Mental Health Support Services

Here are just a few support options that are available to you.

Remember it is always OK to ask for help.

Links to support services from 27 international nations
are available on the Safe Sport International website:

www.safesportinternational.com/getting-help

  • If you or someone you know is at imminent risk, please call 999 for immediate help.

    Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, anonymous text support service. You can text us from wherever you are in the UK.

    Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 116 123 - FREE from any phone or the Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).

    CALM’s helpline and livechat are open from 5pm to midnight every day. 365 days a year. Call 0800 58 58 58 or livechat: https://www.thecalmzone.net/#open-calmbot

    Childline is here to help anyone under 19 in the UK. You can talk to us about anything. No problem is too big or too small. Call us on 0800 1111 or chat to us online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

    YoungMinds. Whether you want to understand more about how you're feeling and find ways to feel better, or you want to support someone who's struggling, we can help. www.youngminds.org.uk

    SANEline offers specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. We hear from 4pm to 10pm every day of the year 0300 304 7000.

    National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK, a compassionate and understanding lifeline for those grappling with their mental well-being or thoughts of suicide. Call 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).

    Sporting Wellness - free, professional, mental health support for all representative sports people aged 16 or over, based in the United Kingdom. https://www.sportingwellness.org/getsupport/

    Royal College of Psychiatrists - readable, user-friendly and evidence-based information on mental health problems, treatments and other topics, written by qualified psychiatrists with help from patients and carers. https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health