List of support available

🚨 Emergency & Crisis

  • 999 or 112 — Life-threatening emergencies.

  • 101 — Police non-emergency.

  • 111 — NHS urgent advice (medical or mental health).

  • NHS 24 Scotland — 111 (same service but branded NHS 24 in Scotland).

  • Local A&E / GP Out of Hours — Use via NHS 111/24.

🧠 Mental Health & Emotional Support

  • Samaritans — 116 123 (24/7).

  • Shout — Text SHOUT to 85258 (24/7 text support).

  • Mind Infoline — 0300 123 3393.

  • Rethink Mental Illness Advice — 0808 801 0525.

  • SANEline — 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm daily).

  • Papyrus HOPElineUK (suicide prevention for under 35s) — 0800 068 4141 / text 07860 039 967.

  • CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) — 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight daily).

🌈 LGBTQIA+ Support

  • Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline — 0800 0119 100 (10am–10pm daily).

  • Galop (LGBT+ abuse, hate crime & sexual violence) — 0800 999 5428.

  • MindLine Trans+ — 0300 330 5468.

  • LGBT Health Scotland — 0800 464 7000.

  • Stonewall Info Line — 0800 050 2020.

👨 Men’s Health & Support

  • CALM — 0800 58 58 58.

  • Andy’s Man Club — Free peer support groups across the UK (Mondays).

  • Men’s Advice Line (male victims of domestic abuse) — 0808 801 0327.

  • Men’s Minds Matter — Resources and suicide prevention.

  • ManHealth — Peer support & health advice.

  • Prostate Cancer UK Specialist Nurses — 0800 074 8383.

  • Movember — Health info (mental, prostate, testicular).

👩 Women’s Support

  • Women’s Aid Live Chat — chat.womensaid.org.uk.

  • Refuge Domestic Abuse Helpline — 0808 2000 247 (24/7).

  • National Centre for Domestic Violence — 0800 970 2070.

👶 Children & Young People

  • Childline — 0800 1111 (24/7 for under-19s).

  • YoungMinds Crisis Text Line — Text YM to 85258.

  • NSPCC Helpline (for adults concerned about a child) — 0808 800 5000.

♿ Disability & Neurodiversity Support

  • Scope Helpline — 0808 800 3333 (disability advice).

  • National Autistic Society Helpline — 0808 800 4104.

  • ADHD UK Helpline — 0800 061 4276.

💜 Trauma, Abuse & Sexual Violence

  • Rape Crisis England & Wales — 0808 500 2222.

  • SurvivorsUK (male/non-binary survivors of sexual violence) — 0203 598 3898.

  • NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood) — 0808 801 0331.

  • SafeLives — Domestic abuse resources and advice.

🏠 Housing, Homelessness & Financial Support

  • Shelter Helpline — 0808 800 4444 (housing/homelessness).

  • Crisis UK — 0800 999 999.

  • Turn2Us — 0808 802 2000 (financial hardship & benefits).

  • StepChange Debt Charity — 0800 138 1111.

  • National Debtline — 0808 808 4000.

🚸 Substance Use & Addictions

  • FRANK (Drugs Helpline) — 0300 123 6600 / text 82111.

  • Drinkline — 0300 123 1110.

  • GamCare (Gambling Helpline) — 0808 8020 133.

  • Narcotics Anonymous UK — 0300 999 1212.

  • Alcoholics Anonymous UK — 0800 9177 650.

🧑‍⚕️ Health Conditions & Medical

  • Diabetes UK Helpline — 0345 123 2399.

  • Asthma + Lung UK Helpline — 0300 222 5800.

  • British Heart Foundation Helpline — 0300 330 3311.

  • Cancer Research UK Nurses — 0808 800 4040.

🐾 Animal Welfare

  • RSPCA 24-hour Cruelty Line — 0300 1234 999.

  • PDSA Pet Helpline — 0800 731 2502.