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Helplines 1. THE SAMARITANS
If you need urgent help then please contact the Samaritans. They provide confidential 24 hour emotional support to people in distress, or to those that are feeling suicidal. All contacts are confidential.
Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 or email
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Website: www.samaritans.org.uk 2. SANE / SANELINE
Provides emotional support and information to people with mental health problems, carers, families, friends and mental health professionals.
Helpline: Saneline operates between 1pm to 11pm every day 0845 767 8000
Website: www.sane.org.uk 3. PAPYRUS
Provides advice and information for parents, carers, teachers, professionals and friends of young people at risk of suicide.
Helpline: 0870 170 4000 or 01978 367333 open between the hours of 7pm - 10pm Mon - Fri and 2pm - 5pm at the weekends.
Website: www.papyrus.org.uk 4. RETHINK
A national mental health membership charity, that works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. Rethink provides hope and empowerment through effective services and support to all those that need it and campaign for change through greater awareness and understanding, They also have a useful A-Z factsheet and operate a general enquiries line,
Helpline: 0845 456 0455
Website: www.rethink.org 5. ANXIETY ALLIANCE
They advise and support people and their friends and family who suffer from general anxiety, phobias, panic attacks or obsessive compulsive disorder, or wish to withdraw from tranquillisers and anti-depressants.
Helpline: 01926 - 851608 is open Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm
Website: www.anxietyalliance.org.uk 6. SoBS - Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
A self-help organisation offering emotional and practical support to people bereaved by the suicide. They operate a national confidential telephone helpline, help by e-mail, group meetings (in a number of locations) and information relating to practical issues and problems.
Helpline: 0844 5616855 - 9am to 9pm every day Website: http://sobs.admin.care4free.net/index.htm 7. CALM - Campaign against Living Miserably
Provides support and information to those affected by depression and stress.
Website: www.thecalmzone.net 8. Fellowship of Depressives Anonymous
A national self help organisation for anyone suffering from depression or those worried about them. Their information line is open any time, 356 days a year: answered personally for four hours at least each day, callers at other times are invited to leave a message, and they respond to these as soon as possible.
Website: www.depressionanon.co.uk
Info Line: 0870 774 4320 (Open 365 days a year) 9. Bristol Crisis Service for Women
A national voluntary organisation that supports women in emotional distress, particularly women who self-harm. They run a confidential national helpline, produce information and publications about self-injury, offer talks and training courses to professionals, and support self-injury self-help groups.
Helpline: 0117 925 1119. Friday & Saturday 9pm - 12.30am & Sundays 6pm - 9pm.
Website: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/bcsw 10. NAPAC (The National Association for People Abused in Childhood) NAPAC provides a free phone national information and support line. Whilst it does not offer counselling or on-going support the service is staffed by a well trained support team who have a lot of experience in supporting adult survivors of all forms of childhood abuse. NAPAC also responds to letters and emails, and sends out resource packs, booklists and details of any local contacts. The service is confidential and free to all users.
Helpline: 0800 085 3330 Website: www.napac.org.uk 11. Counselling Directory This website is a support network of UK counsellors and psychotherapists, with information on their training and experience, areas of counselling, fees and contact details. The service is free and confidential. Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Other sources of help and information 1. MIND
They provide nationwide support services for sufferers of mental health problems as well as comprehensive information on their website on different types of mental health problems. They have a got a factsheet on suicide as well as a guide on how to help someone who is suicidal which has a comprehensive list of useful organisations.
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Info Line: 0845 766 0163 2. SANE
Provides information to people experiencing mental illness, their family, carers and health professionals.
Website: www.sane.org.uk 3. NATIONAL SELF- HARM NETWORK
An online support group for people who are self-harming
Website: www.nshn.co.uk 4. MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
They provide an A-Z listing of mental health problems which offers information on problems, issues, treatment options, including the latest news, upcoming events and relevant organisations.
Website: www.mhf.org.uk 5. BEFRIENDERS
They have an international suicide helpline directory for people who are feeling suicidal or who need emotional support, and also information on depression, suicide and self harm.
Website: www.befrienders.org. 6. DEPRESSION ALLIANCE
They provide information and support to people affected by depression via their nationwide self-help groups, and other supporter services. They have information on depression, and treatments as well as an extensive list of useful links for further support.
Website: www.depressionalliance.org
7. NHS
Provides a comprehensive health encyclopaedia, best treatment, as well as general information on services provided by the NHS, and other organisations.
Website: www.nhsdirect.org.uk 8. STAMP OUT SUICIDE Provides information on suicide and support to those people that are in a suicidal crisis. The site provides points of contact for those people that are feeling down, depressed and / or suicidal and for those bereaved by suicide that live in Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Website: www.stampoutsuicide.org.uk
Links to sites for further information and reports and publications on Suicide 1. Oxford Centre for Suicide Research
Provide links to organisations for people seeking further information / research about suicidal behaviour. Support for people bereaved by suicide. Organisations offering support and a list of key publications on suicide.
Website: www.psychiatry.ox.ac.uk 2. Royal College of Psychiatrists
Website: www.rcpsych.ac.uk Provides an extensive range of factsheets and information regarding depression, phobias, and other problems like manic depression. Disclaimer Individuals should seek appropriate professional advice before taking or refraining from taking any action in reliance on any information contained in this webite. So far as permissible by law, Maytree does not accept any liability to any person relating to the use of any such information. Third Party Websites The website contains links to websites operated by parties other than Maytree. Such links are for the Users's convenience only. Maytree does not control such websites, and is not responsible for their content. Maytree's inclusion of links to such websites does not imply any endoresement of the material on such wesbites or any association with their operators. Individuals are solely responsible for evaluating the accuracy and completeness of any information contained on third party websites, also the value and integrity of any goods and services offered by such websites,
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