You are not alone. Right now, you have options.
Sidekick is not an emergency or clinical service. If life is at immediate risk, call 999. Otherwise, the free UK helplines below are the fastest way to reach someone who can help.
999, Emergency services
If life is at immediate risk, call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. This is the right thing to do.
Samaritans, 116 123
Free to call from any UK phone, day or night. Talk to a real person about anything.
Shout, text SHOUT to 85258
Free, confidential 24/7 UK text support.
CALM, 0800 58 58 58
The Campaign Against Living Miserably. 5pm to midnight, every day.
PAPYRUS HOPELINE247, 0300 102 2470
For under-35s with thoughts of suicide, and for anyone concerned about a young person. Phone support is available 24/7. You can also text HOPE to 88247, though texts are not answered instantly.
NHS 111
Call 111 and select the mental health option for urgent mental-health support that is not immediately life-threatening.
Find local NHS support
Search local NHS mental-health services and community options.
A few honest things.
Reaching out feels enormous. It also works. The people on the other end of these numbers do this every day, and they want to hear from you.
If you can, tell someone in the room with you that you are struggling. If not, one call or text is enough.
Sidekick will follow up when we can, but if you are in crisis right now, please use the lines above first.