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If you or someone you know are having feelings of despair or emotionally distressed, the following organisations offer advice and .
Samaritans is available for anyone struggling to cope and provide a safe place to talk 24 hours a day.
Phone: 116 123
Visit the Samaritans website
Suicide Prevention UK helps anyone who may be struggling with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide via the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK.Phone: 0800 587 0800Visit the Suicide Prevention UK website
SOS Silence of Suicide provides a listening service for children and adults who need emotional , understanding, comion & kindness.
Phone: 0808 115 1505
Visit the SOS Silence of Suicide website
Shout is a 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone struggling to cope and in need of immediate help.
Text SHOUT to 85258
Visit the Shout website here
PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 offer , practical advice and information to young people considering suicide and can also offer help and advice if you’re concerned about someone you know.
Phone: 0800 068 41 41 (24/7)
Visit the Papyrus website
CALM, the campaign against living miserably is a suicide prevention charity that offers free, anonymous and confidential via their helpline and webchat for anyone who is in crisis.Phone: 0800 58 58 58Visit the CALM website
Lifeline provides to people suffering distress or despair in Northern Ireland, regardless of age or district.
Phone: 0808 808 8000 (24/7)
Visit the Lifeline website
Community Advice & Listening Line offers emotional and information on mental health and related matters to people in Wales.
Phone: 0800 132 737 (24/7) or text "help" to 81066
Visit the Community Advice & Listening Line website
Breathing Space offers a confidential phone and web based service for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.Phone: 0800 83 85 87A BSL service is also available via the website.
Visit the Breathing Space website
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exists to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend.
Phone: 0300 111 5065
Visit the Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide website
Suicide&Co provides to bereaved individuals and opens the conversation around suicide-related grief.
Phone: 0800 054 8400
Visit the Suicide&Co website
Nightlines are confidential, anonymous, non-judgemental services run by students for students.
If you’re a student, you can search for your institution’s Nightline details via the website.
Visit the Nightlines website
If you have also been affected by bereavement, or self-harm, organisations listed on our Bereavement page or Self Harm page may be able to help.
You can find current information and for issues covered by Action Line on the BBC Action Line website.