Where to seek help
If you are struggling with your mental health or thoughts of suicide, some useful details are below.
If you are in immediate danger (or concerned someone else is) or may harm yourself, please dial 111 for urgent medical advice, or call 999 for an emergency response.
Papyrus
Charity to support young people under 35 experiencing thoughts of suicide.
Open 9am to midnight every day.
Call: 0800 068 4141
Text: 07860039967
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Shout
Text messaging service for people in need of mental health support.
Open 24 hours a day, every day.
Text: ‘SHOUT’ to 85258
Samaritans
Listening charity for people experiencing mental health difficulties.
Open 24 hours a day, every day.
Call: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Childline
If you’re under 19 you can confidentially call, chat online or email about any problem big or small.
Open 24 hours a day, every day.
Call: 0800 11 11
The Mix
An information and support service for young people aged 13-25.
Open from 4pm to 11pm Monday to Saturday.
Call: 0808 808 4994
Local Help
Alder Hey CAMHS Crisis Service
If you are in Liverpool or Sefton, are under the age of 18, and having a mental health crisis, you can call the crisis care line.
Open 24 hours a day, every day.
Call: 0808 196 3550 or 0151 293 3577
Wirral and Cheshire CAMHS Crisis Service
If you are in Wirral or Cheshire and having a mental health crisis, you can call the crisis care line.
Open 24 hours a day, every day.
Call: 0800 145 6485
Young Person’s Advisory Service (YPAS)
Providing mental health and emotional wellbeing services for young people in Merseyside.