UK Crisis Helplines & Urgent Mental Health Support
If you are struggling to cope, you can reach out to a person who can help. These contacts are for people in the UK.
Immediate danger or unable to stay safe?
Call 999 or go to A&E now if someone’s life is at risk, or you cannot keep yourself or someone else safe.
Call 999Someone to talk to: Samaritans
Samaritans offers free listening support, day or night, 365 days a year. You can talk in your own way about whatever is troubling you.
116 123 Contact SamaritansUrgent mental health help
England: call 111 and select the mental health option, or ask your GP for an urgent appointment.
Call 111 (England)Scotland: see NHS inform’s guidance on urgent mental health help and local support.
Urgent help in ScotlandElsewhere in the UK, contact your local health service or GP for the appropriate urgent mental health route.
Outside the UK?
Use your local emergency number if there is immediate danger, and contact a crisis support service or healthcare provider in your country. UK numbers may not work abroad.
Psychology AI is not a crisis service
Do not wait for an AI response in an emergency. Psychology AI does not replace emergency services or professional mental health care.
Do I have to be suicidal to contact Samaritans?
No. You can talk to Samaritans about whatever is troubling you, including worries, distress and difficult feelings.
Official sources
- Contact Samaritans
- NHS urgent mental health guidance (England)
- NHS inform urgent mental health guidance (Scotland)
Contacts checked: 6 October 2026. Check the provider’s website for current service details.