If you feel like harming or hurting yourself or other people:
- Call 999
- Go to your nearest Accident and Emergency department (A&E). You can search for your local department through the NHS Choices website
- Visit your GP
- Call NHS 111 (NHS Direct) – open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They can tell you about your local crisis support services or your nearest A&E.
- Tel: 111
- Web: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Samaritans
Offering emotional support 24 hours a day
Tel: 08457 90 90 90
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Web: www.samaritans.org
Sane Line
Offering specialist mental health emotional support 6-11pm everyday.
You can also email through their website.
Tel: 0845 767 8000
Web: www.sane.org.uk
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Agencies which offer support and information
SupportLine Telephone Helpline:
01708 765200 (Helpline)
info@supportline.org.uk
Confidential emotional support to Children Young People and Adults. Also keeps details of agencies, support groups and counsellors throughout UK.
Action on Depression (Scotland):
www.actionondepression.org
Telephone information and other support for people affected by depression. Information about symptoms and treatment, listening support and signposting to other agencies.
Association for Post Natal Illness:
020 7386 0868
www.apni.org
To advise and support women suffering from post natal illness. Running a network of volunteers to support sufferers throughout the UK.
Aware Defeat Depression:
08451 202961 (area served N.Ireland)
www.aware-ni.org.uk
Support, information or a listening ear for all those affected by depressive illnesses.
Bipolar UK:
020 7931 6480
www.bipolaruk.org.uk
Advice and information for people with manic depression and their families, carers and mental health professionals. Supply a range of information leaflets, books and tapes. Network of self help groups for people with manic depression, relatives and friends. Self management training programme.
Breathing Space:
0800 83 85 87 (Area served SCOTLAND)
www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk
Breathing Space is a free, confidential phone line for people in Scotland who are experiencing low mood or depression. Breathing Space is available to the public every day of the year, 24 hours at weekends (6pm Friday–6am Monday) and 6pm-2am (Monday-Thursday).
CALL Community Advice and Listening Line (Wales):
0800 132737
www.callhelpline.org.uk
Mental health helpline for Wales providing confidential listening support service.
Calmzone:
National 0800 585858
Campaign Against Living Miserably. Help and support for young men aged 15-35 on issues which include depression and suicide.
Directory and Book Services:
01255 852774
www.dabs.uk.com
Wide range of books including those on depression, self esteem assertiveness, self harm, child abuse.
Depression Alliance:
0845 123 2320
email information@depressionalliance.org
www.depressionalliance.org
Confidential listening and support service. Also offer a range of information on depression and treatment options. National network of self help groups for people experiencing depression. National pen friend scheme offering support and fellowship to people with depression and their carers. Quarterly newsletter, booklets and leaflets on depression.
Depression UK:
Self Help Nottingham, Ormiston House, 32-36 Pelham Street, Nottingham NG1 2EG UK
email info@depressionuk.org
www.depressionuk.org
Wide self help organisation made up of individual members and groups which meet locally on a regular basis for mutual support. £10 yearly membership (reductions for those who cannot afford that amount).
Get Connected:
0808 808 4994
www.getconnected.org.uk
Free telephone and email helpline finding young people the best help whatever the problem. Can connect a child or young person to any UK helpline where appropriate.
Health in Mind (Scotland)
0131 225 8508
www.health-in-mind.org.uk
Promotes positive mental health and well being in Scotland. Provides a wide range of services including support, respite, befriending, day services, counselling/talking therapies, face to face and on telephone.
Lifeline (N.Ireland)
0808 808 8000
www.lifelinehelpline.info
For anyone in N.Ireland who is in distress or despair. Immediate help on phone 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Face to face counselling can be arranged, also befriending, mentoring. Issues dealt with include suicide prevention, self harm, abuse, trauma, depression, anxiety.
Run by Contact N.Ireland www.contactni.com independent counselling service employing professional qualified counselors who have extensive experience of working with people facing a wide range of problems, free to all users.
The Maytree:
020 7263 7070
www.maytree.org.uk
Sanctuary for the suicidal offering befriending and support (based in N.London).
The Mental Health Foundation:
www.mhf.org.uk
Publish a booklet 'Understanding Depression'.
Mind (National Association for Mental Health):
0300 123 3393
www.mind.org.uk
Publish booklets relating to Depression.
Mood Swings:
Helpline: 0161 832 3736
www.moodswings.org.uk
National Helpline and online support providing free and confidential information, advice and support to people with mood disorders, family, friends and health and social care professionals. Also one to one, support groups, workshops at Centre in Manchester.
Muslim Youth Helpline:
0808 808 2008 (Area served London)
email help@myh.org.uk
www.myh.org.uk
Helpline providing culturally sensitive support to Muslim youth under the age of 25. Outreach services including family mediation, face to face counselling and befriending.
National Youth Advocacy Service:
0808 808 1001
help@nyas.net
www.nyas.net
Provides information, advice, advocacy and legal representation to young people up to the age of 25 through a network of advocates throughout England and Wales.
SAD Association:
www.sada.org.uk
To inform the public about seasonal affective disorder. To support and advise sufferers of the illness. Limited light box hire scheme. Supply contacts list for members.
Samaritans:
Voice for the Child In Care:
Telephone advice, information and advocacy services for children in care. Helpline for care leavers - 0808 100 3224. Visiting advocacy service for children in secure units and other residential homes.
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