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Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous. Freephone: 0800 917 7650.

Drinkline
Drinkline is a national alcohol helpline providing confidential counselling, support, advice and information. The free helpline is available on weekdays from 9am – 8pm and on weekends from 11am – 4pm. Freephone: 0300 123 1110

Cruse Bereavement Support

Cruse Bereavement Support helps people through one of the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning.
 

Support After Suicide Partnership

The Support After Suicide Partnership brings together national and local organisations that are involved in delivering suicide bereavement support across the UK. 

• Help is at hand is a resource for people bereaved through suicide or other unexplained death, and for those helping them.
• Finding words is a resource looking at how to support someone who has been bereaved and affected by suicide

Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK is a national charity which helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.

Phone: 0800 0288840

BAGS for strife

'BAGS for strife' is a charity set up by people who have lost loved ones to suicide. BAGS is an acronym for the four overriding emotions experienced in suicide-related grief - Blame, Anger, Guilt and Sadness. The charity provides practical and emotional support for those who may need it. 

Suicide&Co

Suicide&Co is a national charity supproting those bereaved by suicide in England and Wales. It offers a counselling service which provides free one-to-one talking therapy for anyone bereaved by suicide as well as a helpline for emotional and practical support to anyone affected by suicide bereavement, as well as a digital health hub and an app. Visit the website or call the helpline on 0800 054 8400. 

Men's Advice Line
Men's Advice Line is a helpline for male victims of domestic violence. Freephone 0808 8010327

Refuge National Domestic Violence Helpline
National Domestic Violence Helpline for women and children. Freephone 0800 2000 247 24-hour.

Women's Aid
Women's Aid offers support and information on domestic violence.

FRANK

The FRANK campaign helpline provides information and advice about drugs and information on local services. The service can take calls in over 120 languages via a three-way call with a translator. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Contact:

Telephone: 0300 123 6600

Text: 82111

Email: frank@talktofrank.com

National Debtline
National Debtline is a charity giving free and independent debt advice over the phone and online. Freephone: 0808 808 400

Trussel Trust
The Trussell Trust - If you are struggling to afford the essentials in life the Trussell Trust will help you find a local food bank and can give free advice and support around your financial crisis.

Mental Health Breathing Space
Mental Health Breathing Space is a debt respite scheme for people receiving mental health crisis treatment certified by an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), which means creditors cannot contact them during that time or take action to recover  debt. People can self-refer or someone else can apply on their behalf but they do need to have a signed evidence form from an AMHP before applying. The breathing space lasts for as long as the person is receiving mental health crisis treatment plus another 30 days. Visit the Mental Health and Money Advice website for more information.

GamCare
GamCare is the leading UK provider of free information, advice and support for anyone harmed by gambling.

Speak to an Adviser for free: call 0808 8020 133, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Gordon Moody

The Gordon Moody Association is a charity dedicated to helping people reclaim and rebuild their lives free from gambling addiction through recovery in a safe, supported environment.

National Gambling Treatment Service 24hr Helpline  0808 802 0133

Mencap
The Mencap Learning Disability helpline provides information and advice on learning disability issues to callers including people with learning disabilities, their families and carers, and professionals.

Contact:

Telephone: 0808 808 1111

Email: helpline@mencap.org.uk

Albert Kennedy Trust
The Albert Kennedy Trust supports LGBTQ people aged 16-25 who are homeless or living in a hostile environment.

Being Gay is OK
Being Gay is OK provides advice and information for LGBTQ+ people under 25.

Mind
Mind information about mental health support for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer or questioning (LGBTIQ+).

Mermaids
Mermaids supports young people up to 25 years old experiencing gender identity issues, and their families and professionals working with them.

Freephone 0808 801 0400

Hub Of Hope
The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It is provided by the national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma.

Kooth
Kooth is a digital mental health and wellbeing company working to provide a welcoming space for digital mental health care, available to all.

Mind
Mind is a charity providing advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Freephone: 0300 123 2293

Rethink
Rethink is the largest severe mental illness charity in the UK and their information and advice service can be contacted on 0808 801 0525 from 9.30am – 4pm  Monday to Friday.

Samaritans
Samaritans. Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Freephone: 116 123

Email: jo@samaritans.org

SANEline
SANEline is an out-of-hours telephone helpline offering practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems. They also provide a free text-based support service called Textcare. Available between 4.30pm – 10.30pm each evening, every day of the year.

Freephone: 0300 304 7000

Side By Side
Side by Side - Side by Side is a safe and trusted online community where you can listen, share and be heard. The community is open 24/7, monitored by the team at Mind and available to everyone over the age of 18.

The Mix
The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people.

Freephone: 0808 808 4994

Text: THEMIX to 85258 for free 24/7 crisis support.

VetLife​​​​​​​
Vetlife offers emotional support to everyone in the veterinary community.

Call 0303 040 2551 24 hours, 265 days a year.

Ollie Foundation
OLLIE is a charity set up by parents who lost their children to suicide. Providing suicide intervention training to help stop young people from taking their own lives.

CALM
Campaign Against Living Miserably. Freephone: 0800 585 858. 5pm–midnight, 365 days a year.

National Suicide Prevention Alliance
The NSPA is an alliance of public, private and voluntary organisations in England that care about suicide prevention and are willing to take individual and collective action to reduce suicide and self-harm, and support those bereaved or affected by suicide.

Stay Alive App
The Stay Alive App is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information to help you stay safe.

All on Board
All on Board is a partnership between Network Rail and the NHS which aims to lead in the delivery of a service that works within communities and with a wide range of partners to reduce suicide and promote help seeking before a person reaches crisis.
It works in communities to encourage recognition of the signs of poor mental health and contributing risk factors, improve confidence to intervene and to promote and signpost to local and national services that can support those who are experiencing poor mental health both at stations and in the wider community. 

SSAFA
SSAFA support covers both regulars and reserves in the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines, the British Army and the Royal Air Force and their families, including anyone who has completed National Service.

The Ripple Pond
The Ripple Pond support adult family members of physically or psychologically injured British Armed Forces personnel and veterans.

Op COURAGE
Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families. 

Childline
Childline. Freephone: 0800 1111. 24/7 365 days a year.

PAPYRUS
PAPYRUS is a national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.
Freephone Hopeline: 0800 068 41 41
Text: 07860 039 967

Shout
Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text-messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope.
Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258.

Winston's Wish
Winston's Wish offers support for children, young people and families who have been bereaved by suicide.
Freephone: 08088 020 021

Young Minds
​​​​​​​The YoungMinds Crisis Messenger text service provides free, 24/7 crisis support across the UK.
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need support, you can text YM to 85258.

Mermaids
Mermaids supports young people up to 25 years old experiencing gender identity issues, and their families and professionals working with them.
Freephone 0808 801 0400

Child Bereavement UK
Child Bereavement UK is a national charity which helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies.
Phone: 0800 0288840

NSPCC abuse in schools helpline
Helpline for children and young people who've experienced abuse in education and for worried adults and professionals who need support and guidance. 
Freephone: 0800 136 663

For schools:
Step by Step service
Step by Step is a Samaritans service that provides practical support to help schools prepare for, and recover from, a suspected or attempted suicide.