Emergency help
Youth Talk is not a Crisis Service
If you are a young person needing emergency help, are feeling suicidal or are concerned about someone else, call the local Mental Health Helpline team on:
0800 644 4101
They can help you at any hour of the day or night, 365 days a year.
For immediate help in an emergency
Dial 999
Other services that might be useful in an emergency are:
- Samaritans – Call 116 123 to talk or email: jo@samaritans.org for a reply within 24 hours.
- Shout Crisis Text Line – Text “SHOUT” to 85258 to contact the text support line (or if you are under 19 years text “YM”.
- Childline – if you’re under 19, you can call 0800 1111 to talk to the helpline. The number will not appear on your phone bill.
