Mental Health Helplines
Whether you're concerned about yourself or a loved one, these helplines and support groups can offer expert advice.
Anxiety UK Charity providing support if you've been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. Phone: 03444 775 774 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 5.30pm) |
Bipolar UK A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder. |
CALM CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35. Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight) |
Men's Health Forum 24/7 stress support for men by text, chat and email. |
Mental Health Foundation Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities. |
No Panic Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia/OCD. Includes a helpline. Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm) |
OCD Action Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources. Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 5pm) |
OCD UK A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments. Phone: 0845 120 3778 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm) |
PAPYRUS Young suicide prevention society. Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (Mon to Fri,10am to 5pm & 7 to 10pm. Weekends 2 to 5pm) |
Rethink Mental Illness |
Samaritans |
SANE Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers. SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30 to 10.30pm) Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most Peer support forum |
YoungMinds Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals. Phone: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Mon to Fri, 9.30am to 4pm) |
Specialist Triage, Assessment and Referral Team (START) Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS START provides timely triage, assessment, onward referral/signposting and treatment for Service Users referred without the need for multiple assessments. |
Crisis Line |
Abuse (child, sexual, domestic violence) | ||
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NSPCC Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty. Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline) 0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline) |
Refuge Advice on dealing with domestic violence. Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline) |
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Addiction (drugs, alcohol, gambling) | ||
Alcoholics Anonymous Phone: 0845 769 7555 (24-hour helpline) |
Gamblers Anonymous |
Narcotics Anonymous Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily 10am to midnight) |
Alzheimer's | ||
Alzheimer's Society Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines. Phone: 0300 222 1122 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm. Weekends, 10am to 4pm) |
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Bereavement | ||
Cruse offers support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies. The Cruse website has articles on grief and bereavement, including tips on how you can help yourself and others. The Cruse helpline number is 0808 808 1677, open Monday 9.30-5pm, Tuesday-Thursday 9.30-8pm, Friday 9.30-5pm (excluding bank holidays). You can also email Cruse. |
Sudden is a charitable initiative for suddenly bereaved people and the people caring for them, has produced some useful online guidance to help people bereaved by Covid-19 and a specialist helpline 0800 121 6510 or talk to Sudden by email at Monday to Wednesday between 10am and 2pm. |
Local charity who provide support to bereaved parents who have experienced baby loss through miscarriage, stillbirth and neo-natal death and run support groups locally in Lancaster, Kendal and Barrow-in-Furness. |
Crime victims | ||
Rape Crisis To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12 to 2.30pm, 7 to 9.30pm) |
Victim Support Phone: 0808 168 9111 (24-hour helpline) |
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Eating disorders | ||
Beat Phone: 0808 801 0677 (adults) or 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s) |
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Learning disabilities | ||
Mencap Charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers. Phone: 0808 808 1111 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm) |
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LGBTQ (Lancashire) | ||
Horizon LGB&T |
A county-wide organisation working across Lancashire for LGBT people. |
National LGBT Helpline. |
Liberty Church Liberty Church an inclusive church that welcomes everyone who celebrates the diversity of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. |
Out in the Bay
LGBT support in the Lancashire area |
Queer Boots A dance night for LGBTQ folk and friends in Lancaster, UK. |
LGBTQ (National Organizations) | ||
All About Trans |
Advice, information, support for family members, partners and friends of trans people. |
Support, training and resources for those who work with and support trans people across the UK; youth services for the under 30s. |
Galop
National LGBT domestic violence helpline. |
Gender trust
Supporting trans people nationally (18+). |
GIRES
GIRES (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) promotes research, campaigns, provides publications, especially in the medical / healthcare field. |
LGBT+ & Allies Disability + Mental Health Support
Group for all LGBTQI people that have a Disability e.g. Depression, Anxiety and Mental Health etc. and want to discuss any problems or struggles they have. |
LGB&T Partnership
England-wide group of LGB&T voluntary & community organisations committed to reducing the health inequalities of lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans people. |
Mermaids
Forum space, summer residentials and information for young trans people (<19) & parents. |
Mindline Trans+
Nationwide, is a confidential emotional, mental health support helpline for people who identify as transgender, agender, gender fluid and non-binary. |
Mindout
MindOut Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Queer Mental Health Service. |
The UKs largest independent therapy organisation working with gender and sexual diversity clients. |
Stonewall
Stonewall campaigns for the equality of lesbian, gay, bi and trans people across Britain. |
Switchboard
LGBT+ helpline |
The Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN)
AVEN hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. |
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. |
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Parenting | ||
Family Lives Advice on all aspects of parenting including dealing with bullying. Phone: 0808 800 2222 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 9pm. Sat to Sun, 10am to 3pm) |
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Relationships | ||
Relate The UK's largest provider of relationship support. |