Helplines
For anyone in immediate need, we’ll try to make this as quick and easy as possible. Please use the box of links below to jump to the relevant place in the page.
UK Helplines
| SELF HARM/SUICIDE |
| 1. Childline (run by the NSPCC): 0800 1111 2. Samaritans: 116 123 3. Papyrus (suicide prevention): 0800 068 41 41 4. YoungMinds Crisis Messenger: Text YM to 85258 5. HopeLineUK (run by PAPYRUS): 0800 068 4141 6. CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably): 0800 58 58 58 7. Kooth (online counselling for young people): www.Kooth.com 8. SHOUT: Text Shout to 85258 9. The Mix (counselling and support): 0808 808 4994 10. The Mix (crisis messenger): Text THEMIX to 85258 |
| SEXUAL ABUSE/RAPE |
| 1. Childline – 0800 1111 2. National Association of People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) – 0808 801 03313. The Mix – 0808 808 4994 4. The National Domestic Violence Helpline – 0808 2000 247 5. NSPCC – 0808 800 5000 6. MACSAS – 0808 801 0340 7. Rape Crisis – 0808 802 9999 8. The Survivors Trust – 0808 801 0818 9. Brook – 0808 802 1234 10. Safeline – 0808 800 5005 |
| DEPRESSION |
| 1. ChildLine – 0800 1111 2. The Mix – 0808 808 4994 3. Papyrus – 0800 068 41 41 4. YoungMinds Crisis Messenger – Text YM to 85258 5. Samaritans – 116 123 6. CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) – 0800 58 58 58 7. Kooth – Online counselling and emotional well-being platform for young people 8. Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline – 0300 330 0630 9. Mind – 0300 123 3393 10. PAPYRUS HOPELINEUK – 0800 068 4141 |
| EATING DISORDERS |
| 1. Beat Eating Disorders: 0808 801 0677 2. Young Minds: 0808 802 5544 3. Childline: 0800 1111 4. NHS Eating Disorders Helpline: 0808 801 0677 5. Eating Disorders Association (EDA): 0845 634 1414 6. Eating Disorders Association Youthline: 0808 801 0711 7. Samaritans: 116 123 8. Papyrus HOPELINEUK: 0800 068 41 41 9. The Mix: 0808 808 4994 10. CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably): 0800 58 58 58 |
| CHILD ABUSE |
| 1. Childline (run by the NSPCC): 0800 1111 2. National Domestic Violence Helpline (run by Refuge): 0808 2000 247 3. National Stalking Helpline: 0808 802 0300 4. The Mix (formerly known as ‘YouthNet’): 0808 808 4994 5. National Self-Harm Network: 0808 800 8088 6. NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000 7. Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP): 0808 800 5000 8. Bullying UK: 0808 800 2222 9. Family Lives: 0808 800 2222 10. Anxiety UK: 08444 775 774 |
US Helplines
| SELF HARM/SUICIDE |
| 1.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-273-8255 2.Crisis Text Line: Text “START” to 741-741 3.The Trevor Project: 866-488-7386 4.Covenant House NineLine: 800-999-9999 5.Youth Crisis Hotline: 800-448-4663 6.Boys Town National Hotline: 800-448-3000 7.National Runaway Safeline: 800-786-2929 8.Teen Line: 800-852-8336 9.RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): 800-656-4673 10.The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-7233 |
| SEXUAL ABUSE/RAPE |
| 1. Childhelp USA National Hotline: 800-422-4453 2. National Runaway Safeline: 800-786-2929 3. National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 866-331-9474 4. Boys Town National Hotline: 800-448-3000 5. National Youth Crisis Hotline: 800-448-4663 6. RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673) 7. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233) 8. National Child Abuse Hotline: 800-422-4453 9. National Parent Helpline: 855-427-2736 10. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: 800-843-5678 |
| DEPRESSION |
| 1. Teen Line: (310) 855-4673 2. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255 3. Crisis Text Line: Text “START” to 741-741 4. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): (800) 950-NAMI (6264) 5. Trevor Project: (866) 488-7386 6. The Jed Foundation: (800) 273-TALK (8255) 7. National Institute on Mental Health: (800) 622-4357 8. Trans Lifeline: (877) 565-8860 9. Mental Health America: (800) 969-6642 10. YouthLine: (877) 968-8491 |
| EATING DISORDERS |
| 1. National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: 1-800-931-2237 2. National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders Helpline: 1-630-577-1330 3. Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (ANRED) Helpline: 1-800-600-3572 4. Eating Disorders Anonymous (EDA) Helpline: 1-855-855-1625 5. National Institute of Mental Health Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 6. National Eating Disorders Referral and Information Center: 1-800-931-2237 7. Crisis Text Line: Text “NEDA” to 741741 8. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) 9. SAMHSA’s National Helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) 10. Crisis Text Line: Text “NEDA” to 741741 |
| CHILD ABUSE |
| 1. National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474 2. National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453) 3. National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 4. National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673) 5. National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY (1-800-786-2929) 6. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255) 7. Boys Town National Hotline: 1-800-448-3000 8. Covenant House Nine Line: 1-800-999-9999 9. Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453 10. Stop It Now!: 1-888-PREVENT (1-888-773-8368) |
