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HOPELINE247
Everyone

HOPELINE247 is dedicated to providing free and confidential support and information via phone, text message (SMS), email and...

Counselors
papyrus-uk.org
Samaritans Helpline
Adults

When life is difficult, Samaritans are here – day or night, 365 days a year. You can call us free on 116 123 or visit...

Volunteers
samaritans.org
Childline
YouthAll topics

Childline is a counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the United Kingdom provided by...

Counselors, Volunteers
childline.org.uk
The Haven Wolverhampton
Everyone

The Haven Wolverhampton is dedicated to providing 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support by phone, text message...

Counselors
havenrefuge.org.uk
Rett UK Helpline
Everyone

Rett UK Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support, information, advice, guidance and advocacy, however...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
rettuk.org
Alcoholics Anonymous Helpline
Everyone

If you want help with a drinking problem, then we want to help you; Please phone our helpline on 0800 9177 650 if you want to...

Peers
alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
National Gambling Helpline
Everyone

National Gambling Helpline is dedicated to providing 24/7, free and confidential support and information by phone and online...

Counselors, Peers
gambleaware.org
Combat Stress Helpline
Veterans

Combat Stress Helpline provides 24/7, free and confidential support and information by phone and text message (SMS). We are...

Counselors
combatstress.org.uk
Hourglass (Safer Ageing). 24/7 Helpline
Seniors

Hourglass works across the UK supporting victims of abuse, those concerned about an older person, families, carers and...

Volunteers
wearehourglass.org
The Silver Line Helpline
Seniors

The Silver Line Helpline, run by Age UK, is free service for people aged over 55 who would benefit from a friendly chat. We...

Volunteers
ageuk.org.uk
Runaway Helpline
EveryoneYouthChildrenAll topics

Runaway Helpline offers free, compassionate, and confidential support over the phone, text message (SMS), and online chat. We...

Counselors, Volunteers
runawayhelpline.org.uk
SOS Silence of Suicide
EveryoneAll topics

SOS Silence of Suicide provides confidential support through our freephone helpline, mobile m/h hubs, in-person group meetings...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
silenceofsuicidesos.org.uk
National Suicide Prevention Helpline
EveryoneAll topics

National Suicide Prevention Helpline provides, free and confidential support and information by phone. We help everyone in the...

Volunteers
spuk.org.uk
SIFT UK
Everyone

SIFT's listening services offer free, compassionate and confidential support over phone and text. We are here to help people in...

Volunteers
sift.org.uk
SANEline
Everyone

SANEline is a national out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information to...

Volunteers
sane.org.uk
The National Bullying Helpline
Everyone

The National Bullying Helpline offers free, compassionate and confidential support by phone. We support everyone, adults,...

Volunteers
nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk
NSPCC Helpline
Everyone

NSPCC Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support over the phone. We help adults and young people in the...

Counselors
nspcc.org.uk
Information, Advice and Support Line
Everyone

The Survivors Trust Information, Advice and Support Line is dedicated to providing free and confidential support and...

Volunteers
thesurvivorstrust.org
Sarcoma UK Support Line
Everyone

Sarcoma is a type of cancer affecting bone and soft tissue that can appear anywhere in the body. The Sarcoma UK Support Line...

Counselors
sarcoma.org.uk
Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics)
Everyone

NACOA Helpline provides free and confidential support over the phone to children affected by their parent's drinking. This...

Peers, Volunteers
nacoa.org.uk
Family Lives Helpline
Everyone

Family Lives Helpline offers free, compassionate and confidential support by phone. We exist to help adults in the United...

Peers, Volunteers
familylives.org.uk
Mind Out LGBTQ+ Helpline
LGBTQ+

Our online support sessions are run by: Trained and experienced LGBTQ online support volunteers MindOut’s LGBTQ mental...

Volunteers
mindout.org.uk
GriefChat
Everyone

GriefChat provides free and confidential support and information by online chat. We exist to help people in the United Kingdom...

Counselors
griefchat.co.uk
Macmillan Support Line
Everyone

Macmillan Support Line is dedicated to providing free and confidential support and information by phone and online chat. We...

Peers
macmillan.org.uk
Blue Cross Pet Loss Support
Everyone

Pet Loss Support provides free and confidential support over phone, web chat or email. We help everyone in the United Kingdom...

Peers, Volunteers
bluecross.org.uk
Sands Bereavement Support Helpline
EveryoneCultural support

Sands Bereavement Support Helpline provides free and confidential support by phone. We support anyone in the United Kingdom...

Counselors
sands.org.uk
MS Helpline
Everyone

MS Helpline provides free and confidential support over the phone. We help everyone in the United Kingdom who may require...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
mssociety.org.uk
Miscarriage UK - Pregnancy Loss Helpline
Everyone

The Miscarriage Association is dedicated to providing free and confidential support and information by phone for anyone who...

Peers, Volunteers
miscarriageuk.org
Stop It Now
Everyone

Stop It Now supports anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse and its prevention, including people concerned about...

Counselors
stopitnow.org.uk
Marie Curie Support Line
Everyone

Marie Curie Support Line provides free and confidential support over the phone. We are here to help everyone in the United...

Volunteers
mariecurie.org.uk
Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline (Unseen UK)
Everyone

The Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline is an independent charity run by Unseen UK. We provide free, independent, and...

Counselors
modernslaveryhelpline.org
SurvivorsUK National Male & Non-binary Survivors Helpline
LGBTQ+Men

SurvivorsUK runs the National Male and Non-Binary Survivors Helpline for men, boys, and non-binary people in the UK who have...

Counselors
survivorsuk.org
Forced Marriage Unit
Everyone

Forced Marriage Unit provides free and confidential support and information by phone. We are here to help everyone in the...

Counselors
gov.uk
NSPCC FGM Helpline
Everyone

NSPCC FGM Helpline provides free and confidential support over phone. We exist to help everyone in the United Kingdom who may...

Counselors
nspcc.org.uk
No Panic Youth Helpline
Youth

No Panic Youth Email is dedicated to providing free and confidential support and information by phone. We help youth in the...

Volunteers
nopanic.org.uk
OCD Action Helpline
Adults

The OCD Action Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential information and listening services by phone and email...

Volunteers
ocdaction.org.uk
LGBT Foundation Helpline
LGBTQ+

LGBT Foundation helpline provides thousands of hours of support and advice to thousands of people every year. Are you in need...

Counselors, Volunteers
lgbt.foundation
MS-UK Helpline
Everyone

MS-UK Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support and information over phone, email and WhatsApp. We help...

Counselors
ms-uk.org
Eating Disorders Support Helpline
Everyone

Eating Disorders Support Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support over the phone. We exist to help...

Volunteers
eatingdisorderssupport.co.uk
RNIB Helpline
Everyone

At the RNIB, we recognise everyone has a unique experience of visual impairment and offer compassion, help and support for...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
rnib.org.uk
Child Death Helpline
Everyone

The Child Death Helpline aims to provide a quality freephone service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age,...

Peers, Volunteers
childdeathhelpline.org.uk
Fertility Network UK Support Line
Everyone

Supporting those going through fertility issues, fertility treatment and for those who are childless not by choice. We are not...

Counselors
fertilitynetworkuk.org
Pandas Foundation Helpline - Perinatal Support
Everyone

PANDAS Foundation Helpline – Perinatal Support offers free and confidential support and information via WhatsApp. We exist to...

Volunteers
pandasfoundation.org.uk
Al-Anon Family Groups Helpline UK
Everyone

Al-Anon Helpline offers free and confidential support and information over the phone. We exist to help people in the United...

Peers, Volunteers
al-anonuk.org.uk
Carers UK Helpline
Everyone

Carers UK Helpline provides information, signposting and support by phone. We are here to help carers in the United Kingdom...

Counselors
carersuk.org
Blood Cancer UK Support Line
Everyone

Need to talk? We’re here for anyone worried about or affected by blood cancer. The Blood Cancer UK support line is a free and...

Counselors
bloodcancer.org.uk
Abortion Recovery Care & Helpline
Everyone

Abortion Recovery Care & Helpline offers support for anyone struggling after abortion. All of our services are offered...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
archtrust.org.uk
Addiction Family Support Helpline
Everyone

Addiction Family Support Helpline provides free and confidential support and information over the phone. We exist to help...

Peers, Volunteers
addictionfamilysupport.org.uk
National Sexual Health Helpline
Everyone

National Sexual Health Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support over phone. We are here to help...

Counselors
nhs.uk
Respect Men's Advice Line
LGBTQ+Men

Men’s Advice Line is the national confidential helpline and webchat service for anyone identifying as a man, trans and...

mensadviceline.org.uk
Respect Phoneline
Adults

Respect Phoneline is a confidential helpline and web chat service for anyone who’s concerned about their use of violence and...

Counselors
respectphoneline.org.uk
Jewish Women's Aid Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Helpline
WomenChildren

Jewish Women's Aid Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support over...

Volunteers
jwa.org.uk
National Helpline for LGBT+ Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Violence
LGBTQ+

National Helpline for LGBT+ Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Violence (Galop) provides free and confidential support by...

Counselors
galop.org.uk
Switchboard LGBT Helpline
LGBTQ+

Switchboard is the national LGBTQIA+ support line. For anyone, anywhere in the country, at any point in their journey. We can...

Volunteers
switchboard.lgbt
THT Direct Helpline
Adults

Our advisers can provide emotional support if you are worried about your sexual health or have concerns about living with HIV....

Peers, Volunteers
tht.org.uk
Shore Live Chat
Youth

We offer support through our anonymous live chat/email service for young people worried about their own or other people's...

Counselors
shorespace.org.uk
Revenge Porn Helpline
AdultsLGBTQ+

Revenge Porn Helpline provides free and confidential support and information over phone, email or anonymous reporting form. We...

Counselors
revengepornhelpline.org.uk
Mankind Initiative
Men

The ManKind Initiative is a national charity (registered in 2001) providing an information, support and signposting service for...

Volunteers
mankind.org.uk
OPOKA Helpline
AdultsWomen

Opoka is a specialist service working to stop domestic violence against women and children in the Polish community. Our aim is...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
opoka.org.uk
NAPAC Support Service
Adults

NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood) offers support to adult survivors of all types of childhood...

Counselors, Volunteers
napac.org.uk
The Men Standing Up Helpline
AdultsLGBTQ+Men

The Men Standing Up Helpline offers free and confidential support by phone. We are here for adults, the LGBTQ+ community, men,...

Counselors, Volunteers
bradfordcyrenians.org.uk
The Compassionate Friends
Adults

The Compassionate Friends is a national peer support charity for bereaved parents and adult bereaved siblings (aged 18+)...

Peers, Volunteers
tcf.org.uk
NCT Support Line
Adults

NCT Support Line provides free and confidential support and information over the phone. We exist to help people in the United...

Volunteers
nct.org.uk
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide Support Line
Adults

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide's support line offers free and confidential support by phone. We are here for adults in the...

Peers, Volunteers
uksobs.com
Brain and Spine Helpline
Adults

The Brain and Spine Helpline offers free and confidential support over the phone for adults in the United Kingdom who may...

brainandspine.org.uk
Grief Encounter Support line
YouthChildren

Grief Encounter's support line is dedicated to providing support and information over the phone to bereaved children, young...

griefencounter.org.uk
Narcotics Anonymous
Adults

Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women for whom drugs have become a major problem, we are all recovering addicts...

Peers, Volunteers
ukna.org
Dementia Support Line
Adults

If you are affected by dementia, worried about a diagnosis or if you are a carer, trained staff are ready to give you the...

Counselors
18001 0333 150 3456Teletype (TTY) number for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
alzheimers.org.uk
Child Bereavement UK Helpline
ParentsYouthChildren

Child Bereavement UK helps families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and...

Counselors, Volunteers
childbereavementuk.org
FamilyLine
AdultsParents

FamilyLine is dedicated to providing free, compassionate and confidential support by phone and text message (SMS). We exist to...

Volunteers
family-action.org.uk
Mermaids Support Line
LGBTQ+ParentsYouthChildren

Mermaids' support line offers free, confidential and non-judgemental support via phone, email and web chat. We exist to help...

Peers, Volunteers
mermaidsuk.org.uk
Steps Helpline
Parents

Steps Helpline provides free and confidential support by phone/email and via the web. We are here to help...

Peers, Volunteers
stepsworldwide.org
Premier Lifeline
Faith-basedEveryoneAll topics

Confidential Telephone Helpline offering emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspective, with the opportunity of...

Volunteers
premierlifeline.org.uk
Towards Healing (United Kingdom)
Faith-basedDeaf & HOHEveryone

Towards Healing offers free and confidential support and information by phone, including a dedicated text line for people who...

Counselors
towardshealing.ie
Muslim Youth Helpline
Faith-basedYouthAll topics

Muslim Youth Helpline offers free and confidential support and information by phone and online chat. We exist to help people...

Peers, Volunteers
myh.org.uk

Free, immediate crisis counseling support in United Kingdom

If you're looking for free and quick mental health support, helplines can be a great option. In United Kingdom, free crisis counseling support is available from 75 hotlines and helplines.
It’s normal to feel nervous about making the call. Learn here about what to expect.

What are helplines or hotlines?

A helpline is a free, confidential counseling service available to anyone experiencing difficulties in their mental health, or worried about the mental health of someone they know. They are sometimes known as crisis lines or hotlines, and offer support over the phone, text message or chat. Some are available 24/7.

How will a helpline or hotline support me?

Helpline responders will actively listen to you while also asking questions to help you process difficult emotions and situations. When you call a hotline, you can expect to be listened to without judgment. If you like, you can also talk through or receive guidance on what steps you can take next.

Who will I talk to when I contact a helpline?

Helpline responders are often volunteers or counselors. They might also be peers who have had a similar life experience to the issue the helpline supports with. They are commonly trained in active listening and crisis counseling.

What topics do helplines and hotlines assist with?

Some helplines offer support for specific problems like suicide, depression, anxiety, domestic violence and sexual assault. Others help with certain demographics, such as veterans, youth or the LGBTQ+ community. Many helplines offer support for all kinds of mental and behavioral health problems – this means you can talk to them about anything that is on your mind.

What is a suicide hotline?

Suicide prevention hotlines or lifelines are available in many countries. They exist to provide compassionate support to people who are feeling hopeless or are thinking of ending their lives. Suicide hotlines commonly support with all topics, which means they can help with any kind of problem, even if it's not suicide related. They are usually reachable at all hours of the day and night.

Will a helpline talk to me about someone I'm concerned about?

When a friend or family member is going through a mental health crisis, it can be difficult to know how to help. Helplines will offer advice on how you can best support your loved one, whether that be through ways you can support them or outside support they may be able to get.

I'm in United Kingdom. What hotlines and helplines are available to me?

In United Kingdom, there are 75 hotlines and helplines that support with a range of topics.
Globally, there are over 2,000 helplines and hotlines, and the support they offer varies across topics and populations. What unites them is their shared aim to support people who are experiencing mental health distress or emotional pain. Helplines are there to assist you in a time of emotional pain, and to support those who may be noticing warning signs of an emotional crisis in those they care about.

Find support in United Kingdom by topic

  • Abuse & domestic violence
  • Anxiety
  • Bullying
  • Dementia & Alzheimers
  • Depression
  • Eating & body image
  • Family
  • Gambling
  • Gender & sexual identity
  • Grief & loss
  • Loneliness
  • Parenting
  • Physical illness
  • Pregnancy & abortion
  • Relationships
  • School & work
  • Self-harm
  • Sexual abuse
  • Stress
  • Substance use
  • Suicide
  • Supporting others
  • Trauma & PTSD

    • We’ve partnered with ThroughLine to compile a list of resources for support to address a variety of possible issues.

    If you have a negative experience, please know it is not your fault; help is available. Submit a report by following our guidance here, and consider contacting one of the resources above.

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