Having thoughts of suicide
If you're thinking about ending your life, you're not the only one, and you don't have to wait until things get worse to talk to someone.
The people on these lines hear from people feeling exactly like this every day. You don't need the right words. "I'm not okay" is enough to start.
Who can help
Free and confidential. The cards show what's open right now, in UK time.
Samaritans
116 123For anyone struggling to cope. You don't need to be suicidal to call.
Shout
Text SHOUT to 85258A trained volunteer texts back. No calls, no talking out loud.
CALM
0800 58 58 58Campaign Against Living Miserably. For anyone over 18 affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts. Phone, webchat or WhatsApp.
Papyrus HopeLine 24/7
0300 102 2470Text HOPE to 88247For young people with thoughts of suicide, or anyone worried about one.
Childline
0800 1111For children and young people, about anything. On O2 and can't connect? Dial 116 111. Chat online at childline.org.uk.
Stay Alive app
prevent-suicide.org.ukFrom Grassroots Suicide Prevention. Includes a safety plan, reasons for living and ways to stay safe now.
NHS 111, option 2
111Puts you through to your local NHS mental health crisis team.
C.A.L.L. Helpline (Wales)
0800 132 737Community Advice and Listening Line: emotional support for anyone in Wales. Text HELP and your question to 81066 for information about local services.
Breathing Space (Scotland)
0800 83 85 87Free and confidential for anyone in Scotland over 16 feeling low, depressed or anxious. Textphone: 18001 0800 83 85 87.
NHS 24
111For urgent mental health help when it can't wait for your GP.
Lifeline (Northern Ireland)
0808 808 8000Northern Ireland's crisis helpline, for anyone in distress or despair, and the people worried about them. Textphone: 18001 0808 808 8000.
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Getting through the next few hours
- Tell one person. A call, a text, anything. Saying it out loud takes away some of its power.
- If you can, put some distance between you and anything you could use to hurt yourself, or ask someone to hold onto it for now.
- Go somewhere you feel safer, or where there are other people around.
- Write a safety plan: your warning signs, what helps, and who to call. It stays on your device.
- If you've already hurt yourself, or you can't keep yourself safe, call 999 or go to A&E now.
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