Mental Health Contacts
Mental wellbeing affects us all and just as with physical health, mental health needs constant attention too.
It is okay to talk about it and if you need additional help, please make sure you seek it.
Emergency Contacts
Shout
‘Shout’ crisis text line
Text SHOUT to 85258
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org
116 123 (free to call from within the UK and Ireland), 24 hours a day
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Additional Support Helplines
Mind
www.mind.org.uk
InfoLine: 0300 123 3393 to call, or text 86463 Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm (except bank holidays).
Email: info@mind.org.uk
Army Welfare Service
Personal Support Staff provide accessible, independent, confidential and professional specialist welfare services to soldiers and their families with any personal or family difficulty.
SSAFA Forcesline
Free confidential helpline and e-mail service providing support independent of the military chain of command.
Website: ssafa.org.uk/help-you/forcesline
Tel: 0800 731 4880 open 9:00 – 17:30 Monday – Friday
Combat Stress 24-Hour Military Mental Health Helpline
Free, confidential helpline available to all serving military personnel and to families and friends that may have concerns.
Website: combatstress.org.uk
E-mail: helpline@combatstress.org.uk
Tel: 0800 323 4444 open 24/7
Text: 07537 404 719
Tel: 01904 882053 open Mon-Thurs 08:30
-16:30, Fri 08:30-16:00
Rethink Mental Illness
www.rethink.org
National Advice Service: 0300 5000 927 (Open 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday)
Email advice@rethink.org
PAPYRUS UK
PAPYRUS is the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.
www.papyrus-uk.org
Helpline: 0800 068 4141
Text: 07786209697
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Open 10am-10pm on weekdays and 2pm-10pm on weekends and bank holidays
YoungMinds
www.youngminds.org.uk
Parents helpline: 0808 802 5544 (Mon-Fri from 9.30am to 4pm)
YoungMinds Crisis Messenger: text YM to 85258
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