RESOURCES

Emergency Contacts

Samaritans: 116 123

NHS Emergency: 999

Leeds Sanctuary is a network of communities focusing on well-being, activism and discipleship. They have a range of online content as well as running groups, events and activities.

ANDYSMANCLUB are a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free-to-attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online. They want to end the stigma surrounding men’s mental health and help men through the power of conversation.

Meeting every Monday at 7pm.

CALM’s been shouting about suicide prevention since 1997, when their life-saving helpline launched. Originally set up as an NHS pilot, the helpline started out in Merseyside, CALM’s became a national charity in 2006, meaning they could support people who needed them across the country.

Mind offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf. It also works to raise public awareness and understanding of issues relating to mental health.

SANE is a UK mental health charity working to improve the quality of life for people affected by mental illness. Providing care and emotional support for people with mental health problems, their families and carers as well as information for other organisations and the public.

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is a UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional well-being in young people.

📞 0800 068 41 41 |📱07860 039 967

SAMARITANS is a unique charity dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection that can lead to suicide. Each day, people who are lonely, desperate, or struggling turn to SAMARITANS in search of compassion and support. Ready to answer their call for help.

📞 116 123 |📱SHOUT to 85258

Beat Eating Disorders is the UK’s eating disorder charity. Founded in 1989 as the Eating Disorders Association, their mission is to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.

Talk ED is the new name for Anorexia and Bulimia Care. We are a national charity supporting anyone affected by any eating disorder or eating distress. We will meet you wherever you are on your journey, with personalised support.

📞 116 123 |📱SHOUT to 85258

Battle Scars are a small, dedicated, 100% survivor-led and run charity offering local, regional, national as well as international support around self-harm.

Other Resources

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A comprehensive list of organisations willing to help you for any worry you may have.

If only you could sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to people you never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
— Fred Rogers