Useful Helplines

If you are in distress or feel that your life is not worth living, call 111 for urgent NHS mental health support or phone 999 in an emergency (U.K).

Suicide and Mental Health Support

‍https://www.samaritans.org/‍ ‍or call 116 123 (provides emotional support to anyone struggling to cope or at risk of suicide, U.K)

‍ ‍https://giveusashout.org/‍ ‍ or text 85258 (free, confidential, 24/7 mental health text support service in the U.K)

‍ ‍https://www.mind.org.uk/‍ or call on 0300 123 3393

‍ ‍https://www.iasp.info/crisis-centres-helplines/‍ ‍International Support Helpline

Domestic Violence Support

Women can call The Freephone National Domestic Abuse Helpline, run by Refuge on 0808 2000 247 for free at any time, day or night. The staff will offer confidential, non-judgemental information and support.

Men can call Respect Men's Advice Line on 0808 8010 327 (Monday to Friday 10am to 8pm), or visit the webchat at Men's Advice Line (Wednesday 10am to 11:30am and 2pm to 4pm) for non-judgemental information and support for domestic violence.

Men can also call ManKind on 0182 3334 244 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm)‍- Domestic Violence. ‍

If you identify as LGBT+ you can call Galop on 0800 999 5428 for emotional and practical support or email help@galop.org.uk

Forced Marriage and Honour Crimes

Anyone can call Karma Nirvana on 0800 5999 247 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) for forced marriage and honour crimes. You can also call 020 7008 0151 to speak to the GOV.UK Forced Marriage Unit