How to get support

Below you’ll find links to a range of organisations if you are looking for mental health support for yourself or someone you know.

If you are in need of urgent help, please dial 999. 

If you need to talk to someone about your feelings:

Samaritans Cymru
Freephone 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org - any time, day or night

CALL Mental Health Helpline for Wales 
Freephone 0800 132 737 or text ‘help’ to 81066 (charged at standard network rate) - any time, day or night

Children and young people

Childline
Call for free on 0800 1111 or visit their site to chat online or send an email.

MEIC
Support for children and young people up to 25 years old open 8am to midnight, 7 days a week. Freephone 080880 23456, text 84001 or instant messaging on their website.
 

Suicide and bereavement

Help is at Hand Cymru
A resource for people bereaved through suicide or other unexplained death, and for those helping them.  

PAPYRUS HOPElineUK
For children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or for anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide
Freephone 0800 068 41 41 

CRUSE
Cruse bereavement care
Freephone 0808 808 1677 

SOBS
Survivors of bereavement by suicide
0300 111 5065
 

Eating disorders

Beat
Helpline: 0808 801 0677 or Youthline: 0808 801 0711 
Open 365 days a year from 9am–8pm during the week, and 4pm–8pm on weekends and bank holidays or try their one-to-one web chat.
 

Perinatal mental health

PANDAS
Helpline is available from 11am-10pm every day - 0808 1961 776
 

Free online CBT course

SilverCloud  is an online course which offers support for anxiety, depression, and much more, all based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Anyone aged 16 or over in Wales can sign up.