Christmas support
‘FamilyLine’ helpline from Family Action
Opening times:
- Monday to Friday: 9am to 9pm
Contact details:
- Telephone: 0808 802 6666
- Text message: 07537 404 282
- Email: familyline@family-action.org.uk
- Live web chat
‘Family Lives’ helpline from Family Lives
Opening times:
- Monday to Friday: 9am to 9pm (9am to 1pm Christmas Eve and New Years Eve)
- Weekends: 10am to 3pm
- Closed 25th to 28th Dec and 1st to 3rd Jan
Contact details:
- Telephone: 0808 800 2222
- Email: askus@familylives.org.uk
- Live web chat
Open 24/7, 365 days of the year
Samaritans
Samaritans works to make sure there’s always someone there for anyone who needs someone – 24/7, 365 days of the year.
Tel: 116 123 (free to call and will not appear on your phone bill)
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org
National Domestic Violence Helpline
Other helpful support
Respect – Men’s Advice Line
Email support: info@mensadviceline.org.uk
Mon-Fri: 9am-8pm,
Sat & Sun: 10am-12pm & 4pm-6pm
Webchat support:
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
10–11am and 3–4pm
Website: www.mensadviceline.org.uk/
Mind
Mental Health Support
CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and the cause of 18 deaths every day
PANDAS Foundation
Supporting parents experiencing a perinatal mental illness.
Tel (nationwide): 0808 1961 776
For urgent medical attention, your options are Accident & Emergency (A&E) and Emergency GP appointments or 999.
For urgent medical advice, you can call the NHS 111 (England) or NHS Direct (Wales).
Useful Weblinks
Children’s Centres Herefordshire
Supporting Housing For Young People
CAP Christians Against Poverty