For free, confidential support, 24/7, text SHOUT to 85258.

If you are struggling to cope and need to talk, trained Shout volunteers are available day or night.

Shout can help with urgent issues such as:

• Abuse

• Anxiety and stress

• Bullying

• Depression or sadness

• Loneliness or isolation

• Panic attacks

• Self-harm

• Suicidal thoughts

Find out more at https://giveusashout.org/get-help/

You can call the Rethink advice and information line Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm for practical advice on:

• different types of therapy and medication

• benefits, debt, money issues

• police, courts, prison

• your rights under the Mental Health Act.

Call Rethink on 0300 5000 927 (calls are charged at your local rate).

The Mind infoline

Mind offer an information line to answer questions about:

• types of mental health problem

• where to get help

• drug and alternative treatments

• advocacy.

Call the Mind infoline on 0300 123 3393 (UK landline calls are charged at local rates, and charges from mobile phones will vary considerably). Or email info@mind.org.uk .

The Mind Legal Advice service

If you need legal advice, you can speak to Mind about:

• mental health

• mental capacity

• community care

• human rights and discrimination/equality related to mental health issues.

Call the Mind Legal Advice service on 0300 466 6463 (UK landline calls are charged at local rates, and charges from mobile phones will vary considerably). Or email legal@mind.org.uk .

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide.

You can talk to CALM about anything.

Call the CALM helpline on 0800 58 58 58 or use their webchat here.

The helpline and webchat are both open 5pm to midnight, 365 days a year.

You may find it helpful to talk to your partner, a relative or a friend about your problems. They may be concerned about you and welcome the opportunity to hear what you have to say. If this is not possible, you may prefer to talk to someone else you can trust, like a faith leader or a tutor.

You can find out more about friendships and how to tell your friends on Mental Health Foundation’s friendships page.