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Find out how to collaborate with YPMH, or to support us with fundraising or volunteering.
Please note that YPMH cannot offer mental health advice or support to individuals.
Helplines and crisis contacts
YPMH works to improve the lives of young people by facilitating innovative approaches to resolve mental health conditions. This means we don’t provide individual mental health support services ourselves, but hope the following list of organisations that provide direct mental health support for young people is helpful.
In an emergency
Call 999 and ask for an ambulance or go to A&E, or tell an adult you trust and ask them to call 999
If you need to talk to someone urgently about your mental health, or you’re concerned about a family member, you can call NHS 111 and select option 2 to be placed in contact with a mental health worker in your area.
In a crisis?
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and are struggling to cope, you can:
- Call the Samaritans on 116123 (open 24/7)
- Call the Papyrus HOPELINK247 on 0800 0684141 or text on 07860 039967
- Text SHOUT to Shout’s textline on 85258 (open 24/7)
- For under 25’s Text THEMIX to 85258 (open 24/7)
Other sources of advice and support
Shout is a 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis. Get free, confidential mental health support anytime, anywhere.
📲 Text ‘Shout‘ to 85258
The Mix is a digital charity for under 25s, providing free, confidential support for young people under 25.
📲 Text ‘THEMIX‘ to 85258
Mind offers advice, support and information to people experiencing a mental health difficulty and their family and friends. Mind also has a network of local associations in England and Wales to which people can turn for help and assistance.
Lines are open Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm (except bank holidays).
📞 Call 0300 123 3393
📲 Text 86463
✉️ Email: info@mind.org.uk
PAPYRUS is a national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide. They support young people under 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, as well as people concerned about someone else.
Their HopelineUK service is open 9am – midnight every day of the year (including weekends and bank holidays).
📞 Helpline: 0800 068 4141
📲 Text: 07860 039967
✉️ Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
SANE services provide practical help, emotional support and specialist information to individuals affected by mental health problems, their family, friends and carers.
SANEline is open between 4pm and 10pm, 365 days a year.
📞 SANEline: 0300 304 7000 – 4-10pm every day
📲 Textcare: https://www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/textcare/
✉️ Email: support@sane.org.uk
General mental health information and advice can be found at the following organisations:
