Need Support Now?
• Emergency: If you or someone else is at immediate risk, call 999 or go to A&E.
• Samaritans (24/7): Call 116 123 · https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
• Urgent mental health help (not an emergency): Call NHS 111 and select the mental health option.
Domestic abuse
• Refuge / National Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247 (check site for hours) · info@refuge.org.uk
• Men’s Advice Line – For men in heterosexual or same-sex relationships. 0808 801 0327 (Mon–Fri, 10am–5pm) · info@mensadviceline.org.uk
• Galop (LGBTQ+) – National LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Helpline 0800 999 5428 (varied hours) · help@galop.org.uk
Sexual violence & abuse
• Rape Crisis (England & Wales) – live chat available. 0808 500 2222
• I don’t offer emergency or out-of-hours support. If you need immediate support, please use the options above.
• Numbers and hours can change; check each service’s website for the most current details.
• Calls to 0800/0808 numbers are free from most UK phones.
Urgent mental health support by UK nation (the options vary by nation)
England: Call 111 and select the mental health option, or use NHS 111 online: https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/urgent-support/
Scotland: Call NHS 24 on 111 and choose the mental health option: https://www.nhs24.scot/support-for-your-mental-health/
Wales: Call NHS 111 and press 2 for urgent mental health support: https://111.wales.nhs.uk/encyclopaedia/m/article/mentalhealthandwellbeing
Northern Ireland: Call Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000, 24 hours a day: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/mental-health-emergency-if-youre-crisis-or-despair