How to get support
Below you’ll find links to a range of organisations if you are looking for mental health support for yourself or someone you know.
If you are in need of urgent help, please dial 999.
General mental health support
Samaritans Cymru
Freephone 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org - any time, day or night.
CALL Mental Health Helpline for Wales
Freephone 0800 132 737 or text ‘help’ to 81066 (charged at standard network rate) - any time, day or night.
Mind Cymru
Mental Health Foundation
Public Health Wales - How are you feeling?
Suicide and bereavement
Help is at Hand Cymru
A resource for people bereaved through suicide or other unexplained death, and for those helping them.
PAPYRUS HOPElineUK
For children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or for anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide
Freephone 0800 068 41 41
CRUSE
Cruse bereavement care
Freephone 0808 808 1677
SOBS - Survivors of bereavement by suicide
0300 111 5065
Online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
SilverCloud
A free online course which offers support for anxiety, depression, and much more, all based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Anyone aged 16 or over in Wales can sign up.
Children and young people
Childline
Call for free on 0800 1111 or visit their site to chat online or send an email.
MEIC
Support for children and young people up to 25 years old open 8am to midnight, seven days a week. Freephone 080880 23456, text 84001 or instant messaging on their website.
Young Minds
Young person’s mental health toolkit
Children’s Commissioner for Wales
NSPCC
Eating disorders
Beat - Beat Eating Disorders
Beat helplines
Dedicated Wales Helpline: 0808 801 0433
Email: Waleshelp@beateatingdisorders.org.uk
Helplines are open 365 days a year from 1pm to 9pm during the week, and 5pm to 9pm on weekends and bank holidays, as well as an online chat option.
Perinatal mental health
PANDAS
Helpline is available from 11am to10pm every day - 0808 1961 776