Mental health and stress management
Help and support - nationally
National charities and organisations who offer help and support
- Cancer Research (cancerresearchuk.org)
- Phone: 0808 800 4040 (speak to a nurse: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday)
- ChildLine (childline.org.uk)
- Phone: 0800 1111 (24 hours)
- CRUSE Bereavement line (cruse.org.uk)
- Phone: 0844 477 9400
- Email: helpline@cruse.org.uk
- Mind (mind.org.uk)
- (Mental health charity)
- Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Mind Infoline open 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday)
- Email: info@mind.org.uk
- Address: Mind Infoline, PO Box 277, Manchester, M60 3XN
- NSPCC (nspcc.org.uk)
- Specialises in child protection and the prevention of cruelty to children
- Helpline (adults): 0800 800 5000
- Helpline (children and young people): 0800 1111
- Family lives (familylives.org.uk)
- (Formerly Parentline Plus)
- Parenting and family support; support to anyone parenting a child
- Helpline: 0808 800 2222
- Relate (relate.org.uk)
- Phone: 0300 100 1234
- Rethink Mental Illness (rethink.org)
- Phone: 0300 5000 927 (advice line: 10am to 2pm, Monday to Friday)
- Samaritans (samaritans.org)
- Emotional support for anyone feeling down, experiencing distress or struggling to cope
- 24-hour helpline: 116 123 (free phone)
- Address: Freepost RSRB-KKBY-CYJK, Chris, PO Box 90 90, Stirling, FK8 2SA
- Email: jo@samaritans.org
- The Mix (themix.org.uk)
- (Formerly Get Connected)
- Online support service for young people. Available for any challenge you’re facing - from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. If you’re under 25 and need help call the helpline for free
- Phone: 0808 808 4994
- Youth Access (youthaccess.org.uk)
- Information on youth counselling
- Phone: 020 8772 9900
- Sane (sane.org.uk)
- UK mental health charity
- Emotional support to anyone affected by Mental illness, including family, friends and carers
- Phone: 0845 767 8000 (6pm to 11pm)
- Young Minds (youngminds.org.uk)
- Young people's mental health and well-being
- Phone: 0808 802 5544 (Parent helpline)
Last updated: 13/08/2025 14:55
