Getting help NOW.
Where to go for help when you need to talk today.
As a Trainee Counsellor, something I am really passionate about is helping people. Last week I took part in some training with Liverpool Social Care Partnership and the Cheshire and Merseyside Resilience Hub. The CMRH, created in the wake of the pandemic, is offering mental health support and psychoeducation to employees/employers within the NHS, emergency services, and social care industry. I shared the information with our community and one of the managers came back to me and said one of their staff had mentioned there was a 7-week wait to speak to someone through our Employee Assistance Programme. The person expressed that they needed to speak to somebody now.
So I put together a list of charities and resources that provide talking or text services where you can speak to somebody right now, or at least today.
Waiting times to speak to a counsellor on the NHS remain high, but the demand seems to increase each year. I read a statistic this morning that in March 2022 over 90,000 young people had accessed Mental Health services in the UK, the highest number on record since records began.
The World Health Organisation published an article "COVID-19 pandemic triggers 25% increase in prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide".
So here is the list I created and sent out, some of these links are to social media profiles but I have tried to include phone, website or text numbers for some.
@goodgrief_uk grief support community Good Grief (good-grief.co.uk)
@mermaidsgender supporting transgender and gender variant children and their families
08088010400 helpline open 9-9
@mindcharity mental health charity Side by Side: our online community - Mind
@theblurtfoundation dedicated to helping people with depression
@seansplaceuk Liverpool male mental health and well-being organisation
@jamesplaceuk non-clinical centre for men in suicidal Crisis
@actiononaddiction experts in life saving addictions treatment
@the_proud_trustempowering LGBT+ young people
@talk_liverpoolNHS Liverpool Mental health wellbeing service
@whisc_liv Liverpool women's health and well-being support centre
@whitechapelcentre leading homeless charity in Liverpool
APNI - Association for Post-Natal Illness | Post Natal Depression 10.00am and 2.00pm Monday to Friday, on: 0207 386 0868 or chat with us using the Chat box found on our website.
www.7cups.com free, anonymous and confidential online text chat with online therapists and counsellors
CALM Homepage | Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) (thecalmzone.net) helpline open 5pm-midnight 0800 585858 Offers support to men in the UK, of any age, who are down or in crisis via their helpline and website
We’re here to make life better for carers - Carers UK for people caring for a friend of family member Our telephone Helpline is available on 0808 808 7777 from Monday to Friday, 9am – 6pm or you can contact us by email (advice@carersuk.org)
Home | Liverpool Sunflowers supporting people living with Cancer- can get you in to talk to a counsellor within days 0151 726 8934
Anxiety UK 03444775774 Anxiety UK works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1:1 therapy.
Anorexia and Bulimia Care 03000 11 12 13 Parent Helpline: Option 1Sufferer Helpline: Option 2Self-Harm Helpline: Option 39am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday
Home - NoPanic aid the relief and rehabilitation of those people suffering from Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, plus more, helpline 10-10 every day 08449674848
Papyrus UK Suicide Prevention | Prevention of Young Suicide (up to age 35) (papyrus-uk.org) 0800 068 41 41 Phone the PAPYRUS helpline HOPELineUK. Your call is confidential and you don’t have to disclose your identity Mon-Fri 10:00 am to 10:00 pm weekends 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm Bank Holidays 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Or text: 07786 209697 pat@papyrus-uk.org
Home - SANE SANE services provide practical help, emotional support and specialist information to individuals affected by mental health problems, their family, friends and carers. Everyday 4.30-10.30pm 0300 3047000
Samaritans | Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy | Here to listen 24/7 365 call 116123
Get help - free, 24/7, confidential mental health text support service | Shout 85258 (giveusashout.org) Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, anonymous text support service. You can text from wherever you are in the UK.
Age UK | The UK's leading charity helping every older person who needs us Age UK Advice Line 0800 678 1602 Free to call 8am – 7pm 365 days a year
National Domestic Violence Helpline on 0808 2000 247, the Men’s Advice Helpline on 0808 801 0327 or The National LGBT Helpline on 0300 999 542
Find an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT) - NHS (www.nhs.uk) find services in your local area
I hope this is helpful,
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