Mental Health Charities & Organisations
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: anxietyuk.org.uk
- Counselling: find an Anxiety Counsellor
Bipolar UK
A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
- Website: bipolaruk.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Bipolar Counsellor
CALM
CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably. A charity providing a mental health helpline and webchat.
- Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight)
- Website: thecalmzone.net
- Counselling: find a Mental Health Counsellor
Men's Health Forum
24/7 stress support for men by text, chat and email.
- Website: menshealthforum.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Stress Support Counsellor
Mental Health Foundation
Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
- Website: mentalhealth.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Learning Disabilities Counsellor
Mind
Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
- Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)
- Website: mind.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Mental Health Counsellor
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: 0300 772 9844 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider's Access Charge
- Website: nopanic.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Panic Attacks Counsellor
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: ocdaction.org.uk
- Counselling: find an OCD Counsellor
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: ocduk.org
- Counselling: find an OCD Counsellor
PAPYRUS
Young suicide prevention society.
- Phone: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (9am to midnight, every day of the year)
- Website: papyrus-uk.org
- Counselling: find a Mental Health Counsellor
Rethink Mental Illness
Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
- Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
- Website: rethink.org
- Counselling: find an Mental Health Counsellor
Samaritans
Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
- Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
- Website: samaritans.org.uk
- Counselling: find an Distress Counsellor
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: Forum
- Counselling: find a Mental Health Counsellor
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: youngminds.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Child Mental Health Counsellor
NSPCC
Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty.
- Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline)
- Phone: 0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline)
- Website: nspcc.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Child Abuse Counsellor
Refuge
Advice on dealing with domestic violence.
- Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline)
- Website: refuge.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Domestic Violence Counsellor
Alcoholics Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves getting sober with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
- Phone: 0800 917 7650 (24-hour helpline)
- Website: alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Alcohol Counsellor
Al-Anon
Al-Anon is a free self-help “12 step” group for anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking.
- Phone: 0800 0086 811 (daily, 10am to 10pm)
- Website: al-anonuk.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Alcohol Counsellor
Drinkline
A free confidential helpline for people worried about their own or someone else's drinking.
- Phone: 0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am to 8pm, weekends 11am to 4pm)
- Counselling: find a Alcohol Counsellor
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
National Association for Children of Alcoholics offers free confidential advice and information to everyone affected by a parent’s drinking including children, adults and professionals.
- Phone: 0800 358 3456 (Friday, Saturday and Monday 12pm to 7pm and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 12pm to 9pm)
- Website: nacoa.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Alcohol Counsellor
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: smartrecovery.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Alcohol ∓ Drug Counsellor
Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Care
- Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
- Website: cruse.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Bereavement Counsellor
Rape Crisis
To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm)
- Website: rapecrisis.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Sexual Abuse Counsellor
Victim Support
- Phone: 0808 168 9111 (24-hour helpline)
- Website: victimsupport.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Victim Support Counsellor
Cocaine Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping using cocaine and all other mind-altering substances with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
- Phone: 0800 612 0225 (daily, 10am to 10pm)
- Website: cocaineanonymous.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Drug Addiction Counsellor
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: talktofrank.com
- Counselling: find a Drug Addiction Counsellor
Marijuana Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping using marijuana with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
- Phone: 0300 124 0373 (callback service)
- Website: marijuana-anonymous.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Drug Addiction Counsellor
Narcotics Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping using drugs with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
- Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily, 10am to midnight)
- Website: ukna.org
- Counselling: find a Drug Addiction Counsellor
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: smartrecovery.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Drugs & Alcohol Counsellor
Gamblers Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme involves stopping gambling with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
- Phone: 0330 094 0322 (24-hour)
- Website: gamblersanonymous.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Gambling Counsellor
Gam-Anon
A free self-help group. Its "12 step" programme is for those affected by someone else’s gambling with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
- Phone: 08700 50 88 80
- Website: gamanon.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Gambling Counsellor
National Gambling Helpline
- Phone: 0808 8020 133 (daily, 8am to midnight)
- Website: begambleaware.org
- Counselling: find a Gambling Counsellor
Mencap
Charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
- Phone: 0808 808 1111 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
- Website: mencap.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Learning Disability Counsellor
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: familylives.org.uk
- Counselling: find a Bullying Counsellor
Relate
The UK's largest provider of relationship support.
- Website: relate.org.uk