National/Support Out Of Hours Helplines
Samaritans
Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Phone: 116 123 (free 24-hour helpline)
Website: www.samaritans.org.uk
Breathing Space
Breathing Space is a free and confidential phone line for anybody experiencing low mood or depression. It’s part of the Scottish government strategy called Choose Life to provide support for people who feel low and might feel suicidal.
Helpline: 0800 83 85 87
Website: http://breathingspace.scot
NHS inform
NHS inform is a national health information service for Scotland. NHS inform:
- Gives information on health and welfare topics, including medical conditions and patient rights
- Answers common health questions
- Uses an interpretation service called Language Line to support callers who can’t or prefer not to speak English
- Has links to local information across Scotland and an online enquiry service.
Tel: 0800 22 44 88
Textphone users: 18001 0800 22 44 88
The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH)
The Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) provides information about mental health issues for the public, carers and interested organisations.
Tel: 0141 530 1000
Email: enquire@samh.org.uk
Website: www.samh.org.uk
Mind
Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
Phone: 0300 123 3393 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm)
Website: www.mind.org.uk
Anxiety UK
Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.
Phone: 03444 775 774 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 7.30pm; Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 2pm)
Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk
No Panic
Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD.
Phone: 0844 967 4848 (daily, 10am to 10pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge
Website: www.nopanic.org.uk
Bipolar UK
A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
Website: www.bipolaruk.org.uk
CALM
CALM is the Campaign Against Living Miserably, for men aged 15 to 35.
Phone: 0800 58 58 58 (daily, 5pm to midnight)
Website: www.thecalmzone.net
Mental Health Foundation
Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
Website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk
OCD Action
Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources.
Phone: 0845 390 6232 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm). Calls cost 5p per minute plus your phone provider’s Access Charge
Website: www.ocdaction.org.uk
OCD UK
A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.
Phone: 0333 212 7890 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.ocduk.org
PAPYRUS
Young suicide prevention society.
Phone: HOPELINEUK 0800 068 4141 (Monday to Friday, 10am to 10pm, and 2pm to 10pm on
weekends and bank holidays)
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
Rethink Mental Illness
Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
Phone: 0300 5000 927 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
Website: www.rethink.org
SANE
Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families
and carers.
SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (daily, 4.30pm to 10.30pm)
Textcare: comfort and care via text message, sent when the person needs it most: www.sane.org.uk/textcare
Peer support forum: www.sane.org.uk/supportforum
Website: www.sane.org.uk/support
YoungMinds
Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.
Phone: Parents’ helpline 0808 802 5544 (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm)
Website: www.youngminds.org.uk
NSPCC
Children’s charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty.
Phone: 0800 1111 for Childline for children (24-hour helpline)
0808 800 5000 for adults concerned about a child (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.nspcc.org.uk
Refuge
Advice on dealing with domestic violence.
Phone: 0808 2000 247 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.refuge.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous
Phone: 0800 917 7650 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
National Gambling Helpline
Phone: 0808 8020 133 (daily, 8am to midnight)
Website: www.begambleaware.org
Narcotics Anonymous
Phone: 0300 999 1212 (daily, 10am to midnight)
Website: www.ukna.org
Alzheimer’s Society
Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines.
Phone: 0333 150 3456 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 4pm on weekends)
Website: www.alzheimers.org.uk
Cruse Bereavement Care
Phone: 0808 808 1677 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.cruse.org.uk
Rape Crisis
To find your local services phone: 0808 802 9999 (daily, 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm)
Website: www.rapecrisis.org.uk
RASAC
Rape and sexual abuse centre Perth and Kinross
Business line · 01738 639043
Helpline: 01738 630965
Website: https://www.rasacpk.org.uk/contact/
Victim Support
Phone: 0808 168 9111 (24-hour helpline)
Website: www.victimsupport.scot
Perth Women’s Aid
01738 639043
www.perthwomensaid.org.uk
Beat
Phone: 0808 801 0677 (adults) or 0808 801 0711 (for under-18s)
Website: www.b-eat.co.uk
Mencap
Charity working with people with a learning disability, their families and carers.
Phone: 0808 808 1111 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Website: www.mencap.org.uk
Family Lives
Advice on all aspects of parenting, including dealing with bullying.
Phone: 0808 800 2222 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 9pm and Saturday to Sunday, 10am to 3pm)
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Relate
The UK’s largest provider of relationship support.
Website: www.relate.org.uk
Help for Heroes with Hidden Wounds
https://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/get-support/hidden-wounds/
0300 303 9888.
NHS Living Life
NHS Living Life is an appointment-based telephone counselling service based on a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach. The service is available to anyone over 16 suffering low mood, mild to moderate depression or anxiety. Calls are free and confidential. Callers are asked to provide some details and then an appointment is arranged to discuss the service and how help can be provided.
NHS Living Life
You might be referred by your GP, or you can phone the service directly on 0800 328 9655. Calls are free and confidential. Find out more about NHS Living Life.
Mood Juice
This site is designed to help you think about emotional problems and work towards solving them. Emotional problems are often the mind and body’s way of saying that something needs to be changed in our life.
https://www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/index.html
Mood Gym
Moodgym is like an interactive self-help book which helps you to learn and practise skills which can help to prevent and manage symptoms of depression and anxiety.
TCA
Tayside Council on Alcohol (TCA) was established in 1972 and is one of the leading providers of support services in the Tayside area for people who are affected by the misuse of alcohol. Our mission statement is to;“Provide, throughout Tayside, support, education and information to those experiencing problems arising from alcohol misuse and to promote a healthy approach to alcohol.”
http://alcoholtayside.com/
Angus: 01241 872989
Dundee: 01382 456012
Perth: 01738 580336
CAMHS
NHS’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for young people and parents.
https://contact.org.uk/advice-and-support/health-medical-information/health/camhs/
Young Minds
Text the YoungMinds Crisis Messenger, for free 24/7 support across the UK if you are experiencing a mental health crisis.
If you need urgent help text YM to 85258
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/your-guide-to-support/guide-to-camhs/
