Mental Health Support Services

 

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Telephone Support

  • CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably – 0800 58 58 58. For men aged 15-35. Available daily from 5pm to midnight
  • MIND – Mental Health Support Line – 0300 123 3393. Available Monday-Friday –  9am to 6pm
  • SANE – Mental Health Support Line – 0300 304 7000. For patients, families, friends. Available 4.30pm-10.30pm
  • No Panic – Support for Panic Attacks and OCD – 0844 967 4848. Available daily from 10am to 10pm
  • Bipolar UK – Charitable Organisation with peer support line. Arrange call back within next 3 days by leaving message on 0333 323 3880
  • PAPYRUS – Young Suicide Prevention Society – 0800 068 4141. Available Monday-Friday 10am to 5pm and 7pm to 10pm, weekends 2pm to 5pm
  • Rethink Mental Illness – 0300 5000 927. Available Monday-Friday 9.30am to 4pm
  • Refuge – Support with Domestic Violence – 0808 2000 247. Available 24 hours
  • AA – Alcoholics Anonymous – 0845 769 7555. Available 24 hours
  • Victim Support – 0808 168 9111. Available 24 hours
  • Samaritans – 116 123, text or call
  • Devon Rape Crisis Service – 01392 204 174. Available Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6pm to 9pm
  • Splitz – Domestic Abuse Support – 0345 155 1074. Available 9.30am to 4.30pm
  • Cruse Bereavement – National Support line – 0808 808 1677
  • Anxiety UK – Charity for people with diagnosed anxiety conditions – 03444 775 774. Available Monday-Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm, text service 07537 416 905
  • Silverline – Helpline for people over 55 on 0800 470 80 90. Available 24 hours daily
  • Shout – Text Shout on 85258 and a volunteer will be in contact, available 24 hours daily
  • The Moorings – Devon Partnership Trust – 07990 790920 or 07484 061675 or email: devonexeter.mhm@nhs.net. Calls monitored 6pm-midnight, calls monitored daily
  • Devon Partnership Trust – Single Point of Access – 0300 555 5000 for urgent calls
 

Online Support

  • NHS: general health advice
  • Anxiety UK: charity for people with anxiety conditions. Interesting blog and self help material as well as further helplines
  • ELE Friends: online community chat (moderated), run by MIND
  • OCD Forums: forums dedicated to OCD recovery.  Run by OCD-UK.org. Helpline also available 0333 127809. Please also see the main OCD UK website for information on OCD and coronavirus
  • The Calm Zone: online chat run by the Campaign Against Living Miserably, available 5pm to midnight, daily
  • The Mix: online chat through website for people under 25, available 4pm to 11pm daily
  • Mind.org have a new page dedicated to keeping yourself well at this time