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Information and Support: Suicide / Feelings of despair

If you or someone you know are having feelings of despair or emotionally distressed, the following organisations offer advice and support.

Samaritans

Samaritans is available for anyone struggling to cope and provide a safe place to talk 24 hours a day.

Phone: 116 123

Visit the Samaritans website

Suicide Prevention UK

Suicide Prevention UK helps anyone who may be struggling with their mental health and/or thoughts of suicide via the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK.

Phone: 0800 689 5652

Visit the Suicide Prevention UK website

SOS Silence of Suicide

SOS Silence of Suicide provides a listening service for children and adults who need emotional support, understanding, compassion & kindness.

Phone: 0808 115 1505

Visit the SOS Silence of Suicide website

Shout

Shout is a 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone struggling to cope and in need of immediate help.

Text SHOUT to 85258

Visit the Shout website here

PAPYRUS HOPELINE247

PAPYRUS HOPELINE247 offer support, practical advice and information to young people considering suicide and can also offer help and advice if you’re concerned about someone you know.

Phone: 0800 068 41 41 (24/7)

Visit the Papyrus website

CALM

CALM, the campaign against living miserably is a suicide prevention charity that offers free, anonymous and confidential support via their helpline and webchat for anyone who is in crisis.

Phone: 0800 58 58 58

Visit the CALM website

Lifeline

Lifeline provides support to people suffering distress or despair in Northern Ireland, regardless of age or district.

Phone: 0808 808 8000 (24/7)

Visit the Lifeline website

Community Advice & Listening Line

Community Advice & Listening Line offers emotional support and information on mental health and related matters to people in Wales.

Phone: 0800 132 737 (24/7) or text "help" to 81066

Visit the Community Advice & Listening Line website

Breathing Space

Breathing Space offers a confidential phone and web based service for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.
Phone: 0800 83 85 87
A BSL service is also available via the website.

Visit the Breathing Space website

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide exists to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend.

Phone: 0300 111 5065

Visit the Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide website

Suicide&Co

Suicide&Co provides support to bereaved individuals and opens the conversation around suicide-related grief.

Phone: 0800 054 8400

Visit the Suicide&Co website

Nightlines

Nightlines are confidential, anonymous, non-judgemental support services run by students for students.

If you’re a student, you can search for your institution’s Nightline details via the website.

Visit the Nightlines website

Related Information and Support

If you have also been affected by bereavement, or self-harm, organisations listed on our Bereavement support page or Self Harm support page may be able to help.

You can find current information and support for issues covered by Action Line on the BBC Action Line website.