Helplines: Mental Health

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We all have mental health, and it is just as important as our physical health. There is no shame in opening up and seeking help when you need it the most. It is important to share how you are feeling, so if you can talk to someone you trust or reach out to a helpline and share your feelings and get help to work through your current situation. Everyone experiences highs and lows in their mental health, we just don’t open up and talk about it enough! If we do, we will also realise we are not alone in the way we feel.

A key part of supporting and improving our mental health is by keeping connected with others regularly and we have a variety of tools and ideas that you can try to help manage and improve your mental health in the 'wellbeing' section of our resources. However, sometimes it is easier to talk to someone who doesn't know you, or your situation, so we've provided you with a few helplines below you can reach out to.

Remember that just because you aren't at a crisis point, doesn't mean you don't need or can't access support. Your mental health can go through many stages and it's important to lean on the variety of support you have when you need it, even if it feels like something small to you.

MIND

Mind have a helpline that covers a variety of challenges with your mental health and have many online guides to help with some of the smaller things that can be affected when going through stages of poor mental health.

CONTACT - Phone 0300 123 3393 (9am-6pm Mon-Fri) - Email info@mind.org.uk.

(Calls to 0300 numbers cost the same as calling a landline and are usually included in your call allowance)

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

"We stand together with everyone who’s struggling with life, no matter who they are, where they’re from or what they’re going through. And we do it through our life-saving services, national campaigns, and by building communities."

CONTACT - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm - Midnight).

(Calls to 0800 numbers are free)

NHS 24

If you, or someone you know, is experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency.

CONTACT – 111. If it is an emergency call 999 (both are 24-hour access).

(Calls are free)