Other links
SAMARITANS – available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help you talk things through confidentially. You don‘t have to be suicidal.
Tel: 08457 909090
Web:
http://www.samaritans.org/
PAPYRUS – confidential help for young people at risk of suicide or anyone worried about a young person at risk of suicide. Mon.– Fri. 10am–5pm and 7pm-10pm Weekends 2pm-5pm
Tel: 0800 0684141
Web:
http://www.papyrus-uk.org/
SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide) – confidential support to meet the needs and break the isolation of those bereaved by the suicide of a close relative or friend. Available 9am-9pm everyday
Tel: 0844 5616855
Web:
http://www.uk-sobs.org.uk/
Mind – will provide details of help and support in your area and information on a range of mental health topics.
Tel: 0300 123 3393
Web:
http://www.mind.org.uk/
MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION – the UK‘s leading mental health research, policy and service improvement charity. Does not have a helpline but can direct to appropriate help organisation.
Tel: 020 7808 1100
Web:
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/
DEPRESSION ALLIANCE – provides information and support service designed to relieve and prevent depression. Does not have a helpline but can supply in formations packs.
Tel: 0845 123 2320
Web:
http://www.depressionalliance.org/
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) – a male suicide prevention charity providing a confidential and anonymous helpline service and website offering support and information to men.
Tel: 0800 585858, 5pm – midnight, 7 days a week.
Web:
http://www.thecalmzone.net/
SANEline – offers emotional support and information to anyone who is worried about their own mental health or a concerned family members, friend or professional. Open 6pm – 11pm every day
Tel: 0845 767 8000
Web:
http://www.sane.org.uk/
CHRISTIANS AGAINST POVERTY – has years of experience of helping people who are depressed or suicidal work their way out of debt through its face to face service.
Tel: 0800 328 0006 or 01274 760839
Web:
http://www.capuk.org/
STEP CHANGE – provides a wealth of free advice concerning mental health and wellbeing for those in debt.
Tel: 0800 138 1111
Web:
http://www.stepchange.org/
STOP LOAN SHARKS
– confidential help and advice from the Government‘s Illegal Money Lending Team
Tel: 0300 555 2222
Scotland: 0800 074 0878
Web:
www.direct.gov.uk/stoploansharks
Scotland:
http://www.stoploansharks.org.uk/
BANKRUPTCY ADVISORY SERVICE – totally independent and affordable advice for the debtor.
Tel: 01423 862114
Web:
http://www.bankruptcyadvisoryservice.co.uk/
FINANCIAL ADVICE.CO.UK – Answering your financial questions for free within 60 minutes from 8:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Tel: 0800 092 1245
Web: http://financialAdvice.co.uk
COUNSELLING DIRECTORY – A confidential service that helps those in need to find, through an advanced postcode search, a qualified counsellor in their home area.
The site also serves as an information hub for mental health-related articles. Here is the link to an article specifically about debt:
How to take control of debt
Tel: 0333 325 2500
Web: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk
ORGANISATIONS IN SCOTLAND ONLY
SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) – will provide details of help and support in your area and information on a range of mental health topics.
Tel: 0800 917 3466
Web:
http://www.samh.org.uk/
ACTION ON DEPRESSION (SCOTLAND) – offers support and information on depression to individuals, their families and friends and professionals working with people who have depression.
Tel: 08088 022020 Free from all phone including mobiles: 2pm – 4pm Wednesdays
Web:
http://www.actionondepression.org/
BREATHING SPACE – a free and confidential helpline for anyone who is experiencing low mood, anxiety or depression or who is worried and in need of someone to talk to. Mon.– Thurs. 6pm – 2am; 24 hours at weekends.
Tel: 0800 838587
Web:
http://www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk/
CRUSE (Bereavement Care Scotland) – offers free support through one-to-one counseling and local groups to people who have experienced the loss of someone close to them.
Tel: 0845 600 2227
Web:
http://www.crusescotland.org.uk/
MONEY ADVICE SCOTLAND – provides free independent, confidential and impartial money (debt) advice. For details of money advice agencies in local areas go to the website.
Web:
http://www.moneyadvicescotland.org.uk/