USEFUL RESOURCES
At the Tip of Your Fingers
COPING IN A CRISIS
If you are suffering with your mental health, feeling overwhelmed or thinking about harming yourself, please reach out urgently.In the UK you can attend any A&E department in a hospital, call 111 or in an emergency call 999.
Please take a moment to breathe deeply, do something that brings you into the moment (drinking a cold or hot drink, breathing in fresh air, moving the body etc) and reach out to speak with someone. If you have a trusted friend or family member please contact them, if you want to talk to someone anonymously you can call the Samaritans for free on 116 123.
To find local services and crisis centres near you in the UK please visit the hub of hope, a directory of resources at: hubofhope.co.uk
Please reach out.
EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE OR ABUSE
Abuse and violence can take place in any relationship, between family members, friends, strangers, colleagues and romantic relationships.
Violence and Abuse is broad, the definition of domestic abuse in the UK includes:
Any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour, violence or abuse between those aged 16 or over who are or have been intimate partners or family members regardless of gender or sexuality. This can encompass but is not limited to the following types of abuse:
psychological
physical
sexual
financial
emotional
If you are experiencing any of the above you can contact the National Domestic Violence helpline for free on 0808 2000 247 or online at refuge.org.uk
If you are a child or young person you can speak to a trusted adult or contact Childline online www.childline.org or by phone 0800 1111
If you are a person using abuse or violence in your relationship and you would like support to stop then please contact Respect on 0808 8024040 or online at respectphoneline.org.uk
If you have been sexually abused or assaulted then please contact The Haven on 020 3299 6900 or online at thehavens.org.uk