National mental health support

Help is Here (Organisations)

There are also national organisations that offer advice, support, and information on a wide range of issues. Whether you're looking for help yourself or supporting someone else, here are some helpful websites and helplines you might want to explore.

• Age UK: Free, confidential phone service for older people – call: 0800 055 6112
• CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) - offers a helpline from 5pm to midnight via calls/WhatsApp to 0800 58 58 58
• Berkshire Women’s Aid: Help for domestic abuse victims - call: 0118 950 4003
• Beat: Eating disorder charity – Adult helpline: 0808 801 0677
• Hopeline247 by Papyrus offers a 24-hour helpline 0800 068 41 41 and text support 88247 for children and your people under 35 years of age experiencing thoughts of suicide, or for anyone concerned that a younger person could be thinking of suicide.
• Mind: Support for mental health issues - call: 0300 123 1110
• Rethink Mental Illness: offering people with mental illness the support and help they need to regain confidence to engage in everyday activities
• Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123  for their 24hr listening service
• Sane Line - call: 0300 304 7000 (4pm to 10pm, daily)
• Shout offers a 24-hour text service, free, confidential and 24/7 text messaging service for anyone in the UK who needs support. This is accessed by texting ‘Shout’ to 85258
• Suicide - getting help - on the NHS website
• Switchboard: Helpline for LGBTQ+ communities - call: 0300 330 0630
• Trust House Berkshire website (support for Sexual Abuse Survivors)

Bereavement and Loss

Guidance and support are available on the bereavement and loss page.

Explore services that support your wellbeing

Our Community Directory brings together a wide range of local and national services offering counselling, peer support, and practical help. Whether you're feeling isolated, facing challenges in daily life, living with a health condition, or going through treatment, you'll find organisations here that are ready to support you.

The Hub of Hope website offers a comprehensive mental health support directory. Whether you’re looking for help for yourself or want to support someone else, you’ll find services and resources to make a difference.