Help and support

Cruse Bereavement Care - National bereavement helpline - 0808 808 1677 - Mon & Fri 9.30am to 5pm - Tue, Wed & Thurs 9.30am to 8pm - Sat & Sun 10am to 2pm

Winston's Wish - Bereavement support for those looking after bereaved children and you people - 08088 020 021 - Mon-Fri 8am to 8pm

St Leonard's Hospice - Bereavement support line - 01904 708553 - Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm

Child Death Helpline - for all those affected by the death of a child - 0800 282 986 - Mon, Thurs & Fri 10am to 1pm - Tue & Wed 10am to 4pm - Every evening 7pm-10pm

Mind - UK's leading mental health charity - 0300 123 3393Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm (except for bank holidays)

CALM - Campaign Against Living Miserably - 0800 585858every day from 5pm-midnight

LGBT Foundation - Support service for the LGBTQ+ community - 0345 3 303030 - weekdays 9am to 9pm

Immediate support

The Samaritans - 24 hour listening service - 116 123 - 24 hour

SANEline - Out of hours mental health helpline - 0300 304 7000 - normally open every day of the year from 4pm to 10pm 

Childline - For young people up to 19 - 0800 1111 - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

If your life is at risk right now

If you feel like you might attempt suicide, or may have seriously harmed yourself, you need urgent medical help. Please:

  • call 999 for an ambulance
  • go straight to A&E, if you can

If you can't do this by yourself, ask someone to help you.

Mental health emergencies are serious. You're not wasting anyone's time.