National Support Services & Helplines
Mental Health Support
Providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide.
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Contact number: 116 123
Low-cost advice, coaching, peer support groups, activities and therapy.
Email: info@mind.co.uk
Contact number: 01283 566696
A UK charity for prevention of young suicide (under 35) in the UK. 24/7 online chat available.
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Contact number: 0800 068 41 41
Housing Support
YMCA is the largest provider of safe, supported housing for young people in England and Wales, including emergency housing, supported longer-term housing, and supported hostels and foyers.
Email: enquiries@ymca.org.uk
Contact number: 020 7186 9500
Their free emergency helpline offers urgent advice if you are homeless, have nowhere to stay tonight or are at risk of harm or abuse in your home.
Email: info@shelter.org.uk
Contact number: 0300 330 1234
Food & Essentials
If you need help, a food bank can provide an emergency food parcel containing at least three days of meals.
Website: trussell.org.uk/emergency-food/
Digital Poverty Alliance are working in partnership with Curry’s to provide vital laptops for families in need.
Debt Advice
Free, trusted debt support.
Website: nationaldebtline.org
Contact number: 0808 808 4000
Find support on your bills or spending, or advice how to being kinder to the environment with water, gas and electricity use.
Website: askbill.org.uk
A national charity and network of local charities which offer confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. Adviceline’s available 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Contact number: 01283 566722
Website: citizensadvice.org.uk
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