Start with support
If things feel complicated, urgent or hard to untangle, this page gives you a calmer place to begin.
Start with the option that fits what is happening now.
Need support now?
If things feel urgent, confusing or too much today, choose the option that best fits what you need now.Start with what you need
Help with care, rights and paperwork
Find guidance on assessments, support plans, forms, complaints and what to do next.
Money and paying for care
Understand care charges, funding, benefits, direct payments and financial guidance.
Simple guides to social care
Read beginner-friendly guides and explainers to understand how social care works.
Talk, text or find support
Find listening services, crisis text support and local mental health help.
Talk, text, or find support
If you need mental health support, these services can help you find someone to talk to, text or contact locally.
NHS 111 mental health support
For urgent mental health help that is not an immediate emergency.
Call 111
Shout
For urgent mental health help that is not an immediate emergency.
Text SHOUT to 85258
CALM
Call 0800 58 58 58
5pm to midnightPapyrus HOPELINE247
For young people under 35, or anyone worried about a young person.
SANEline
Out-of-hours emotional support, guidance and information for anyone affected by mental illness.
Call 0800 58 58 58
4pm to 10pmSupport for specific situations
Some services focus on a particular issue, age group or type of support. Choose one if it feels closer to what you are dealing with.
Anxiety UK
Support and information for people living with anxiety, panic and related conditions
Beat
Support for people affected by eating disorders, including family and friends.
Bipolar UK
Peer support, groups, tools and information for people affected by bipolar.
No Panic
Help for panic attacks, phobias, OCD and anxiety-based disorders
Call 0808 802 5544
10:00am - 10pmYoungMinds
Support for parents and carers worried about a child or young person's mental health.