Feeling Suicidal?
If you feel like you might attempt suicide, or may/have seriously harmed yourself, you need urgent medical help.
Please:
Call 999 for an ambulance
Go straight to A&E
Contact your local crisis team
if you don't already have their number, you can find an urgent mental health helpline on the NHS website.
Text “SHOUT” to 85258 for free
You’ll be connected with a volunteer for an anonymous text conversation.
If you are experiencing intense feelings right now it is important that you get in contact with someone urgently. You may be struggling to believe that anyone can help, but a quick conversation with someone you trust can give you some peace and clarity. You could contact a family member or a friend or one of the organisations listed below.
People who have suicidal thoughts often feel as if they’re at a hopeless point in their lives where suicide is the only way to deal with what they’re experiencing. It is so important that everyone knows there is ALWAYS another option, these thoughts will pass, and talking to someone you trust can help them to clear more quickly.
SANE
National out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information. 4pm to 10pm
0300 304 7000
Maytree
Maytree provide a unique residential service for people in suicidal crisis so they can talk about their suicidal thoughts and behaviour.
020 7263 7070
CALM
Provide a helpline and a webchat for anyone struggling with life’s problems. Open everyday from 5pm to Midnight
0800 58 58 58
Breathing Space
We are a free, confidential, phone and webchat service for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16 experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.
0800 83 85 87
C.A.L.L
A confidential listening and support service for people living in Wales who are concerned about their mental health.
0800 132 737
Lifeline
A free confidential helpline for people living in Northern Ireland that are experiencing distress or are in a mental health crisis
0808 808 8000
People who have suicidal thoughts often feel as if they’re at a hopeless point in their lives where suicide is the only way to deal with what they’re experiencing. It is so important that everyone knows there is ALWAYS another option, these thoughts will pass, and talking to someone you trust can help them to clear more quickly.
You may worry about sharing these thoughts with a family member or friend – perhaps you don’t want to panic them, or it’s hard for you to find the right words. It may help to show them our website, so they can understand that your response is normal when you’ve been bereaved by Suicide.
We know some people find it easier if they can talk with people who they don’t know – That’s why we offer the services we do. If you’d feel more comfortable talking to someone anonymously, try our support line.
Some people find it helpful to prepare a support plan – a list of people they can contact, things they can do or places they can go when they start to feel overwhelmed by thoughts of suicide. The charity Mind provides some ideas and advice about creating your support plan, which you can find here.
Since losing our son Jonathan to suicide in May 2011, we have done quite a lot of fundraising. We have held boot sales, stalls at fetes, skydives and many, many raffles.
In 2005 we tragically lost Fee – beloved wife and mother, when she took her own life. The shock and loss was enormous and it wasn’t until 2009 when we discovered Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide. This charity has helped all three of us, in different ways, in coming to terms with such a painful loss. It is a loss that you never get over, but their involvement in our lives has helped us to move on but not forget.