The University of Leicester have partnered with the NHS to provide you free access to togetherall. togetherall is a confidential, online mental health support community, run by trained professionals, and available 24/7.

To register for togetherall please visit their website and click the 'join us' button, then choose ‘I’m from a university or college’. Make sure you sign up with your University email address.

A movement against male suicide, including a helpline and webchat for men looking for support.

Phone (5:00pm-Midnight): 0800 58 58 58
Website: www.thecalmzone.net/
Webchat (5pm-Midnight): www.thecalmzone.net/help/webchat/

When you are going through a difficult time, it can be very easy to keep your worries to yourself and believe that you are the only one experiencing such painful feelings. While we all have our own ways of coping, information and support can make a huge difference.

Counselling Directory was set up by a team who know how difficult it can be to find the support and information you need. 
We know how important it is to find the right counsellor for you and we are dedicated to making that process as simple as possible.

Phone (Mon-Thurs 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4pm): 0333 325 2500
Website: www.counselling-directory.org.uk 
Facebook: @CounsellingDirectory
Twitter: @Counselling_UK

Somewhere to turn when someone dies.
We offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies and work to enhance society’s care of bereaved people.
Cruse offers face-to-face, telephone, email and website support. 

Phone (National number): 0808 808 1677
Phone (Leicestershire Area): 0116 288 4119
Email: leicester@cruse.org.uk
Website: www.cruse.org.uk/ 

LAMP is an independent voluntary organisation working to promote good mental health for everyone living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Phone: 0116 255 6286
Email: info@lampdirect.org.uk
Website: www.lampadvocacy.co.uk/

Leicester Counselling Centre is a non-profit charitable organization. Its ethos is to provide an affordable, long-term, confidential counselling service for individuals aged 18 and over.

Phone: 0116 255 8801
Email: admin@leicscounselling.co.uk
Website: www.leicestercounsellingcentre.co.uk

Leicester Women's Counselling Centre "has worked to improve the lives of women and girls throughout Leicester and Leicestershire for almost 30 years, providing one-to-one and group support, education, training, advice, advocacy and counselling".

Phone: 03333 444 304
Email: admin@ndnd.org.uk
Website: www.counsellingforwomen.org.uk

A confidential helpline which provides emotional support and practical information for all men across the UK suffering from domestic violence or domestic abuse by their current or former wife or partner (including same-sex partner).

Phone: 01823 334244
You can find more information at their website, here. 

Men's Advice Line: confidential helpline for men experiencing domestic violence from a partner or ex-partner (or from other family members). We help by: giving you time to tell your story; offering emotional support; providing practical advice; signposting you to other services for specialist help. Are you being abused?

Helpline: 0808 801 0327
Email: info@mensadviceline.org.uk
They also have a free online chat on Tuesdays and Thursday from 10am to 4pm which can be accessed via their website here.

Confidential, emotional, mental health support helpline for people who identify as Transgender, Agender, Gender Fluid, Non-binary.

National Helpline (open 2 evenings a week, Mondays and Fridays from 8pm to midnight): 0300 330 5468

National charity for the prevention of young suicide, offering confidential support and suicide intervention through HOPELineUK.

Contact opening hours are Weekdays 10:00am to 10:00pm, Weekends and Bank Holidays 2:00pm to 10:00pm.
Phone: 0800 068 41 41 (HOPELineUK)
Text: 07786 209 697
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Website: www.papyrus-uk.org/ 

Working towards a society that values everyone with mental health problems.

Website: www.richmondfellowship.org.uk/

A listening service you can talk to about your concerns, worries and troubles.

Phone (Local): 0116 270 0007
Phone (National): 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Website: www.samaritans.org
Location: 1a Elmfield Avenue, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 1RB

Start a Conversation is a suicide prevention campaign that aims to build a community that is committed to the mental health and wellbeing of its residents.

Website: www.startaconversation.co.uk/ 

Students Against Depression provides you with the resources you need to find a way forward from stress, low mood, depression or suicidal thinking.

Website: www.studentsagainstdepression.org/

Support after Suicide is a partnership of organisations that provide bereavement support in the UK. This includes emotional support, practical support, advice on what to say, and advice if you have witnessed something.

Online Contact Form: www.supportaftersuicide.org.uk/contact/ (reply within 48 hours)
Website: www.supportaftersuicide.org.uk/

Support and help with overcoming the isolation experienced by people aged over 18, who have been bereaved by suicide.

Helpline opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 9:00pm.
Phone: 0300 111 5605
Email: sobs.support@hotmail.com
Website: www.uksobs.org

This website has been put together by mums who have all supported post-natal depression. We understand how it feels and hope that you gain comfort from knowing you are not alone. As well as offering support we run local peer support sessions and have a full list of groups across the UK as well as other ways to get help.

Email: hello@thesmilegroup.org
Website: www.thesmilegroup.org/
Twitter: @TheSMILEGroup 

For free, confidential mental health and wellbeing support, please get in touch with Turning Point.

Phone: 0808 800 3302

Email: Leicestershire.helpline@turning-point.co.uk

Further information about Turning Point can be found here .

VitaMinds works in partnership with the NHS to provide talking therapy services and counselling in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland known as IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies).

If you are experiencing excessive worry, low mood, depression, anxiety or a lack of motivation then VitaMinds can help.

The UK's eating disorder charity. A vision to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders.

Help for adults (over 18)
Helpline: 0345 634 1414
Email: help@b-eat.co.uk

Help for young people:
Youth line: 0345 634 7650
Email: fyp@b-eat.co.uk
Website: www.b-eat.co.uk/

Their service helps adults aged 18 or over who have eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder and other diagnosable eating disorders. They offer an outpatient service for patients from Leicestershire and Rutland, and a regional inpatient service which serves the surrounding counties within the East Midlands region.

Phone: 0116 225 2557/ 225 2562.

Dear Albert is a social enterprise dedicated to resolving the personal, social and economic problems associated with substance misuse and so improve communities and better people's lives. Committed to best practice and to delivering evidence-based interventions, Dear Albert is focused on its support for individuals wanting to achieve long term sobriety and in helping communities tackle the issues associated with drug and alcohol misuse.

Helpline: 0800 880 3153
Text: 07712707999
E-mail: hello@dearalbert.co.uk
Facebook: @DearAlbertRecovery
Twitter: @DearAlbert
Website: www.dearalbert.co.uk

An organisation based in Leicester. They specialise in drug and alcohol, addictions, mental health and young people service. They offer specialist treatment and counselling.

Phone: 0116 403 0092
Email: info@mysolutionwellbeing.com
Website: www.mysolutionwellbeing.com

Turning Point Leicestershire and Rutland is the integrated substance misuse service for the county, city and prison. They work with anyone who is affected by drugs or alcohol and wants support to make change. They offer a variety of treatment options and will support you to find the right treatment for you. 

Phone: 0330 303 6000
Email: LLreferrals@turning-point.co.uk
Self-referral form: https://tp-sc.custhelp.com/
Website: www.turning-point.co.uk
Location: 2 Eldon Street LE1 3QL

National organisation working with families affected by drugs and alcohol. Provide a range of publications and resources for families about substance use and about criminal justice and operate an online message board and searchable database of local support groups. Run direct support services at London prisons for families of prisoners with drug problems.

Phone: 020 3817 9410
Email: admin@adfam.org.uk
Online forum: https://adfam.org.uk/help-for-families/finding-support/forum
Website: https://adfam.org.uk

Families Anonymous has about 50 groups throughout the UK for families and friends of people who may have a problem with substance abuse. The groups offer help and support to members based on the 12 steps programme.

Helpline: 02074984680
Online forum: http://famanon.co.uk/forum/
Website: http://famanon.org.uk

Helpline and regular self-help meetings for people who feel they have a drug problem and want to stop using. Please check the website for meeting details and pop-in as not appointment is needed.

Helpline: 0300 999 1212
Meeting Listings: https://ukna.org/contacts
Website: https://ukna.org

Information and support for people concerned about solvent and volatile substance misuse problems.

Helpline: 01785 817885
Live chat: www.re-solv.org/contact/
Text/ WhatsApp: 07496959930
Email: c4r@re-solv.org
Website: www.re-solv.org

The national centre of expertise on drugs and drugs laws, providing free and confidential specialist advice via a national helpline. Delivers 2 regional frontline services: therapeutic counselling and legal outreach surgeries in drug treatment centres, as well as a National expert witness service (reports and testimony).

Helpline: 02073242989
Email: ask@release.org.uk
Web Form: www.release.org.uk/helpline
Website: www.release.org.uk

The Mix provides free, confidential support through phone, web, social and counselling for under 25s. It connects young people to experts and their peers to talk about everything from homelessness to finding a job, from money to mental health, from break-ups to drugs.

Phone: 0808 808 4994
Email: help@themix.org.uk
Website: www.themix.org.uk

A national drugs awareness service which provides free, confidential advice about any drug related issues.

Phone: 0300 123 6600
Text: 82111
Email: www.talktofrank.com/contact
Live Chat (2pm-6pm): www.talktofrank.com/livechat
Website: www.talktofrank.com

The Loop is a not for profit Community Interest Company which provides drug safety testing, welfare and harm reduction services at nightclubs, festivals and other leisure events.

Website: https://wearetheloop.org