DonateSporting Wellness is not an emergency service. If you are in crisis, feel unsafe, or think you might harm yourself, please contact one of the urgent support services listed below. They can provide immediate, 24/7 help to keep you safe before you consider accessing our longer-term support.
Emergency: Call 999 (UK)
The Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way, about whatever’s getting to you:
Call:Â 116 123Â available 24/7
(it’s free to call and their number won’t appear on your telephone bill)
Email:Â jo@samaritans.org
Website:Â www.samaritans.org
Visit: You’ll find your nearest branch on their website.
For general health and medicines advice and information:
Call:Â NHSÂ 111
(available 24/7 and it’s free to call)
Website:Â www.nhs.uk
The Listening Place provide free, regular, face-to-face support so that people can talk openly about their suicidal feelings. Website:Â https://listeningplace.org.uk/
Mind provides a whole range of very useful advice and support around the topic of mental health:
Website:Â www.mind.org.uk
The Mind Infoline can also help you to find out what services are available in your local area.
You can call them on 0300 123 3393 email info@mind.org.uk or text 86463.
Mind are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.
Children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health support:
Website:Â www.youngminds.org.uk
Help and support for children and young people:
Call:Â 0800 11 11
(available 24/7 and it’s free to call)
Website:Â www.childline.org.uk
A self harm support organisation:
Website:Â www.harmless.org.uk
An online mental wellbeing community
Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope.
R;pple’s mission is to intercept harmful content relating to self-harm and/or suicide through innovative technology.
Sporting Wellness will signpost towards this tool if we have any communications with a sportsperson or parent/guardian of a sportsperson, that has expressed thoughts of suicide or self-harm.
Website:Â https://www.ripplesuicideprevention.com/