www.thecalmzone.net/feeling-suicidal
Website: www.thecalmzone.net

Sane
Work with anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers.

Phone: 0300 304 7000
Textcare: www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/textcare
Website: www.sane.org.uk

SupportLine
Support line offers confidential emotional support by telephone, email and post.

Phone: 01708 765200
Email: info@supportline.org.uk
Website: www.supportline.org.uk

The Mix
If you’re under 25 and need help but don’t know where to turn, call the Mix for free. They’ll explore your situation with you and find organisations that may be able to help you further.

Phone Counselling: www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team/the-mix-counselling-service
Webchat: 1 to 1 chat service: www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-our-team
Website: www.themix.org.uk

Mood Swings
Aimed at anyone affected by a mood disorder, including friends, families, and carers.

Phone: 0161 832 37 36
Email: info@moodswings.org.uk
Website: www.moodswings.org.uk

Other ways to find support

I want urgent help

If you are worried you might hurt yourself, attempt suicide, or feel like others are at risk, please find urgent support for your mental health.

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I want to talk to someone

Here you can find details of free and confidential emotional support lines. If you want to talk about how you are feeling, they are happy to listen.

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I want advice to help myself now

Our self-help guides can help you if you need ‘in the moment’ help to deal with thoughts of suicide or self-harm, hearing voices or panic attacks.

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I want local or online support

Find out about peer support groups and community support services. Also, local crisis houses, cafés, helplines, and other local services and online support.

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