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I need urgent help
If you’re struggling, you don’t have to cope with it alone. Reach out for support.
If life feels too hard and you’re in crisis, you shouldn’t have to manage it alone. Remind yourself that you won’t feel this way forever. This page has links to urgent support and tools you can use to keep yourself safe.
For urgent mental health support
- Call 999 if can’t keep yourself or others safe
- Dial NHS 111, then press option 2 for urgent help
- Phone the Samaritans on 116 123 or visit their website
Other help and support is also available, including through text and email:
- Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 for free confidential mental health support
- Call HOPELINE UK on 0800 068 41 41 or text 88247 to speak to an adviser to keep you safe from suicide
- Worcestershire Safe Haven provides telephone support and face-to-face appointments if you’re experiencing a mental health crisis.
- It offers a listening ear and support, along with guidance on accessing other services.
- Telephone 01905 600 400 (6:00pm to 1:00am, last calls 12:20am)
Tools and resources to keep safe
A safety plan can help you to think about what you can do for yourself that will help you right now and in the future. You can make a safety plan if you don’t have one: Staying Safe.
Download the Stay Alive app: a suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.