Help & Support
Please find a detailed list below of the help and support available to you. This list was developed by our Student Officers and Advisors.
Assist Trauma Centre
- For anyone who has experienced a traumatic event
- Offers therapy (to be paid for)
Website | admin at assisttraumacare dot org dot uk | 01788 551919
Life Centre
- For anyone who has experienced rape or sexual abuse
- Offers counselling and helpline
Website | Text Helpline: 07717 989 022 | Helpline: 0808 802 0808 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
Men's Advice Line
- For men experiencing or have experienced domestic violence
- Offers helpline, email support, and information on abuse
Website | info at mensadviceline dot org dot uk | Helpline: 0808 801 0327 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
National Association for People Abused in Childhood
- 18+
- For survivors of any type of child abuse
- Operated by experienced staff and trained volunteers
- Offers groups, advice about pursuing a legal action (but doesn’t offer legal advice), and information
Website | support at napac dot org dot uk | Support Line: 0808 801 0331 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
Respond
- For those over 18 years old who have a learning disability and/or autism, and have experienced abuse/trauma
- Offers counselling
Website | admin at respond dot org dot uk | 020 7383 0700
Safeline
- For anyone who has survived or is at risk of sexual violence/abuse
- Offers counselling and therapy, Independent Sexual Violence Advocates, dedicated support service for men and boys who have been affected by sexual violence/abuse, dedicated helpline for those in Warwickshire affected by sexual violence/abuse, and specialist medical and forensic support for recent victims of sexual violence
Website | Warwickshire Helpline: 0808 800 5008, Male Helpline: 0808 800 5005
Support for Survivors
- For adult survivors of childhood abuse
- Run by volunteers, many of which have survived childhood abuse
- Offers one-to-one and group support, workshops, and information
Website | hello at supportforsurvivors dot org | 0115 962 2722
SurvivorsUK
- For boys, men, and non binary people (13+) who have experienced sexual violence
- Offers helpline (text and web chat) groups across the UK
- Offers counselling and Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Services if sexual violence occurred in or the survivor lives in London
Website | Text: 020 3322 1860
The Survivors Trust
- For people (any age) who have survived sexual trauma/abuse
- Offers helpline (for those aged 16+), information, counselling, live chat
Website | Helpline: 08088 010818 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
Victim Support
- For people (any age) who are victims of crimes or traumatic events
- Offers helpline, live chat on the website, emotional and practical support, and legal information
Website | Helpline: 0808 168 9111
Anxiety UK
- 18+
- Run by people with anxiety disorders for people with anxiety disorders
- Offers therapy, courses, groups, helpline / text service, and resources (eg: magazines)
Website | Helpline: 03444 775 774, Text Support: 07537 416 905
No Panic
- Any age
- For people with anxiety disorders
- Offers mentoring, groups, helpline, and self help tips
Website | Helpline: 0300 772 9844, Youthline: 0330 606 1174
OCD-UK
- For anyone with OCD
- Offers a discussion forum, information and advice about OCD
Website | Support enquiries (questions about OCD): 01332 588112, General enquiries (questions about the charity): 0800 0487012 | OCD-UK, 8 Chapel Street, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 1AR
Top UK
- 16+
- For people with anxiety disorders
- Offers groups
Child Bereavement UK
- For people below the age of 25 who are grieving a death, and families whose child is dying or has died
- Offers helpline, groups and individual support sessions, and advice
Website | support at childbereavementuk dot org | 0800 02 888 40
Cruse
- For anyone who has been bereaved
- Offers helpline, counselling, and advice
Website | 0808 808 1677 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
The Good Grief Trust
- For anyone who has been bereaved
- Offers signposting, and advice
Bipolar UK
- For people with bipolar disorders by people with bipolar disorders
- Offers talking service, online community forum, information about bipolar disorders, and groups
Website | info at bipolaruk dot org | Post: Bipolar UK, 32 Cubitt Street, London, WC1X 0LR
Hope Again
- Part of Cruse Bereavement UK
- For children and young people (12 - 25 years old) who are grieving a death
- Offers helpline, counselling, and advice
Website | hopeagain at cruse dot org dot uk | Helpline: 0808 808 1677 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
Nightline
- For students (any level) at university
- Offers peer to peer emotional support
The Mix
- For anyone aged under 25 years old
- Offers information and advice on a variety of young people topics including discussion boards, helpline, email helpline, crisis text support, and counselling
Website | Helpline: 0808 808 4994 (free), Text support: text THEMIX to 85258 (free)
Young Minds
- For children and young people
- Offers text support for young people, helpline for parents for advice, emotional support and signposting of a child under 25 years old, and webchat for parents
Website | Text support for young people: text YM to 85258 (free text), Helpline for parents: 0808 802 5544 (free)
An Infinite Mind
- For people with dissociative identity disorder
- Run by volunteers
- Offers information
Clinic for Dissociative Studies
- For any age
- For people with dissociative disorders
- Offers diagnosis of a dissociative disorder, therapy, and information
Website | info at clinicds dot com | 020 7794 1655
First Person Plural
- For people with dissociative disorders
- Offers information
Website | fpp at firstpersonplural dot org dot uk | Post: First Person Plural, Regent House, Bath Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV1 4EG
International Society for the study of Trauma and Dissociation
- Offers information on trauma and dissociative disorders
Alcoholics Anonymous
- For anyone who has an addiction to alcohol
- Offers helpline and groups
Website | Helpline: 0800 9177 650
Drugwise
- For anyone
- Offers harm reduction techniques for drug users, and information on drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
Frank
- For anyone
- Offers helpline, live chat, and information on drugs
Website | Helpline: 0300 123 6600
Narcotics Anonymous
- For anyone with a drug addiction
- Offers groups
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
- For anyone with a parent who has an alcohol addiction
- Offers helpline, and advice
Website | helpline at Nacoa dot org dot uk | Helpline: 0800 358 3456 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
Beat UK
- For anyone with any eating disorder
- Offers helpline, email support, information about eating disorders, and how to support someone else with an eating disorder
Website
England: help at beateatingdisorders dot org dot uk; Scotland: Scotlandhelp at beateatingdisorders dot org dot uk; Wales: Waleshelp at beateatingdisorders dot org dot uk; Northern Ireland: NIhelp at beateatingdisorders dot org dot uk
Helpline (England): 0808 801 0677; Helpline (Scotland): 0808 801 0432; Helpline (Wales): 0808 801 0433; Helpline (Northern Ireland): 0808 801 0434
Action For Happiness
- For anyone
- Offers a calendar on daily happiness building activities, groups (eg: happy cafes), and advice for happier living
Citizens’ Advice
- For anyone in any part of the UK
- Offers advice and information on various rights (eg: housing, debt, immigration)
Website | Helpline (England): 08001448848; Helpline (Wales): 08007022020
Happiful Magazine
- For anyone
- Offers an e-magazine about mental health
Mencap
- For anyone with a learning disability
- Offers support services for many areas of life, and a helpline (not crisis support)
Website | helpline at mencap dot org dot uk | Helpline: 0808 808 1111
Mind
- For anyone affected by mental illness
- Offers information on various mental health disorders including on mental health law
Website
Information and signposting: info at mind dot org dot uk, Mental Health Law: legal at mind dot org dot uk
Information and signposting: Mind Infoline, PO Box 75225, London, E15 9FS; Mental Health Law: Mind Legal line, PO Box 75225, London, E15 9FS
Information and signposting: 0300 123 3393; Mental Health Law: 0300 466 6463
Qwell
- For adults (18+)
- Offers free and anonymous wellbeing support with professionals
ReThink Mental Illness
- For anyone affected by mental illness
- Offers groups, mental health training, carers support, advocacy, crisis support, helplines, services for those in the criminal justice system and their families, and housing
Website
South Asian community in Kent and West Sussex helpline: 0808 800 2073
North East Lincs helpline (16+): 0808 800 1010
Doncaster helpline (16+): 0808 801 0442
Sheffield helpline (16+): 0808 801 0440
Black Country 24/7 Urgent Mental Health helpline: 0800 008 6516
Sheffield Younger Persons helpline (below age 18): 0808 801 0612
Rethink Advice and Information England (18+) - Helpline: 0808 801 0525 | advice at rethink dot org
Gloucestershire Self Harm - Helpline: 0808 801 0606 | glosselfharm at rethink dot org
Roshni
- For South Asian women
- Offers helpline, supporting access to things like solicitors and benefits, information on legal rights, help with identifying risks and creating safety plans, counselling, and access to emergency refuge
Website | admin at roshnibirmingham dot org dot uk | General Helpline: 0800 953 9666; Forced marriage and honour based abuse helpline: 0800 953 9777
Sane
- For anyone (16+) affected by mental illness
- Offers information on various mental health disorders, email and text support (not crisis help)
Website | support at sane dot org dot uk
Side by Side
- For anyone (18+) affected by mental illness
- Offers online community to share experiences
Southall Black Sisters
- For black, Asian, and minority ethnicities (women primarily)
- Offers helpline, information and advice (eg: on domestic violence)
Website | info at southallblacksisters dot co dot uk | Helpline: 020 8571 9595
Together All
- For anyone (16+)
- Offers anonymous community for to discuss issues about mental health and wellbeing
Together UK
- For anyone
- Offers community support, accommodation, wellbeing support for those in the criminal justice system, and advocacy
Wellbeing and Student Support at Warwick University
- For anyone at Warwick University
- Offers the Counselling and Psychology Interventions Team, which can provide individual therapy (face to face, on Microsoft Teams, or email), and group therapy; a list of self help resources; a list of University and local support; and a specialist Disability Team
Campaign Against Living Miserably
- For anyone going through a tough time
- Offers information and advice, helpline, and webchat
Website | Helpline: 0800 58 58 58
Maytree
- For anyone (18+) who is suicidal without: a drug or alcohol addiction; currently experiencing a psychotic episode or severe acute mental health issues
- Offers a 4 night, 5 day free residential stay (only once during the adult’s lifetime)
Website | 020 7263 7070
Papyrus
- For any young person (below the age of 35) or anyone concerned about a young person struggling with suicidal thoughts
- Offers helpline, text helpline, and email helpline (HOPELINEUK), and advice
Website | pat at papyrus-uk dot org | Helpline: 0800 068 4141 (doesn’t show on phone bill); Text helpline: 07860 039 967
Samaritans
- For anyone going through a tough time
- Offers helpline and email support
Website | jo at samaritans dot org | Helpline: 116 123 (doesn’t show on phone bill)
Shout
- For anyone going through a tough time
- Offers text support service
Website | Text support (free): text SHOUT to 85258
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
- For adults (18+) who have been bereaved by another’s suicide
- Offers helpline, groups, online community forum, and resources
Website | email dot support at uksobs dot org | Helpline: 0300 111 5065