If you feel like you might attempt suicide, or may/have seriously harmed yourself, you need urgent medical help. Please:
If you don't already have their number, you can find an
urgent mental health helpline on the NHS website.
You'll be connected with a volunteer for an anonymous text conversation.
If you are experiencing intense feelings right now it is important that you get in contact with someone urgently. You may be struggling to believe that anyone can help, but a quick conversation with someone you trust can give you some peace and clarity. You could contact a family member a friend or one of the organisations listed below.
Andy's Man Club are a men's suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online. We want to end the stigma surrounding men's mental health and help men through the power of conversation.
We are a free, confidential, phone and webchat service for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16 experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.
A confidential listening and support service for people living in Wales who are concerned about their mental health.
CALM offers life-saving services, provokes national conversation, and brings people together to reject living miserably. CALM Provide a helpline and a webchat for anyone struggling with life's problems. Open everyday from 5pm to Midnight.
A free confidential helpline for people living in Northern Ireland that are experiencing distress or are in a mental health crisis.
Maytree provide a unique residential service for people in suicidal crisis so they can talk about their suicidal thoughts and behaviour.
PAPYRUS are a UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. Call 9am - Midnight.
Samaritans exist to help people day or night, for anyone who's struggling to cope, who needs someone to listen without judgement or pressure. 24/7 support line for everyone.
National out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information. 4pm to 10pm.
Shout is the UK's first and only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging service for anyone who is struggling to cope.
People who have suicidal thoughts often feel as if they're at a hopeless point in their lives where suicide is the only way to deal with what they're experiencing. It is so important that everyone knows there is ALWAYS another option, these thoughts will pass, and talking to someone you trust can help them to clear more quickly.
You may worry about sharing these thoughts with a family member or friend – perhaps you don't want to panic them, or it's hard for you to find the right words. It may help to show them our website, so they can understand that your response is normal when you've been bereaved by Suicide.
We know some people find it easier if they can talk with people who they don't know – That's why we offer the services we do. If you'd feel more comfortable talking to someone anonymously, try our support line 0300 111 5065
Some people find it helpful to prepare a support plan – a list of people they can contact, things they can do or places they can go when they start to feel overwhelmed by thoughts of suicide. The charity Mind provides some ideas and advice about creating your support plan, which you can find here.
Those of us who have experienced this terrible tragedy truly understand. None of us need to suffer alone. Together we help each other.
We help individuals support each other, at the time of their loss and in the months and years that follow. We aim to provide safe, confidential environments where people can share their experiences and feelings, giving and gaining support from each other.
By entering your postcode or local town, you can locate your nearest peer to peer support group. We offer both face to face and virtual support groups. Our group facilitators have also been bereaved by suicide, so you will be met with understanding.
Call our national supportline to talk about your loss, get help on being impacted by suicide or for information. Our phones are answered by trained volunteers who have impacted by suicide, so will hear you with compassion and understanding.
Please contact 0300 111 5065, we are open everyday 9am-7pm
Some people find it easier to write down their thoughts and feelings or ask for information when it might be difficult to pick up a phone. Like the Supportline, our Volunteers have experience of suicide bereavement.
Please contact email.support@uksobs.org
Our online community forum offers peer-to-peer support to those bereaved by suicide. Please click the image above to complete an application form to gain access to our forum. Forum applications will be approved within a couple of days. You must be over the age of 18 to access our forum.