If you are seeking urgent help contact NHS24: call 111 or ask for an urgent appointment with you GP.  

If you just need to talk right now:

Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org

Young Minds - https://www.youngminds.org.uk

Childline - https://www.childline.org.uk

Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources.

  • Black Minds Matter UK

    Black Minds Matter’s mission is to connect Black individuals and families with free mental health services — by professional Black therapists to support their mental health. To make this happen, they want to make mental health topics more relevant and accessible for all Black people in the U.K., removing the stigma and remodelling the services to be relevant for the Black community.

  • British Asian Trust

    The charity are lifting the silence on mental health issues and raising awareness in communities. By opening up the conversation and developing services, they are ensuring that people can find and receive the support they need.

  • Mendu

    Meet Mendü: a companion to talk through problems with, right now.

    Learn how to de-stress, problem-solve, sleep better, relieve anxiety, gain more confidence and feel more balanced.

    For marginalised women left out of traditional wellness spaces.

  • The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network

    BAATN is the U.K’s largest community of mental health professionals for people of Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean heritage. They connect people to therapists around the UK and provide free resources and services as well.

  • Rethink Mental Illness – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) mental health

    We improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through our network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. Our goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.

  • Saheliya

    A specialist mental health and well-being support organisation for black, minority ethnic, asylum seeker, refugee and migrant women and girls (12+) in the Edinburgh and Glasgow area.

  • Music Minds Matter

    Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Music Minds Matter is Help Musicians' dedicated mental health support line and service for the whole UK music community.

  • Samaritans

    Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

  • Breathing Space

    Breathing Space is a free, confidential, phone and webchat service for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16 experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety.

  • Mind

    Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

  • Sane

    SANE is a leading UK mental health charity improving quality of life for anyone affected by mental illness. Services are for anyone affected by mental illness, their carers and families.

  • The Mix

    The Mix is the UK’s leading support service for young people. They are here to help you take on any challenge you’re facing - from mental health to money, from homelessness to finding a job, from break-ups to drugs. Talk to us via our online community, on social, through our free, confidential helpline or our counselling service.