Helplines

NHS First Response Service (FRS)

NHS First Response Service (FRS), across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, provides 24-hour access, seven days a week, 365 days a year, to mental health care, advice, support and treatment.

By calling 111, and selecting option 2, you will be put through to a member of the FRS who will speak to you and discuss your current mental health needs.

Papyrus

Advice for young people at risk of suicide
0800 068 4141 (helpline 10am – 10pm, Monday – Friday and 2pm – 5pm, weekends and bankholidays)
07786 209697 (SMS)
www.papyrus-uk.org

Samaritans

116 123 (Freephone, 24 hour helpline)
www.samaritans.org

Lifeline

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Helpline
0808 808 2121 (Freephone)
9am to 2pm, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays)
2pm to 11pm, 365 days a year

Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

For those personally affected by suicide
0300 111 5065 (9am to 9pm)
www.uk-sobs.org.uk

CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)

A charity dedicated to preventing male suicides
0800 58 58 58 (5pm – midnight every day)
www.thecalmzone.net

Shout

Crisis text line
85258 (SMS)
www.giveusashout.org

Alternatively, read our instant advice if you are feeling suicidal or worried about someone