Resources

Medical Crisis Services

Contact 999 Emergency Services if serious risk to life or medical emergency

If you need urgent medical advice and are unable to contact your GP and your situation is not life threatening contact NHS 111

If you need medical advice and your situation is not an emergency contact your GP.

Helplines & Support

Mindline Somerset – 0800 1381692 or 01823 276892
http://mindinsomerset.org.uk

Free 24 hour confidential telephone support line for anyone who is experiencing or has experienced emotional or mental distress. Live web chat also available. Lots of useful information on their website.

The Samaritans – 116 123. Email jo@samaritans.org
https://www.samaritans.org

Free 24 hour service offering emotional support if you are distressed or in crisis.

CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably – 0800 585858
www.thecalmzone.net

Helpline and web chat

No Panic Helpline 0300 772 9844
https://nopanic.org.uk

Helpline and techniques for managing panic
After 10 pm plays a recording of relaxation techniques

Papyrus Hopeline UK – 0800 068 4141 Email pat@papyrus-uk
https://www.papyrus-uk.org

If you are a young person who is at risk of suicide or you know of someone that is, Papyrus Hopeline offers support to those at risk of suicide up the age of 35.

Sane Line – See website for contact information
http://www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/helpline

Sane offers specialist emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers.

Self Injury Support Tel 0808 800 8088
https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk

For women of any age or background affected by self injury

Age UK Tel 0800 678 1602
https://www.ageuk.org.uk

Advice, Information, telephone befriending service

Silver Line Helpline for Older People Tel 0800 4 70 80 90

Alcoholics Anonymous Tel 0800 917 7650
https://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk

BEAT (Eating Disorders) Tel 0808 801 0677
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk

Together All
https://togetherall.com/en-gb/about-us/

Online peer to peer mental health support for anxiety and depression

Foundation for Infant Loss
www.foundationforinfantloss.co.uk

Miscarriage Association Pregnancy & Loss Helpline and Live Chat 01924 200799 www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk

Death Cafe
https://deathcafe.com

Goal is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’

SARSAS – Somerset & Avon Rape and Sexual Abuse Support
Helpline 0808 801 0456 or 0808 801 0464
https://www.sarsas.org.uk

Information and emotional support for people who have experienced any sexual violence or abuse

SIDAS – Women & Men in Somerset who have experienced domestic abuse
Tel 0800 6959999
www.somersetsurvivors.org.uk

Devon Domestic Abuse Helpline
0345 155 1074
www.splitz.org

Galop – Tel 0800 999 5428
http://www.galop.org.uk

LGBT+ Hate Crime, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Abuse Support

NHS link to apps to aid sleep
https://www.nhs.uk/apps-library/category/sleep/