If you need someone to talk to about how you are feeling now, you can contact any of the following organisations:
NHS Mental Health Shetland
Community and online resources
Suicide Prevention Scotland
Suicide Prevention Scotland’s new website will provide information and key links to a range of centralised resources to support people experiencing thoughts of suicide, those who are worried for someone else or for those who have been bereaved by suicide.
Website: www.suicideprevention.scot
Mind Your Head
Promoting positive mental health and wellbeing in Shetland
Tel: 01595 745035 | Website: www.mindyourhead.org.uk
NHS Mental Health Hub
If you need urgent support for your mental or emotional health, you can call the NHS 24 Mental Health Hub on 111. The service is open 24 hours a day.
Services Available 24/7
The phone line is confidential, free to call and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Tel: 116 123
Shout is the UK’s first and only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope.
Text Shout to 85258
Our 111 service is here to provide urgent care advice and mental health support day or night. Phone 111 if you think you need A&E, but it’s not a critical emergency.
If you are a child or young person, you can contact Childline about anything. You can call for free or chat to a counsellor in a safe space online.
Tel: 0800 1111
HOPELINE247 is a confidential support and advice service for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.
If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINE247 for confidential support and practical advice.
Tel: 0800 068 41 41 | Text: 88247 | Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
Samaritans
Samaritans volunteers are there to listen.
The phone line is confidential, free to call and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Tel: 116 123 | Website: www.samaritans.org
Breathing Space
Breathing Space is a free, confidential phone service for people in Scotland. It offers listening, advice and information about mental health.
Tel: 0800 83 85 87 | Website: www.breathingspace.scot
Childline
If you are a child or young person, you can contact Childline about anything. You can call for free or chat to a counsellor in a safe space online.
Tel: 0800 1111 | Website: www.childline.org.uk
Papyrus
HOPELINE247 is a confidential support and advice service for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.
If you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be you can contact HOPELINE247 for confidential support and practical advice.
Tel: 0800 068 41 41 | Text: 88247 | Website: www.papyrus-uk.org
Harmless
Harmless is the national centre of excellence for self harm and suicide prevention.
Tel: 0115 880 0280 | Website: https://harmless.org.uk
Silverline
The Silver Line is a free confidential helpline providing information and support to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Tel: 0800 4 70 80 90 | Website: www.thesilverline.org.uk
Mind to Mind
If you’re feeling anxious, stressed, or low, or having problems sleeping or dealing with grief – find out how you can improve your mental wellbeing by hearing what others have found helpful.
Shout
Shout is the UK’s first and only free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope.
Text Shout to 85258 | Website: https://giveusashout.org/
NHS24
Our 111 service is here to provide urgent care advice and mental health support day or night. Phone 111 if you think you need A&E, but it’s not a critical emergency.
Tel: 111 | Website: www.nhs24.scot
