Mental health support

Anxiety UK 

Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. 

Phone: 03444 775 774 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm) 

Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk 

Bipolar UK 

A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder. 

Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk 

CALM 

CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35. 

Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight) 

Website: www.thecalmzone.net 

Men’s Health Forum 

24/7 stress support for men by text, chat and email. 

Website: www.menshealthforum.org.uk 

Mental Health Foundation 

Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities. 

Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk 

Mind 

Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems. 

Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm) 

Website: www.mind.org.uk 

No Panic 

Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD. 

Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge 

Website: www.nopanic.org.uk 

OCD Action 

Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources. 

Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge 

Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk 

OCD UK 

A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments. 

Phone: 0333 212 7890 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) 

Website: www.ocduk.org 

PAPYRUS 

Young suicide prevention society. 

Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (9am to midnight, every day of the year) 

Website: www.papyrus-uk.org 

Rareminds Wellbeing Hub

Resources and information to help you live as well as possible with your rare condition.

Website: https://www.rareminds.org/wellbeing-hub/

Rethink Mental Illness 

Support and advice for people living with mental illness. 

Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm) 

Website: www.rethink.org 

Samaritans 

Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair. 

Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline) 

Website: www.samaritans.org.uk 

SANE 

Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.  

Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: www.sane.org.uk/textcare 

Peer support forum: www.sane.org.uk/supportforum 

Website: www.sane.org.uk/support 

YoungMinds 

Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals. 

Phone: Parents’ helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm) 

Website: www.youngminds.org.uk 

NSPCC 

Children’s charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty. 

Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline) 

0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline) 

Website: www.nspcc.org.uk 

SMART Recovery UK 

SMART Recovery UK face-to-face and online groups help people decide whether they have a problem with alcohol and drugs, build up their motivation to change, and offer a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery. 

Phone: 0330 053 6022 for general enquiries about SMART Recovery UK (9am to 5pm, Monday-Friday) 

Website: https://smartrecovery.org.uk/ 

FRANK 

Free, confidential information and advice about drugs, their effects and the law. FRANK’s live chat service runs daily from 2pm to 6pm. 

Phone: 0300 1236600 (24-hour helpline) 

Text a question to: 82111 

Website: https://www.talktofrank.com/ 

Family Lives 

Advice on all aspects of parenting, including dealing with bullying. 

Phone: 0808 800 2222 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm and Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 3pm) 

Website: www.familylives.org.uk 

Family Lives 

Relate 

The UK’s largest provider of relationship support. 

Website: www.relate.org.uk

Page updated 29 January 2020