HELPLINES
Here is a list of mental health helplines that are available in the UK and the US. Please use them, either for yourself or someone else you know who is struggling. If you do not live in either of these countries and would like to know of some helplines you can contact in your country, please head to the 'contact' page and let me know and I will get these numbers to you as soon as possible.
Love Beth xx
UK:
Samaritans:
Phone ~ 116 123 (24 hours a day and free to call)
Email ~ jo@samaritans.org
Website ~ https://www.samaritans.org
Mind Infoline:
Phone ~ 0300 123 3393 (9am-6pm Monday-Friday) or text 86463
Email ~ info@mind.org.uk
Website ~ www.mind.org.uk/information-support/helplines
Rethink Mental Illness Advice Line
Phone ~ 0300 5000 927 (9:30am-4pm Monday-Friday)
Website ~ http://www.rethink.org/about-us/our-mental-health-advice
Saneline
Phone ~ 0300 304 7000 (4:30-10:30pm)
Website ~ www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline
The Mix
Phone ~ 0808 808 4994 (11am-11pm and free to call)
Crisis support ~ text 'THEMIX' to 85258
ChildLine (help for those up to the age of 19)
Phone ~ 0800 1111
Website ~ www.childline.org.uk
Elefriends
Website ~ http://elefriends.org.uk/
Anxiety UK
Phone ~ 03444 775 774 (9:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday)
Wesbite: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
Bipolar UK
Website ~ www.bipolaruk.org.uk
CALM (for men aged 15-35)
Phone ~ 0800 58 58 58
Website ~ www.thecalmzone.net
Men's Health Forum
Website ~ www.menshealthforum.org.uk
Mental Health Foundation
Website ~ www.mentalhealth.org.uk
No Panic (for panic attacks and OCD)
Phone ~ 0844 967 4848 (10am-10pm)
Website ~ www.nopanic.org.uk
OCD Action
Phone ~ 0845 390 6232 (9:30am-5pm Monday-Friday)
Website ~ www.ocdaction.org.uk
OCD UK
Phone ~ 0845 120 3778 (9am-5pm Monday-Friday)
Website ~ www.ocduk.org
PAPYRUS (young suicide prevention)
Phone ~ 0800 068 4141 (10am-5pm and 7-10pm Monday-Friday, 2-5pm Saturday-Sunday)
Website ~ www.papyrus-uk.org
YoungMinds (information on child and adolescent mental health for parents and professionals)
Phone ~ 0808 802 5544 (9:30am-4pm Monday-Friday)
Website ~ www.youngminds.org.uk
Switchboard (if you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender)
Phone ~ 0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm)
Email ~ chris@switchboard.lgbt
C.A.L.L (for people living in Wales)
Phone ~ 0800 123 737 (or text 'help' followed by a question to 81066)
Royal College of Psychiatrists (for anyone suffering from depression)
Website ~ rcpsych.ac.uk
Time to Change
Website ~ time-to-change.org.uk
Moodjuice
Website ~ moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk
SADA (for people who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder and Winter Blues)
Email ~ contact@sada.org.uk
Website ~ sada.org.uk
Mindfull.org (for 11-17 year olds who feel depressed)
Website ~ mindfull.org
Get Connected (for under 25s)
Phone ~ 0808 808 4994 (1-11pm free)
Website ~ getconnected.org
Aware Defeat Depression (helps those affected by depression in Ireland and Northern Ireland)
Phone ~ 08451 202 961
Website ~ aware-ni.org
Friends in Need (for those affected by depression)
Website ~ friendsinneed.co.uk
Depression UK
Website ~ depressionuk.org
OvercomeDepression.co.uk
Website ~ overcomedepression.co.uk
Be Mindful (to help reduce stress and anxiety)
Website ~ bemindful.co.uk
The Recovery Letters (written by people recovering from depression to people with depression to try and help alleviate the loneliness that comes with it)
Website ~ therecoveryletters.com
NHS mental health services
Phone ~ 111
NHS Direct
Phone ~ 0845 4647 (24 hours)
Self Injury Support (Bristol Crisis Centre for Women)
Phone ~ 0808 800 8088 (7-10pm Tuesday-Wednesday, 3-6pm Thursday)
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
Phone ~ 0808 802 9999 (12-2:30pm, 7-9:30pm)
Survivors UK (for male abuse victims)
Phone ~ 0845 122 1201 (7-9:30pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)
National Self Harm Network
Phone ~ 0800 622 6000 (7-11pm)
Anxiety Alliance
Phone ~ 0845 296 7877 (10am-10pm)
Email ~ anxietyalliance@nltworld.com
Depression Alliance
Phone ~ 0845 123 23 20
B-eat Eating Disorder Association
Phone ~ 08456 341 414 (adults) (12-5:30/8:30pm Monday-Friday) 0345 634 7650 (under 25s)
Email ~ help@b-eat.co.uk
Website ~ www.b-eat.co.uk
Crossline National Christian Helpline
Phone ~ 0300 111 0101 (9-12am)
Hearing Voices
Phone ~ 0845 122 86 42 (1-4pm Tuesday)
Chinese Mental Health Association
Phone ~ 0845 1228 660 (4-6pm Monday-Friday)
BPD World
Phone ~ 08700 053 273
Domestic Violence
Phone ~ 0808 2000 247 (24 hours)
Survivors of bereavement by suicide
Phone ~ 0844 561 6855 (9am-9pm)
Cruse Bereavement Care
Phone ~ 0844 477 9400 (9am-5pm)
Alcoholics Anonymous
Phone ~ 0845 769 7555
FRANK (multilingual advice on drugs)
Phone ~ 0800 77 66 00 (24 hours)
Narcotics Anonymous
Phone ~ 0300 999 1212
Post-Natal Illness
Phone ~ 020 7386 0868
Rethink - Asian mental health helpline
Phone ~ 0808 800 2073 (4-7pm Monday and Wednesday, 12-3pm Tuesday and Thursday)
TESS (for young women who self-harm)
Phone ~ 0780 047 2908 (7-9pm Monday-Wednesday, 3:30-5:30pm Thursday)
NSPCC
Phone ~ 0800 1111 (for children, 24 hours) 0808 800 5000 (for adults concerned about a child, 24 hours)
Website ~ www.nspcc.org.uk
Refuge (advice on dealing with domestic violence)
Phone ~ 0808 2000 247 (24 hours)
Website ~ www.refuge.org.uk
Gamblers Anonymous
Website ~ www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk
Rape Crisis
Phone ~ 0808 802 9999 (12-2:30pm, 7-9:30pm)
Website ~ www.rapecrisis.org.uk
Victim Support
Phone ~ 0808 168 9111 (8pm-8am Monday -Friday, Saturday 5pm-Monday 8am)
USA
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone ~ 800-372-8255 (24 hours)
NAMI HelpLine
Phone ~ 800-950-6264 (10am-6pm EST Monday-Friday)
The Trevor Lifeline (provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ people aged 13-24 years old)
Phone ~ 866-488-7386 (or text 'Trevor' to 202-304-1200 3-10pm EST Monday-Friday)
LGBT National Hotline
Phone ~ 888-843-4564 (4pm-12am EST Monday-Friday, 12-5pm EST Saturday)
Teen Line
Phone ~ 800-852-8336 (6-10pm PST)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Phone ~ 1-800-662-4357
National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) HelpLine
Phone ~ 1-800-931-2237 (or text 'NEDA' to 741741)
Website ~ http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD)
Phone ~ 630-577-1330
Website ~ http://www.anad.org/
Gay and Lesbian National HotLine
Phone ~ 1-888-843-4564
National Runaway Safeline
Phone ~ 1-800-RUNAWAY
Teenline
Phone ~ 310-855-4673 (or text 'TEEN' to 839863)
Mental Health America (MHA)
Phone ~ (800) 969-6642
Website ~ www.mentalhealthamerica.net
PsychINFO American Psychological Association
Website ~ http://www.apa.org/psycinfo/
Panic Disorder Information Hotline
Phone ~ 1-800-64-PANIC
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Website ~ http://www.dbsalliance.org/
National Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
Website ~ http://www.edreferral.com/
Massachusetts Eating Disorder Association, inc Helpline
Phone ~ 1-617-558-1881 (9:30am-5pm Monday-Friday, open until 8pm on Wednesday evenings)
Website ~ http://www.medainc.org/
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
Website ~ http://www.foodaddicts.org/
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends)
Phone ~ 800-DONT-CUT (355-8288)
Website ~ https://selfinjury.com/
National Mental Health Consumer's Self-Help Clearinghouse
Phone ~ 1-800-553-4539
Website ~ http://www.mhselfhelp.org/
National Institute of Mental Health NIMH
Phone ~ 1-866-615-6464
Website ~ www.nimh.gov
Emergency Medical Services
Phone ~ 911
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Phone ~ 1-888-333-2377
Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
Phone ~ 240-485-1001
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Phone ~ 800-233-4050
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Phone ~ 1-800-826-3632
International OCD Foundation
Phone ~ 617-973-5801
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance of America (SARDAA)
Phone ~ 240-423-9432
Sidran Institute (helps people understand, manage and treat trauma and dissociation)
Phone ~ 410-825-8888
TARA (Treatment and Research Advancements for Borderline Personality Disorder)
Phone ~ 1-888-482-7227
The Samaritans (New York based organisation)
Phone ~ 1-212-673-3000 (24 hours)
Columbus Recovery Centre
Phone ~ 877-300-6583
Website ~ https://www.columbusrecoverycenter.com/treatment-programs/co-occurring-disorders/
Drug Rehab
Phone ~ 855-400-9228
Website ~ https://www.drugrehab.com/co-occurring-disorder/
Phone ~ 949-617-0905
Website ~ https://opustreatment.com/dual-diagnosis-signs-symptoms-treatments/ (how to recognise dual diagnosis signs and symptoms)
Alcohol Rehab Help
Website ~ alcoholrehabhelp.org/treatment/prevention/