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If you feel like you’ve hit rock bottom and there’s no way out, you don’t have to face it on your own. With the right support, things can get better, and you can find ways to cope.
If you need Urgent Help
If you need Urgent Help
If you need immediate help, call 999 and ask for an ambulance - they can get to you quickly and keep you safe.
If you’re feeling suicidal right now, there are people out there who can help you get through this. You can use the helplines listed below for support.
Offers confidential advice and support for young people struggling with suicidal thoughts, as well as family and friends; and information about how to make a safety plan.
Its helpline service - HOPELINE247 - is available to anybody under the age of 35 experiencing suicidal thoughts, or anybody concerned that a young person could be thinking of suicide.
Opening times:
24/7 every day of the year
0800 068 4141
88247
pat@papyrus-uk.org
Whatever you're going through, you can contact the Samaritans for support. N.B. This is a listening service and does not offer advice or intervention.
Opening times:
24/7
116123
jo@samaritans.org
Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text support service for anyone in the UK who is struggling to cope. To start a conversation, text the word ‘SHOUT’ to 85258. Our trained volunteers are here to listen at any time of day or night, and messages won’t appear on your phone bill.
What are suicidal feelings?
What are suicidal feelings?
Feeling like you don’t want to be here anymore, or thinking about ending your life, is called suicidal thoughts or suicidal ideation.
It’s normal to feel down or overwhelmed at times, but if those feelings can start to take over and it feels like there’s no way out, it’s really important to know you’re not alone. It’s okay to talk about it, and there are people who understand and want to help you through it.
If you would like more information around why people experience suicidal thoughts, signs and indicators that you or someone you know may be experiencing suicidal thoughts, and how to access support, go to youngminds.org.uk
Further support
Further support
Safety planning
Safety planning
A suicide safety plan is a personalised plan that helps you stay safe when you’re struggling with thoughts of suicide. It’s like a step-by-step guide to remind you of what to do and who to reach out to when things feel really tough.
Watch this video from Dr. Pooky Knightsmith, a well-known expert in suicide prevention. She explains how to create a suicide safety plan for yourself or help someone else put one together. An example template can also be found HERE.
Zero Suicide Alliance have a short, free, online course that can be taken by anyone who wants to learn basic suicide awareness and prevention skills.
Who it's for
Who it's for
The training is aimed at anyone aged 16 and over who wants to know what to do if they’re ever in a situation where someone they know or see may be struggling with thoughts of suicide.
Co-produced with people from the autistic community, this Autism and Suicide Awareness Training aims to:
Share information about autism and suicide risk
Share real experiences
Coach you through spotting the signs and supporting an autistic person with four different scenarios (you can choose which ones you want to complete)
Share resources for further support
WHO IT'S FOR
This course has been developed for anyone to take the training, but we particularly recommend you take the training if you are part of the autistic community or work with autistic people.
This course is recommended for people aged 16 or over.
This edition of ZSA suicide awareness training has been developed to support awareness of suicide risk for university students and includes information and scenarios that are related to experiences at university.
Who it’s for
Who it’s for
The training has been created to support university students who maybe significantly struggling and therefore at risk of suicide. It can be taken by anyone but is partculalrly recommended if you attend university, work at a university, work with students or have a family member or friend at university.
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