Support
Resources and useful information
All of these amazing organisations offer help to people that may need some support.
Samaritans provide emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide.
Doc Ready helps you get ready for the first time you visit a doctor to discuss your mental health.
Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone struggling to cope.
The Hub of Hope is a mental health database that brings together organisations and charities, large and small, from across the country that offer mental health advice and support together in one place.
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists practising in the United Kingdom.
Whether they need a reassuring conversation, specialist mental health support, or simply the knowledge that they are not alone in how they are feeling, YoungMinds provides a service to make sure that all young people can get support.
Breathing Space offer a confidential phone line for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16, feeling low, anxious or depressed.
The Good Grief Trust exists to help all those affected by grief in the UK. They aim to find the bereaved a virtual hand of friendship and appropriate ongoing support.
The NHS.uk website will help you find a local NHS urgent mental health helpline (England only), by just entering your postcode. You can call for 24-hour advice and support – for you, your child, your parent or someone you care for.