Urgent Support for Your Mental Health

If your life is at immediate risk:

If you feel like you might attempt suicide, or may have seriously harmed yourself, you need urgent medical help. Please:​

• call 999 for an ambulance;​
• go straight to A&E, if you can​;
• or call your local crisis team, if you have their number.​

​If you can't do this by yourself, contact someone to help you.​

Mental health emergencies are serious. You're not wasting anyone's time.​

If you feel you do not need to call 999 or go to A&E right now:

If you can keep yourself safe for a short while, but you still need urgent advice:​

• contact NHS 111 if you live in England​;
• contact your GP surgery and ask for an emergency appointment. Many GPs are now offering these remotely;
• contact a local urgent mental health helpline. These are only currently available in England.

If you want to talk to someone about how you are feeling but do not feel at risk of harming yourself:

Don't suffer in silence, talk to someone who can help!

• call Samaritans on 116 123 (UK-wide)
• text SHOUT to 85258 (UK-wide) to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line​
• Greater Manchester Mental Health 24/7 Helpline: Freephone: 0800 953 0285
• the NHS also provide urgent mental health helplines. 

These services are for anyone who's struggling.​

They're free, they're anonymous, and they're always open.​

Mind's page of helplines and listening lines has more numbers to try.