SUPPORT
SOURCES OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT
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If you are in immediate danger, please call 999 or go to your local Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department.
Samaritans Provides confidential emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress, despair or suicidal thoughts.
Call 116 123 or email: joe@samaritans.org Available 24/7.
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GP General practitioner surgery.
Contact your GP and ask for an emergency appointment. Check your GPs opening times for availability.
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SHOUT Provides 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis.
Use the SHOUT crisis text line: text SHOUT to 85258. Available 24/7.
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PAPYRUS Provides confidential support and advice to young people struggling with thoughts of suicide, and anyone worried about a young person.
Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141. Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org Available Mon-Fri: 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, weekends: 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm, bank holidays: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
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Mind Provides support and advice to people with mental health problems, and promotes their views and needs.
Phone: 0300 123 3393. Text: 86463. Resources on self-harm: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/self-harm/about-self-harm/ Available Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm.
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ChildLine Helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through.
Phone: 0800 1111. 1-2-1 Chats with a counsellor available online at https://www.childline.org.uk/get-support/1-2-1-counsellor-chat/ Available 24/7.
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Harmless Works to overcome and address issues related to self-harm and suicide.
0115 880 0280. Clinical Support Services: https://harmless.org.uk/clinical-support-services/
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BEAT Helps people with a feeding or eating disorder and provides information to the public.
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ To find eating disorder support near you: https://helpfinder.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/?utm_source=beat&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=helpfinder2023&utm_content=notification-bar
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Useful Contacts for Self-Harm
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Battle Scars: Survivor-led charity offering support around self-harm. Resources on managing self-harm: https://www.battle-scars-self-harm.org.uk/managing-sh.html
Self-harm management workbook for under-18s: https://www.battle-scars-self-harm.org.uk/workbook-for-10-17-year-olds.html
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GP: A guide for visiting your GP as a young person with lived experience of self-harm and suicidality: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/college-les/psych/imh/visiting-your-general-practitioner-final.pdf
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