Emergency Support
If you don't feel you can wait for support, seek immediate help from one of the organisations in our helpline directory
Suicide Support:
Call 999 or visit A&E if you are unable to keep yourself or somebody else safe
Papyrus Hopeline: Support for young people under 35yrs
Call 0800 068 4141 or text on 07860 039967 Mon – Fri, 9am – 10pm or 2pm – 10pm weekends and bank holidays
Samaritans: 24hr support
116 123
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) Available 5pm - midnight, 365 days a year.
0800 585858
Domestic Abuse:
Refuge: 24hr support for women in danger
0808 2000 247
Respect: Support for men in abusive relationships
0808 8010327 Mon - Fri, 9am-8pm
Rape & Sexual Abuse:
Life Centre: Under 18’s
0808 802 0808
Life Centre: 18+
0844 847 7879
Survivors: For male victims of rape and sexual assault.
0808 801 0327 Mon – Fri, 10am – 1pm & 2pm – 5pm or text on 020 3322 1860 every day from 12pm – 8pm
Crime & Trauma:
Victim Support: 24hr support
0808 1689 111