Suicide and self-harm

Suicide, self-harm and mental health support for vulnerable people, and for those affected by suicide.

England: national support

Support and prevention for all

999 – phone for emergency

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for Android – educational resource for suicide prevention

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for iOS – educational resource for suicide prevention

Calm Harm NHS App – to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – confidential support and signposting to prevent male suicide

Childline – helpline, online chat and Ask Sam support

Chums – team of clinicians offering short term support who those at risk of self-harm or suicide

Conversations Matter – online resource to support safe and effective discussions on suicide

Counselling Directory – find a counsellor to talk to about suicidal thoughts

Crisis Messenger from The Mix – 24/7 text service for urgent support such as self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Depression Sanctuary – moderated chat rooms and forums to discuss mental health, including suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Elefriends – online community for mental health support

Five Ways to Wellbeing for Android – app to set wellbeing activities to improve your mental health

Get Self Help – online resource for people dealing with suicidal thoughts

Give Us A Shout – 24/7 crisis text service for urgent support on topics such as suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Harmless – services for those at risk of suicide and self-harm and their family

Help for suicidal thoughts – NHS – directory of organisation helplines offering help with suicidal thoughts

HelpGuide.org – a guide to help someone copy with suicidal thoughts

Helplines Partnership – helpline directory that includes specialists that support people with suicidal thought

Hub of Hope – local resource database, includes self-harm and suicidal thoughts support

LifeSIGNS – self injury guidance and network support

Live Through This – interviews with people who have survived a suicide attempt

Maytree Suicide Respite Centre – respite stay and support for people in suicidal crisis

Mens’ Shed – support for lonely people who want to actively fix things whilst working on their own issues (not just for men)

MIND – mental health support

My3 Support Network – app that lets users define their three critical people of their support network and allows them to be notified during a time of suicidal crisis

National Suicide Prevention Alliance – used to identify and respond to those at risk (not for individual cases)

NHS 111 Service – call 111 for non-emergency medical help

NHS Livewell – information, real life stories and support for suicidal thoughts

Nightline UK – emotional support for students in distress

Pocket Resource Card – printable, pocket sized resource to help someone feeling suicidal

Reddit Suicide Watch – moderated peer support forum

Rethink Mental Illness SOS – 1-2-1 telephony support for people in crisis

R;pple Suicide Prevention – online awareness tool to deal with negative online messages, aiding suicide prevention

RSCCP – find a therapist service

Safety Plan app for Android – create a safety plan to prevent acting on suicidal thoughts

Samaritans – emotional support for those in crisis

SANE Mental Health Helpline – support helpline for coping with mental illness and advice for concerned relatives or friends

Stamp out Suicide – promotes suicide awareness and prevention

Stay Alive app – suicide prevention app

Staying Safe – online resources for someone contemplating suicide

Suicide Lifeguard app for Android – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

Suicide Lifeguard app for iOS – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

The Silver Line – friendship and advice to older people, including loneliness and suicide prevention

Tomorrow Project – confidential suicide prevention project

Togetherall - online community where people support each other anonymously to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Turn2me - offers self help, support groups and professional support

Suicide support for men

CALM – support for men with mental health challenges

Man Down – peer to peer men’s mental health group supporting the reduction of UK male suicide

Suicide support for LGBT+ people

London LGBT Switchboard – provides support for self-harm and suicidal thoughts for the LGBT+ community across the UK

MindOut Online Support – out of hours online support service for LBGT+ people

Suicide support for young people

Hopeline UK (Papyrus) – helpline for children and people aged 35 and under who are experiencing suicidal thoughts

Kooth – online support for young people in crisis

The Mix – support for young people under 25 who are in crisis

Self-harm support

National Self-Harm Network (NSHN) – support for those who self-harm, their families and carers

Self Harm UK – support and information for young people impacted by self-harm

Self Injury Support – support for girls and women affected by self harm

Support for people affected by suicide

Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors – support for those affected by suicide

Help Is At Hand on GOV.UK – support for people bereaved by suicide or sudden death

Support after Suicide Partnership – network of organisations for those who have been affected by suicide

Survivors of Suicide (SOBS) – support for those over 18 who has been bereaved by suicide

You Raise Me Up – financial and emotional support to families who have lost a young adult aged 16-25

Suicide prevention training

The OLLIE Foundation – suicide intervention skills training for adults working with young people

Zero Suicide Alliance – suicide prevention training videos

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

Support and prevention for all

Luton Suicide and Self Harm Partnership Group - leading the partnership group to prevent suicide and self harm in Luton

Mind BLMK - For better mental health – Supporting people across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ssee website for further details

Hertfordshire Suicide Prevention Network - Local Hertfordshire suicide prevention strategy

Suicide Prevention Network (suicidepreventionherts.org.uk) - Local Government issued guide on the topic of suicide and its prevention

Devon and Cornwall

Support and prevention for all

Pete’s Dragons - practical advice, comforting hampers, financial assistance, holistic therapies and family fun days

Action to prevent suicide ATPS – Based in Totnes- Suicide Prevention, Intervention & Postvention Services

East London

Support and prevention for all

Talking Therapies NHS Barking – runs a 24 hour helpline for anyone in severe distress in Barking

Talking Therapies NHS Newham – runs a 24 hour helpline for anyone in severe distress in Newham

Essex

Support and prevention for all

Reach Out for Mental Health – information and telephony support for anyone struggling with mental health or in crisis in Thurrock

Kent

Support and prevention for all

Kent County Council – report a concern about an adult in Kent

Kent Safeguarding Children – report a concern about a child in Kent and Medway

Medway Council – report a concern about an adult in Medway

Suicide support for young people

Emerge – mental health support for people aged 10-25 who are in crisis across Medway

Cheshire

Support and prevention for all

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Advice line for children, young people and parents

Happy OK Sad Warrington - Online resource for residents of Warrington, with links to other organisations and general support and help for people with suicidal thoughts and self harm.

Mid Cheshire Mind - Informal drop-in centre and provides advice, information, support and regular activities and groups

Talking Matters Warrington - designed to help anyone registered with a Warrington GP, to deal with common mental health problems.

We are Rethink Mental Illness - Groups can be for Carers only, for people who have lived experience of mental illness or both

Suicide support for young people

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Advice line for children, young people and parents

Self-harm support

Happy OK Sad Warrington - Online resource for residents of Warrington, with links to other organisations and general support and help for people with suicidal thoughts and self-harm.

Support for people affected by suicide

Listening Ear - support anyone affected by a suspected or actual suicide. This can be family members, friends or colleagues.

Cumbria and Lancashire

Support and prevention for all

Safa – Self Harm Awareness For All - support for those who self-harm and to those who support them

Durham and Tees Valley

Support and prevention for all

Stop Suicide NENC - Suicide Prevention - work together to take action to reduce suicide, so that fewer people die by suicide and we improve support for those affected.

Support for people affected by suicide

If U Care Share - Supporting families affected by suicide

Northumberland, Tyne & Wear

Support and prevention for all

Stop Suicide NENC - Suicide Prevention

Merseyside

Suicide support for men

James’ Place - Suicide Prevention for Men - Liverpool and London

Self-harm support

After Silence - self help group for people who self harm

Staffordshire and Derbyshire

Self-harm support

First Steps - offers support for all those affected by eating difficulties and disorders

South Yorkshire

Support for people affected by suicide

Amparo - Support for or people affected by suicide in South Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

Support for people affected by suicide

West Yorks & Harrogate Suicide Bereavement Service – Supporting adults bereaved by suicide

North East Yorkshire and the Humber

Suicide prevention training

Head First - provide information on mental health and suicide prevention training in North Yorkshire.

Scotland: national support

Support and prevention for all

999 – phone for emergency

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for Android – educational resource for suicide prevention

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for iOS – educational resource for suicide prevention

Breathing Space Scotland – confidential phone and web service for people experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety

Calm Harm NHS App – to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – confidential support and signposting to prevent male suicide

Childline – helpline, online chat and Ask Sam support

Chums – team of clinicians offering short term support who those at risk of self-harm or suicide

Conversations Matter – online resource to support safe and effective discussions on suicide

Counselling Directory – find a counsellor to talk to about suicidal thoughts

Crisis Messenger from The Mix – 24/7 text service for urgent support such as self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Depression Sanctuary – moderated chat rooms and forums to discuss mental health, including suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Elefriends – online community for mental health support

Five Ways to Wellbeing for Android – app to set wellbeing activities to improve your mental health

Get Self Help – online resource for people dealing with suicidal thoughts

Give Us A Shout – 24/7 crisis text service for urgent support on topics such as suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Harmless – services for those at risk of suicide and self-harm and their family

Help for suicidal thoughts – NHS – directory of organisation helplines offering help with suicidal thoughts

HelpGuide.org – a guide to help someone copy with suicidal thoughts

Helplines Partnership – helpline directory that includes specialists that support people with suicidal thought

Hub of Hope – local resource database, includes self-harm and suicidal thoughts support

LifeSIGNS – self injury guidance and network support

Live Through This – interviews with people who have survived a suicide attempt

Maytree Suicide Respite Centre – respite stay and support for people in suicidal crisis

Mens’ Shed – support for lonely people who want to actively fix things whilst working on their own issues (not just for men)

My3 Support Network – app that lets users define their three critical people of their support network and allows them to be notified during a time of suicidal crisis

National Suicide Prevention Alliance – used to identify and respond to those at risk (not for individual cases)

NHS 111 Service – call 111 for non-emergency medical help

NHS Livewell – information, real life stories and support for suicidal thoughts

Nightline UK – emotional support for students in distress

Pocket Resource Card – printable, pocket sized resource to help someone feeling suicidal

Reddit Suicide Watch – moderated peer support forum

Rethink Mental Illness SOS – 1-2-1 telephony support for people in crisis

R;pple Suicide Prevention – online awareness tool to deal with negative online messages, aiding suicide prevention

RSCCP – find a therapist service

SAMH – mental health charity that provides that provides advice and support for suicide prevention

Safety Plan app for Android – create a safety plan to prevent acting on suicidal thoughts

Samaritans – emotional support for those in crisis

SANE Mental Health Helpline – support helpline for coping with mental illness and advice for concerned relatives or friends

See Me – Scottish programme to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination through awareness

Stamp out Suicide – promotes suicide awareness and prevention

Stay Alive app – suicide prevention app

Staying Safe – online resources for someone contemplating suicide

Suicide Lifeguard app for Android – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

Suicide Lifeguard app for iOS – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

The Silver Line – friendship and advice to older people, including loneliness and suicide prevention

Tomorrow Project – confidential suicide prevention project

United to Prevent Suicide – a Scottish Government and NHS campaign site with information, support and practical steps to take to reduce suicide rates

Suicide support for men

CALM – support for men with mental health challenges

Man Down – peer to peer men’s mental health group supporting the reduction of UK male suicide

Suicide support for LGBT+ people

London LGBT Switchboard – provides support for self-harm and suicidal thoughts for the LGBT+ community across the UK

MindOut Online Support – out of hours online support service for LBGT+ people

Suicide support for young people

Hopeline UK (Papyrus) – helpline for children and people aged 35 and under who are experiencing suicidal thoughts

Kooth – online support for young people in crisis

The Mix – support for young people under 25 who are in crisis

Self-harm support

National Self-Harm Network (NSHN) – support for those who self-harm, their families and carers

Self Harm UK – support and information for young people impacted by self-harm

Self Injury Support – support for girls and women affected by self harm

Support for people affected by suicide

Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors – support for those affected by suicide

Help Is At Hand on GOV.UK – support for people bereaved by suicide or sudden death

Support after Suicide Partnership – network of organisations for those who have been affected by suicide

Survivors of Suicide (SOBS) – support for those over 18 who has been bereaved by suicide

You Raise Me Up – financial and emotional support to families who have lost a young adult aged 16-25

Suicide prevention training

The OLLIE Foundation – suicide intervention skills training for adults working with young people

Zero Suicide Alliance – suicide prevention training videos

East Scotland

Support and prevention for all

Edinburgh Crisis Centre – support for anyone in Edinburgh experiencing a mental health crisis

Ithrive – a specialist mental health service that provides information and support coping with self harm and suicidal thoughts in Edinburgh

SAMH – contact your Work Coach about this peer support suicide prevention service in West Lothian

Self-harm support

Penumbra – runs a self harm support project for people over 18 in Edinburgh

North East Scotland

Support and prevention for all

Penumbra Nova Project – a mental health support service in Dundee

Tayside Healthy Minds – information on options for tackling low mood and depression

Suicide support for young people

Fife Council – contact your Work Coach about this support service for mental health, suicide and self harm support in Fife that offers direct and group support for young people

Northern Scotland

Support and prevention for all

Mikeysline – a text support service with online information for people in crisis in the Highlands and Islands

Prevent Suicide – an app and website of emergency information for people in the Highlands and Islands

West Scotland

Support and prevention for all

Chris’s House – support for people in suicidal crisis and their families in North Lanarkshire

Elament – online resources, an app and mental health support services across Lanarkshire

Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership – support for people in Inverclyde who have mild to moderate mental health challenges

West Dunbartonshire Primary Care Mental Health Team – information and contact details about what services the Primary Care Mental Health Team can provide

Suicide support for men

Mind The Men – offers mental health support groups for men in Springburn and Patrick

Wales: national support

Support and prevention for all

999 – phone for emergency

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for Android – educational resource for suicide prevention

ASK & Prevent Suicide app for iOS – educational resource for suicide prevention

CALL Mental Health Helpline – Community Advice and Listening Line and online self help tools

Calm Harm NHS App – to help people resist or manage the urge to self-harm

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – confidential support and signposting to prevent male suicide

Childline – helpline, online chat and Ask Sam support

Chums – team of clinicians offering short term support who those at risk of self-harm or suicide

Conversations Matter – online resource to support safe and effective discussions on suicide

Counselling Directory – find a counsellor to talk to about suicidal thoughts

Crisis Messenger from The Mix – 24/7 text service for urgent support such as self-harm and suicidal thoughts

Depression Sanctuary – moderated chat rooms and forums to discuss mental health, including suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Elefriends – online community for mental health support

Five Ways to Wellbeing for Android – app to set wellbeing activities to improve your mental health

Get Self Help – online resource for people dealing with suicidal thoughts

Give Us A Shout – 24/7 crisis text service for urgent support on topics such as suicidal thoughts and self-harm

Harmless – services for those at risk of suicide and self-harm and their family

Help for suicidal thoughts – NHS – directory of organisation helplines offering help with suicidal thoughts

HelpGuide.org – a guide to help someone copy with suicidal thoughts

Helplines Partnership – helpline directory that includes specialists that support people with suicidal thought

Hub of Hope – local resource database, includes self-harm and suicidal thoughts support

LifeSIGNS – self injury guidance and network support

Live Through This – interviews with people who have survived a suicide attempt

Maytree Suicide Respite Centre – respite stay and support for people in suicidal crisis

Mens’ Shed – support for lonely people who want to actively fix things whilst working on their own issues (not just for men)

MIND – mental health support

My3 Support Network – app that lets users define their three critical people of their support network and allows them to be notified during a time of suicidal crisis

National Suicide Prevention Alliance – used to identify and respond to those at risk (not for individual cases)

NHS 111 Service – call 111 for non-emergency medical help

NHS Livewell – information, real life stories and support for suicidal thoughts

Nightline UK – emotional support for students in distress

Pocket Resource Card – printable, pocket sized resource to help someone feeling suicidal

Reddit Suicide Watch – moderated peer support forum

Rethink Mental Illness SOS – 1-2-1 telephony support for people in crisis

R;pple Suicide Prevention – online awareness tool to deal with negative online messages, aiding suicide prevention

RSCCP – find a therapist service

Safety Plan app for Android – create a safety plan to prevent acting on suicidal thoughts

Samaritans – emotional support for those in crisis

SANE Mental Health Helpline – support helpline for coping with mental illness and advice for concerned relatives or friends

Stamp out Suicide – promotes suicide awareness and prevention

Stay Alive app – suicide prevention app

Staying Safe – online resources for someone contemplating suicide

Suicide Lifeguard app for Android – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

Suicide Lifeguard app for iOS – an app for those worried about someone with suicidal thoughts

The Silver Line – friendship and advice to older people, including loneliness and suicide prevention

Tomorrow Project – confidential suicide prevention project

Suicide support for men

CALM – support for men with mental health challenges

Man Down – peer to peer men’s mental health group supporting the reduction of UK male suicide

Suicide support for LGBT+ people

London LGBT Switchboard – provides support for self-harm and suicidal thoughts for the LGBT+ community across the UK

MindOut Online Support – out of hours online support service for LBGT+ people

Suicide support for young people

Barnardo’s Cymru – support and advice for young people

Hopeline UK (Papyrus) – helpline for children and people aged 35 and under who are experiencing suicidal thoughts

Kooth – online support for young people in crisis

The Mix – support for young people under 25 who are in crisis

Self-harm support

National Self-Harm Network (NSHN) – support for those who self-harm, their families and carers

Self Harm UK – support and information for young people impacted by self-harm

Self Injury Support – support for girls and women affected by self harm

Support for people affected by suicide

Alliance of Hope for Suicide Survivors – support for those affected by suicide

Help Is At Hand on GOV.UK – support for people bereaved by suicide or sudden death

Support after Suicide Partnership – network of organisations for those who have been affected by suicide

Survivors of Suicide (SOBS) – support for those over 18 who has been bereaved by suicide

You Raise Me Up – financial and emotional support to families who have lost a young adult aged 16-25

Suicide prevention training

The OLLIE Foundation – suicide intervention skills training for adults working with young people

Zero Suicide Alliance – suicide prevention training videos

South East Wales

Support and prevention for all

4 Winds – a project aimed to resolve income and financial issues for people who are vulnerable to suicide and self harm both within the community and for hospital inpatients for Cardiff and the Vale

Jacob Abraham Foundation – mental health and suicide awareness and support charity for Cardiff

Merthyr Tydfil Community Mental Health Team – contact 01685 351150 for information

MIND Caerphilly – community advice line and information – a local variant of Mind

Torfaen County Council Community Mental Health Team – contact 01495 762200 for information

Self-harm support

The Amber Project – support for young people aged 14-25 who experience self-harm

South West Wales

Support and prevention for all

Twilight Sanctuary – an out of hours mental health service in Llanelli

North and Mid Wales

Suicide support for women

SMART Recovery – contact your Work Coach about this women only virtual meet up for Self Management and Recovery Training