Important: These are professional services and charities. If you're in immediate danger, call 999 or 112. For urgent help, call Samaritans: 116 123 (24/7).
24/7 Crisis Support
Samaritans
Confidential support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Men's Mental Health
Men's Health Forum
24/7 stress support for men by text, chat and email.
General Mental Health
Mind
Promotes the views and needs of people with mental health problems.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm
Mental Health Foundation
Provides information and support for anyone with mental health problems or learning disabilities.
Rethink Mental Illness
Support and advice for people living with mental illness.
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm
SANE
Emotional support, information and guidance for people affected by mental illness, their families and carers.
Textcare and peer support forum available
Anxiety & OCD
Anxiety UK
Charity providing support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition.
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm
No Panic
Voluntary charity offering support for sufferers of panic attacks and OCD. Offers a course to help overcome your phobia or OCD.
Daily, 10am to 10pm
OCD Action
Support for people with OCD. Includes information on treatment and online resources.
Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5pm
OCD UK
A charity run by people with OCD, for people with OCD. Includes facts, news and treatments.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Bipolar & Specific Conditions
Bipolar UK
A charity helping people living with manic depression or bipolar disorder.
Bereavement
Cruse Bereavement Care
Support for anyone experiencing bereavement.
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Amparo
A charity helping specifically with suicide bereavement and with counsellors based in Coventry and Warwickshire.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
A free self-help group. Its '12 step' programme involves getting sober with the help of regular face-to-face and online support groups.
24-hour helpline
Al-Anon
Free self-help '12 step' group for anyone whose life is or has been affected by someone else's drinking.
Daily, 10am to 10pm
Drinkline
A free confidential helpline for people worried about their own or someone else's drinking.
Weekdays 9am to 8pm, weekends 11am to 4pm
NACOA
National Association for Children of Alcoholics offers free confidential advice and information to everyone affected by a parent's drinking.
Fri, Sat, Mon 12pm-7pm; Tue, Wed, Thu 12pm-9pm
SMART Recovery UK
Face-to-face and online groups help people with alcohol and drugs, build motivation to change, and offer proven tools and techniques.
9am to 5pm, Monday-Friday
Abuse & Violence
NSPCC
Children's charity dedicated to ending child abuse and child cruelty.
Childline for children (24-hour)
Adults concerned about a child: 0808 800 5000
Rape Crisis
Support for survivors of sexual violence.
Daily, 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm
Youth Support
YoungMinds
Information on child and adolescent mental health. Services for parents and professionals.
Parents' helpline - Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm
Other Support
Alzheimer's Society
Provides information on dementia, including factsheets and helplines.
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, weekends 10am-4pm
Veterans
Midlands OpCourage Veterans MH Service
Mental health support for veterans.
Local Services (Coventry & Warwickshire)
Mental Health Matters 24/7
24/7 helpline for Coventry & Warwickshire.
NHS Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull Talking Therapies
NHS talking therapies services for anxiety and depression. Free for ages 18+. You can self-refer without a GP referral.