Mental Health Support Resources
🌳 No Me No Tree / 💚 Mental Health Support
Support for mental health, emotional wellbeing, crisis support and trauma across the UK.
A SupportUKtoday movement promoting resilience, grounding and emotional wellbeing through community support and lived experience.
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☏️ Samaritans
Confidential emotional support for anyone in distress or struggling to cope — whether you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious, hopeless, or having thoughts of suicide. You don't need to be in crisis to call. Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Useful for:
• Mental Health
📞 116 123 (Free, 24/7)
📧 jo@samaritans.org
🌐 samaritans.org
💬 SHOUT Crisis Text Line
A free, confidential text messaging service for anyone who is struggling to cope with anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, loneliness, or any emotional crisis.
Useful for:
• Mental Health
• Anyone who prefers to text rather than call
💬 Text SHOUT to 85258 (Free, 24/7)
🌐 giveusashout.org
🧠 Mind
Mental health charity providing advice, support and signposting to local services across England and Wales.
Useful for:
• Mental Health
📞 0300 123 3393 (Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm)
💬 Text 86463
🌐 mind.org.uk
🌿 PTSD Resolution
Free therapy for veterans, reservists and families affected by trauma, grief or post‑traumatic stress.
Useful for:
• Mental Health
• Veterans & Military Families
🌈 NHS 111
Urgent health and mental health advice when it’s not a 999 emergency.
Useful for:
• Mental Health
• Urgent support that isn’t a 999 emergency
📞 111 (Free, 24/7)
🌐 111.nhs.uk
🏥 HPFT – Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust
Local NHS mental health services for Hertfordshire, including crisis support, community teams, wellbeing services and specialist care.
Useful for:
• Mental Health
• Local Support (Watford & Hertfordshire)
🌿 Addiction, Alcohol & Gambling Support
Support for alcohol, drug and gambling addiction, including peer groups and helplines.
🍃 Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
A free, peer-led support group for anyone who wants to stop drinking.
Useful for:
• Homelessness & Pets / Addiction
• Mental Health
📞 0800 9177 650 (Free, 24/7)
🌐 alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
🎲 Gamblers Anonymous (GA)
A fellowship of people who have come together to help each other stop gambling.
Useful for:
• Homelessness & Pets / Addiction
🟦 GamCare (National Gambling Helpline)
Free counselling, support and information for anyone affected by gambling.
Useful for:
• Homelessness & Pets / Addiction
• Family members affected by gambling
📞 0808 8020 133 (Free, 24/7)
🌐 gamcare.org.uk
🌱 Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
A community of people in recovery from drug addiction.
Useful for:
• Homelessness & Pets / Addiction
• Mental Health
📛 Al‑Anon Family Groups
Support for families and friends of people with a drinking problem.
Useful for:
• Partners, parents and friends of people affected by alcohol
🥫 Food Support & Essential Help
If you're struggling to afford food or essentials, you are not alone.
🍫 Food Banks & Community Fridges
Food banks provide emergency food parcels to people in crisis. Community fridges offer free food to anyone who needs it — no referral required.
Useful for:
• Anyone struggling to afford food or essentials
- Trussell Trust Food Banks — referral-based emergency food parcels
- Independent Local Food Banks — vary by area, often no referral needed
- Community Fridges — free food, open to everyone
- Community Fridge Network map: hubbub.org.uk/community-fridge-network
🔍 Support Organisations
Charity Choice
A UK charity directory service that helps people explore charities, understand their work, and discover organisations supporting a wide range of causes.
Useful for:
- Mental health charities
- Homelessness and community support organisations
- Finding charities by cause
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