Useful Helplines
Please see a list of helplines below that you may find useful.
The Surgery 24 Hour Advice Line
Sex & Relationships
- The Lesbian and Gay Foundation – 0845 330 30 30 (www.lgf.org.uk)
- Brook Sexual Health – Text 07717989023 (www.brook.org.uk)
- Relate – The Relationship People 0300 100 1234 (www.relate.org.uk)
- Stonewall (LGBTQ) http://www.stonewall.org.uk/ T: 02075931850
Drink & Drugs
- Alcoholics Anonymous – 0845 769 7555 (www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk)
- Al-Anon – For friends and families of alcoholics – 020 7403 0888 (www.al-anonuk.org.uk)
- Smokefree National Helpline – 0300 123 1044 (www.nhs.uk)
- Talk To Frank – 0300 123 6600 (www.talktofrank.com)
Bullying
- BullyingUK – 0808 800 2222 (www.bullying.co.uk)
- Childline – 0800 1111 (www.childline.org.uk)
- Cybersmile – online bullying help and advice (www.cybersmile.org)
- Kidscape – preventing bullying and child sexual abuse (www.kidscape.org.uk)
- Teacher Support – 08000 562 561 (Wales 08000 855 088) (www.teachersupport.info)
Studying & Work
- Pay and Work Rights Helpline – 0800 917 2368 (www.gov.uk)
- UCAS Application Helpline – 0871 468 0468 (www.ucas.com)
- UCAS Exam Results Helpline – 0808 100 8000 (www.ucas.com)
Your Body
- B-eat Eating Disorders Youthline – 0845 634 7650 (www.b-eat.co.uk)
- Epilepsy Action Helpline – 0808 800 5050 (www.epilepsy.org.uk)
- Mermaids – Support for gender variant young people – 0208 123 4819 (www.mermaidsuk.org.uk)
- Sands – Stillbirth and neonatal death – 020 7436 5881 (www.uk-sands.org)
- Young Minds Parent Helpline – 0808 802 5544 (www.youngminds.org.uk)
Friends, Family & Home
- Lucy Faithfull Foundation – Preventing child sex abuse – 0808 1000 900 (www.lucyfaithfull.org.uk)
- Karma Nirvana – Forced marriage support – 0800 5999 247 (www.karmanirvana.org.uk)
- Missing People Helpline – 116 000 (www.missingpeople.org.uk)
- NSPCC – 0808 800 500 (www.nspcc.org.uk)
Health & Wellbeing
- Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – 0800 58 58 58 (www.thecalmzone.net)
- Get Connected – help for young people – 0808 808 4994 (www.getconnected.org.uk)
- Mind – the mental health charity – 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk)
- NHS Urgent Care (England Only) – 111 (www.nhs.uk)
- Papyrus – young suicide prevention Hopeline – 0800 068 41 41 (www.papyrus-uk.org)
- Quit – Stop Smoking Quitline – 0800 00 22 00 (www.quit.org.uk)
- Samaritans – 08457 90 90 90 (www.samaritans.org)
- Kidsmart (http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/)
- Child Exploitation Online Resources for Young People
- (http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/)
- Liverpool Organisations
- YPAS (Young Persons Advisory Service) http://www.ypas.org.uk/ T: 0151 707 1025 E: [email protected]
- MYA (Merseyside Youth Association) http://www.mya.org.uk/ T: 0151 702 0700 E: [email protected]
- Liverpool Brook http://www.sexualhealthliverpool.co.uk/76/section.aspx/13
- P: 0151 207 4000
- Liverpool CAMHS https://www.liverpoolcamhs.com/ T: 0151 702 0700
- Bully Busters http://www.bullybusters.org.uk/ T:08001696928
