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Support options over the Christmas period

23 December 2022  |  News

The Peer Power Youth office is now shut for Christmas until January 3rd.

There are many services that offer support during this period so please don’t hesitate to contact the options below.

Samaritans

Whatever you’re going through, call us free any time, from any phone. 

 

Mind

Mind offers advice, support and information to people experiencing a mental health difficulty and their family and friends. Mind also has a network of local associations in England and Wales to which people can turn for help and assistance.

Our helplines will be closed on bank holidays 26 and 27 December and 2 January. If you need support on these days, contact Samaritans.

 

PAPYRUS UK

PAPYRUS is the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide. They support young people under 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, as well as people concerned about someone else.

  • www.papyrus-uk.org
  • Helpline: 0800 068 4141
  • Text: 07860039967
  • Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
  • Open 9am–midnight every day.

 

YoungMinds

YoungMinds are a mental health charity for children, young people and their parents, making sure all young people can get the mental health support they need.

 

Sane

SANE services provide practical help, emotional support and specialist information to individuals affected by mental health problems, their family, friends and carers.

  • Support Forum: www.sane.org.uk
  • Saneline: 0300 304 7000
  • Open every day of the year from 4pm to 10pm

SANE does not charge for its services but your phone provider may charge you.

SANE will retain the callback service we opened during the pandemic, so you can still leave us a message on 07984 967 708 giving us your first name and phone number, and we will call you back within a few days.

 

The Mix

The Mix is a UK based charity that provides free, confidential support for young people under 25 via online, social and mobile.

 

The Listening Place

The Listening Place is somewhere individuals can talk openly about their feelings without being judged or being given advice. We offer face-to-face support for those who feel life is no longer worth living.

  • Our telephone number is 020 3906 7676
  • We are available to answer question from 9am to 5.30pm; or alternatively you can reach us via email
  • Self-referral form 

 

Arthur Ellis

Arthur Ellis using their corporate and other work to fund and drive an 1:1 service so people can access support when they need it without waiting lists or thresholds to entry.

 

The Ubele Initiative

As an African diaspora led, infrastructure plus organisation, we believe in empowering Black and Minoritised communities in the UK, to act as catalysts for social and economic change.

  • Supports lived experiences from Black and Minoritised communities
  • Call- 08007720220
  • Contact – info@ubele.org

 

The Trussell Trust

The Trussell Trust support a nationwide network of food banks and together we provide emergency food and support to people locked in poverty, and campaign for change to end the need for food banks in the UK.

 

Warm Welcome

Warm Welcome are determined to equip and support thousands of free, warm, and welcoming spaces in communities across the UK.

 

For a local, non-urgent police issue please call 111.

If there is an emergency please call 999.

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