If someone's life is at risk, or you cannot keep yourself or someone else safe, call 999 or go to A&E now.
In England, if you need urgent mental health help but it is not an immediate emergency, call 111 and select the mental health option.
Listening support is not a substitute for emergency care:
Samaritans 116 123 (free UK calls, 24/7) or
Text SHOUT to 85258 (free UK texts, 24/7).
A reply may not be immediate.
Using a computer or if the message does not prefill: send SHOUT to 85258 from your phone.
Shout's official support page.
Official NHS guidance (England).
Outside England, check your nation's official health-service urgent-help guidance; the 111 mental-health pathway is not assumed to be the same.
MindSpace Map Blog
Practical guides to finding free NHS services, charities, and mindful wellbeing options in the UK.
A simple step-by-step guide to NHS Talking Therapies in England: how to self-refer, waiting times, what happens in your first session, and what support you'll get.
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Check NHS self-referral routes in England and charity support with service-specific eligibility. Listening and peer support are not the same as therapy.
Current listening-support contacts, published channel hours and eligibility. Not every service is 24/7 or free to call, and listening support is not emergency care.
Check costs, trial terms, privacy, accessibility and suitability before choosing a mindfulness app. No current app ranking or price guarantee is claimed.
Check NHS Talking Therapies self-referral routes in London and service-specific charity options without assuming local availability or free counselling.
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