Crisis Telephone Numbers

CRISIS CONTACTS

For assistance with Food vouchers and MK Food bank please follow the link below

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Samaritans: they are contactable by telephone and email, and are available 24 hours a day. They offer anonymous support and are predominantly a listening service, giving benefit by allowing people to talk. A 24/7 helpline service which gives you a safe space where you can talk about what is happening, how you are feeling, and how to find your own way forward. Samaritans volunteers are ordinary people from all walks of life who understand that there are sometimes things that you just cannot talk about to the people around you. They know that very often,with some time and space, people are able to find their own solution within themselves.

Tel: 08457 90 90 90 (24/7);

Email :jo@samaritans.org. www.samaritans.org

Mental Health Crisis Lines / Suicide Hotlines

Suicide Prevention Lifeline -- 1-800-273-TALK
Trevor HelpLine / Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Teens -- 1-866-488-7386
Crisis Text Line -- Text HOME to 741741
Gay & Lesbian National Hotline -- 1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)
IMAlive -- online crisis chat
National Runaway Safeline -- 1-800-RUNAWAY (chat available on website)

Young people and Mental Health

Kooth online support : ( https://www.kooth.com/ )self help

https://www.mkyis.org.uk/help-advice

https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/self-care/

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Saneline: this out of hours telephone helpline is available 6-11pm. Emotional support and specialist information to anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers. SANE offers 1:1support via helpline and email services and peer support via an online Support Forum where people share their feelings and experiences of mental illness, as well as exchanging information about treatment and support options.

SANEline: 0845 767 8000 (6pm – 11pm)

Big White Wall is a 24 hour staffed, online community of support for people in psychological distress

www.bigwhitewall.com

A safe, online, anonymous service for people over the age of 16. Get the support of otherswho feel like you, 24/7, and learn ways to feel better and how to get on top of your own troubles.

C.A.L.M. Campaign Against Living Miserably: Helpline is a national helpline open 7 days a week, 5pm to midnight, and callers can talk through any issue

Tel: 0800 585858. www.thecalmzone.net

Offers help via the website and a helpline for men aged 15-35 who are feeling depressed or down. Callers are offered support and information. Calls are free, confidential and anonymous. The helpline is open from 5pm – midnight, Sat, Sun, Mon and Tues, every week of the year. London callers may also call 0800 585858 or text 07537 404717, begin the first text CALM1.

PAPYRUS HOPELine UK : is a telephone, text and email based charity, particularly geared towards suicide prevention in young people up to the age of 35. PAPYRUS aims to prevent young people taking their own lives. A professionally staffed helpline provides support, practical advice and information both to young people worried about themselves, and to anyone concerned that a young person may harm themselves.

Tel: 0800 068 41 41 (Mon to Fri 10am – 5pm and 7pm – 10pn & Weekends 2pm – 5pm).

www.papyrus-uk.org