Our mental health and wellbeing can also be known as our “emotional wellbeing”. We all have mental health as well as days when we feel good and days when we don’t. Put simply, your mental health is the way you feel on any day.
However, a person with a mental health or emotional wellbeing problem will have more bad days than good. If you are at immediate risk or harm, please call 999 and ask for an ambulance.
If you are having a mental health crisis and need urgent help now, here are places you can find support:
If you are under 19 you can confidentially call, chat online or email about any problem big or small 24/7.
Sign up for a free Childline locker (real name or email address not needed) to use their free 1-2-1 counsellor chat and email support service.
Can provide a BSL interpreter if you are deaf or hearing-impaired.
Hosts online message boards where you can share your experiences, have fun, and get support from other young people in similar situations.
To get urgent mental health advice 24/7 from the NHS, call 111 and select the mental health option. 111 will tell you where you can get help. They may also be able to put you through to a trained mental health professional over the phone.
111 can support anyone who is feeling unsafe, distressed, or worried about their mental health. They can also give information and advice about what to do if you are worried about someone else. If you would rather get help online, you can use 111 online.
Whatever you are going through, you can contact the Samaritans for support. This is a 24/7 listening service and does not offer advice or intervention.
Sometimes writing down your thoughts and feelings can help you understand them better, you can also send them an email to jo@samaritans.org please note, it may take several days to get a response by email. Visit their website.
Offers confidential advice and support if you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, and information about how to make a safety plan 24/7.
Its helpline service – HOPELINE247 – is available to anybody under the age of 35 experiencing suicidal thoughts, or for anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.
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