Wellbeing resources

Kooth offers emotional and mental health support for children and young people aged between 11 and 24 years and is available up to 10pm every day.

The Mix is a free and confidential multi-channel service for those who are under 25, phone: 0808 808 4994 7 days per week between 3pm and midnight.

SANE find emotional information, plus a helpline and chat forum for all ages

SHOUT Crisis Textline: 85258 for help 24/7

Rethink Mental Illness phone 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4pm)

The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Phone: 0800 4 70 80 90

Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline provides a one-stop listening service for LGBT+ people on the phone, by email and through instant messaging. The service is open 10am to 10pm every day. All volunteers are self-identifying LGBT+. Phone: 0300 330 0630

Op COURAGE is an NHS mental health specialist service designed to help serving personnel due to leave the military, reservists, armed forces veterans and their families. Phone 0300 323 0137 or email mevs.mhm@nhs.net (includes the Op COURAGE urgent care and support service for the Midlands).

Page last updated: 1 September 2022