Addictions
Alcoholics Anonymous
Phone: 0800 917 7650 (24-hour helpline)
Website: https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
National Gambling Helpline
Phone: 0808 8020 133 (daily, 8am to midnight)
Website: https://www.gamcare.org.uk/
Narcotics Anonymous
Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily, 10am to midnight)
Website: https://ukna.org/
Bereavment
Cruse Bereavement Care
Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm)
Website: https://www.cruse.org.uk/
Eating Disorders
Beat Eating Disorders
Phone: 0808 801 0677 (Adults), 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)
Website: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
Mental Health Support
Mind
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm)
Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems
Website: https://www.mind.org.uk/
Rethink
Phone: 0808 801 0525 (Monday to Friday, 9:30am – 4pm)
Support and advice for people living with mental illness
Website: https://www.rethink.org/
Mindfulness and Meditation
Headspace
Mental Health App for Meditation & Sleep (monthly or annual cost) Available on the App Store for iOS devices
Website: https://www.headspace.com/
Sleepio
A six-week clinically proven programme app used to treat insomnia, available free on the NHS Available on the App Store for iOS devices
Website: https://www.sleepio.com/sleepio/nhs/391#1/1
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
OCD Action
Phone: 020 7253 5272
Email: info@ocdaction.org.uk Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources
Website: https://ocdaction.org.uk/i-need-support/helpline/
OCD-UK
A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments
Website: https://www.ocduk.org/ocduk-contact/
Panic Attacks & Anxiety
Panic Attack Support App
Designed to guide people through a panic attack or raised anxiety using their phone Available on the App Store for iOS devices
No Panic Phone: 0300 772 9844 (Every day 10am – 10pm)
Support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD).
Offers a course to overcome your phobia or OCD
Website: https://www.nopanic.org.uk
Anxiety UK Phone: 03444 775 774 (24/7 infoline) A charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition
Website: https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/
Relate Phone: 0300 100 1234
Email: bookings@relate.org.uk
The UK’s largest provider of relationship support
Website: https://www.relate.org.uk/
Self-Harm
Calm Harm
A free app designed to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm Available on the App Store for iOS devices
Website: https://calmharm.stem4.org.uk/
Suicide Prevention
Stay Alive
An app packed full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis. It can be used if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide Available on the App Store for iOS devices
Website: https://stayalive.prevent-suicide.org.uk/
Papyrus
Phone: 0300 102 2470 (24/7 Hope line)
Text: HOPE to 88247 Young suicide prevention society
Website: https://www.papyrus-uk.org/
Reasons to Stay
Receive anonymous letters from people who have been there. No pressure, no spam – just a quiet reminder that you are not alone
Website: https://reasonstostay.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYMG_KBuuyG/