Urgent help
If you or someone else is in immediate danger
Call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. This includes if someone has seriously harmed themselves, taken an overdose, or cannot keep themselves safe.
If it’s urgent but not an emergency, these services can help now. You don’t need to know whether dopamine — or anything else — is involved.
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- Emergency servicesCall 999 or go to A&E CallIf someone’s life is at risk or they cannot keep themselves safe · 24 hoursSource: www.nhs.uk
- NHS 111 (England)Call 111 and select the mental health option, or use 111 online CallUrgent mental health help when life is not at immediate risk · 24 hoursSource: www.nhs.uk
- NHS 24 Mental Health Hub (Scotland)Call 111 CallUrgent mental health support, all ages · 24 hours, 7 days a weekSource: www.nhs24.scot
- NHS 111 WalesCall 111 and press 2 for mental health CallUrgent mental health support across Wales · 24 hours, 7 days a weekSource: 111.wales.nhs.uk
- Lifeline (Northern Ireland)0808 808 8000 (textphone 18001 0808 808 8000) CallAnyone in distress or crisis, or worried about someone else · 24 hours, 7 days a weekSource: www.lifelinehelpline.info
- Samaritans116 123 (free) CallAnyone who wants to talk, about anything · 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearSource: www.samaritans.org
- ShoutText SHOUT to 85258Free, confidential text support if you are struggling to cope · 24 hours, 7 days a weekSource: giveusashout.org
- CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)0800 58 58 58 CallAnyone who is struggling or needs to talk · 5pm to midnight, every daySource: www.thecalmzone.net
If you are outside the UK, call your local emergency number if anyone is in danger. Find A Helpline lists free, confidential helplines in many countries.
Every contact on this page is kept in a controlled list and was last checked against each organisation’s own website on 26 September 2026. We never publish a phone number that has not been checked this way. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
More help
- NHS: where to get urgent help for mental health
- NHS: help for suicidal thoughts
- Worried about someone else?
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