Wellbeing Resources
Organisations |
Who is this for? |
How do they help? |
Contact |
| ACAS | Anyone looking for help with workplace and employment issues. | An independent source for employees and employers for free, impartial advice on workplace rights, rules and best practice. A useful resource for a variety of workplace and employment issues. | 0300 123 1100 |
| CALM | Men who are feeling down, stressed or have hit a wall for any reason, who need to talk or find information and support. | A support helpline for men who are down or have hit a wall for any reason, who need to talk or find information and support. We're open 5pm–midnight, 365 days a year. | Nationwide: 0800 58 58 58 London: 0808 802 58 58 |
| CHAYN | Anyone looking for online help and resources in a number of languages about identifying manipulative situations and how friends can support those being abused. | CHAYN is a multi-language global open source volunteer network addressing gender-based violence by creating intersectional survivor-led resources online including toolkits, digital services and multi-language translations. | |
| Counselling Directory | Anyone who's considering searching for support through counselling or therapy or would like to understand how this might help them. | An online nationwide database of qualified counsellors and psychotherapists that can be used to locate a professional, who will usually charge for their services. Also, a detailed library of fact-sheets featuring useful information about how counselling might be able to help. | 0333 325 2500 |
| Cruse Bereavement Care | Anyone looking for bereavement support after losing someone. | Cruse offers local support, advice and information when someone dies through face-to-face, telephone, email and website support. Our services are provided by our network of 5,000 trained volunteers and are confidential and free. The website has a useful list of other services available. | 0808 808 1677 |
| Family Lives | Anyone looking for information and support for family life and parenting. | A helpline for emotional support, information, advice and guidance on any aspect of parenting and family life. Our helpline service is open 9am – 9pm, Monday to Friday and 10am – 3pm Saturday and Sunday. Many other forms of support including online resources, videos, a forum, and courses. | 0808 800 2222 askus@familylives.org.uk |
| Galop | Anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+ and is experiencing domestic abuse. | A National LGBTQ+ domestic abuse helpline. | 0800 999 5428 help@galop.org.uk |
| MIND | Anyone looking for information about getting help with mental health difficulties. | Advice, support and information around mental health issues including self-harm. Mind has a legal advice line in England and Wales. | 0300 123 3393 Text: 86463 info@mind.org.uk |
| The Men's Advice Line | Men who are experiencing domestic abuse or anyone who is worried about someone who might be experiencing domestic abuse. | The Men’s Advice Line is a confidential helpline for male victims of domestic abuse and those supporting them. | 0808 801 0327 |
| NHS - Mental Health and Wellbeing | Anyone who wants to understand feelings of stress, anxiety or panic, or just want to feel happier. | A wide range of services, including a mood self-assessment, tool kits on what you can do if you feel stressed, panicked or anxious. | |
| NHS - Mental Health App Library | Anyone who's looking for ways to self-help support for their mental health through apps. | A library of free and low cost apps which offer a variety of self-help support techniques for managing mental health. | |
| Refuge | Women who are experiencing domestic abuse or anyone who is worried about someone who might be experiencing domestic abuse. | The National Domestic Abuse Helpline is run by Refuge and offers free, confidential support 24 hours a day to victims and those who are worried about friends and loved ones. | 0808 2000 247 |
| Relate | Anyone who's going through relationship difficulties. | Counselling and workshops on relationships and family issues. | 0300 100 1234 |
| Samaritans | Anyone who needs to talk to someone about their situation, and have an impartial listener when they need it the most. | 24/7 confidential emotional support for anything that’s troubling you, no matter how large or small the issue feels. This can be by telephone, email, letter and face to face for people in distress. | 116 123 jo@samaritans.org (national email address, 24 hours response time) |
| SHOUT | Anyone who is in a crisis and needs to talk to someone by text message. | A 24/7 Crisis Text Line for people in crisis. Crisis is defined as a crisis to that individual person. | Text 85258 |
| British Red Cross | Anyone who is coping with loneliness and social isolation. | The British Red Cross can help you connect to your local community and find new friends and activities. | 08081 963651 |