Links

Emergency Situations

If you feel like harming or hurting yourself or other people:

Call 999
Go to your nearest Accident and Emergency department (A&E). You can search for your local department through the NHS Choices website

Helplines

NHS Direct Wales

Tel: 0845 46 47

Web: www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk

Samaritans

Offering emotional support 24 hours a day

Tel: 08457 90 90 90

Email: jo@samaritans.org

Web: www.samaritans.org

Sane Line

Offering specialist mental health emotional support 6-11pm everyday.

You can also email through their website.

Tel: 0845 767 8000

Web: www.sane.org.uk

PAPYRUS

Young suicide prevention society.

Tel: HOPElineUK 0800 068 4141 (Mon-Fri,10am-5pm & 7pm-10pm. Weekends 2pm-5pm)

Web: www.papyrus-uk.org

NSPCC

Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty.

Tel: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline)

0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline)

Web: www.nspcc.org.uk

Information Sites

YoungMinds

Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.

Tel: Parents' helpline 0808 802 5544 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm)

Web: www.youngminds.org.uk

Bereavement

Cruse Bereavement Care

Tel: 0844 477 9400 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)

Web: www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk

Eating disorders

Beat

Tel: 0845 634 1414 (Mon-Thurs, 1.30pm-4.30pm)

Web: www.b-eat.co.uk

OCD UK

A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.

Tel: 0845 120 3778 (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)

Web: www.ocduk.org

Anxiety UK

Charity providing support if you've been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.

Tel: 08444 775 774 (Mon-Fri, 9.30am-5.30pm)

Web: www.anxietyuk.org.uk

Rethink Mental Illness

Support and advice for people living with mental illness.

Tel: 0300 5000 927 (Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm)

Web: www.rethink.org