See the guidance

Urgent support

If you need help now.

PSYOURA is not an emergency service and nobody here can answer quickly. These people can, and they are free.

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call the emergency services.
999 in the UK. 112 in India and across Europe. Or go to your nearest accident and emergency department.

United Kingdom

Free, and most of them are round the clock.

  • Samaritans
    Anyone, anything, any time. Free from any phone.    116 123 · 24 hours
  • Shout
    If you would rather write than speak. Text the word SHOUT.    Text 85258 · 24 hours
  • NHS 111
    When you need help but you are not in immediate danger. In England choose the mental health option.    111 · 24 hours
  • CALM
    The Campaign Against Living Miserably. Phone and webchat.    0800 58 58 58
  • SANEline
    Emotional support for anyone affected by mental illness.    0300 304 7000 · 4pm to 10pm
  • Mind Infoline
    Information rather than crisis support. What services exist and how to reach them.    0300 123 3393 · Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm

Scotland

Two more, if you are here.

  • Breathing Space
    For anyone in Scotland over 16 feeling low, anxious or down. Confidential.    0800 83 85 87
    Mon to Thu 6pm to 2am · Fri 6pm to Mon 6am
  • NHS 24
    When your GP practice is closed.    111 · 24 hours

India

Tele-MANAS, run by the Government of India.

  • Tele-MANAS
    Free, round the clock, in English and twenty regional languages. Available in every state and union territory. Trained counsellors, and a video consultation can be arranged if you want one.    14416 · 24 hours
  • Emergency services
    If someone is in immediate danger.    112

Anywhere else

There is almost certainly a line where you are.

findahelpline.com lists free, confidential helplines in over a hundred countries. Choose your country and it shows you what is open now.

Numbers change, and this page is checked by hand. Everything here was verified against the organisation's own information, but if you find something out of date please tell me and I will fix it the same day. If a number does not connect, call 999 in the UK or 112 in India rather than waiting.

PSYOURA offers psychoeducation and reflective tools. It is not a crisis service, not a diagnostic service, and not a substitute for medical care.