General Advice and Helplines

Please use our helplines below to find information and advice on a variety of mental health issues.

General Helplines

Samaritans

Campaign Against Living Miserably

Shout

Papyrus

Mind

Young Minds

SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health)

Support in Mind Scotland

The Mix

Bi-Polar UK

Saneline

Moodjuice

Be Mindful

ChildLine

kooth.com

RETHINK

Breathing Space (Scotland)

Students Against Depression

Depression UK

Overcome Depression

NHS Choices – Mental Health

Royal College of Psychiatrists

The Mental Health Foundation

Addiction helplines

• Alcohol addiction

• Drink and drug spiking

• Drug addiction

• Gambling addiction

• Gaming Addiction

• Quit smoking

Bereavement helplines

• Baby loss

• Adult and child bereavement

• Bereavement abroad

• Bereavement by murder and manslaughter

• Road death bereavement

Cancer helplines

• CancerBowel cancer

• Brain tumour

• Breast cancer

• Childhood cancer

• Liver cancer

• Ovarian cancer

• Pancreatic cancer

• Prostate cancer

• Skin cancer

Children and young people's helplines

• ADHD

• Autism

• Bullying and cyber bullying

• Children's sleep

• Children and pornography

• Children and young people's mental health

• Dyslexia

• Home schooling resources

• Missing children

• Parenting

• Sick and disabled children

• Stress

• Talking to children and young people about a serious condition

• Teenage pregnancy

• Troubled teens

• Violent children

• Wish granting

• Young people and drugs

• Young people's sexuality and sexual health

• Youth and knife crime

Disability helplines

• Carers

• Cerebral Palsy

• Disability Rights

• Disability support animals

• Facial difference

• Hearing loss

• Restricted growth

• Visual impairment

Harassment, sexual and domestic abuse and rape helplines

• Child abuse and survivor support

• Domestic abuse

• Domestic abuse and forced marriage

• Rape and sexual abuse

• Revenge porn

• Sexual harassment

• Stalking

Medical condition helplines

• Allergies and anaphylaxis

• Alzheimer's and dementia

• Asthma

• Diabetes

• Endometriosis

• Epilepsy

• Headaches, migraine and pain management

• Hearing loss

• Heart health and disease

• Urinary incontinence

• Irritable bowel syndrome

• Pain management

• Skin conditions

• Strokes

• Usher syndrome

Mental health helplines

• Anxiety and panic

• Body dysmorphic disorder

• Eating disorders

• Hoarding

• Mental health

• OCD

• Phobia

• PND

• Self harm

• Suicide prevention

• Trauma & PTSD

Money and financial helplines

• Debt

• Food banks and money saving apps

• Homelessness

Older people

• Back pain

• Fraud and scams - protect the elderly factsheet

• Talking about dying

Pregnancy and childbirth helplines

• Coping with crying

• IVF, donor conception and surrogacy

• Morning sickness

• Postnatal depression and puerperal psychosis

• Pregnancy and childbirth

Relationship helplines

• Neighbour disputes

• Divorce and relationships

• Social services and family courts support

• Step-parenting

Safety awareness helplines

• Drink and drug spiking

• Fraud and scams

• Gas safety and carbon monoxide poisoning

• Keeping safe abroad

• Online safety

• Online relationship safety

• Personal safety

• Pet safety

• Terrorism and National Emergencies helplines

• Victims of crime

Sex, sexuality, and sexual health helplines

• Abortion

• Coming out

• Contraception

• Gender dysphoria

• Homophobic bullying and discrimination

• HIV and AIDS

• Male sexual dysfunction

• Sex and relationships for people with disabilities

• Sex and pornography

• Sex and relationships

• Sexual health and relationships

Other helplines

• Armed forces

• Blood, tissue and organ donation

• Coeliac disease

• Hairloss

• Hate crimes

• Human trafficking

• Menopause & Hysterectomy

• Missing abroad

• Missing people

• Multiple sclerosis

• NHS complaints

• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and hirsutism

• Restorative justice

• Sleep help and information

• Thyroid disorders

• Whistleblowing