Urgent help
Who to contact for support
Talking Change is not an emergency mental health service for people in crisis. Support is available from specialist services if you need urgent help.
If you are thinking about harming yourself or you are having suicidal thoughts, you may need to be seen by the Crisis Team:
Please contact your GP to make an emergency appointment
(during out of hours, call 111 or visit 111 online)
Staying Safe provides free resources, and Grassroots offers a free Stay Alive app, for anyone distressed, thinking about suicide or worried about someone they care about.
If your life is in danger
If you have seriously harmed yourself:
Please immediately call 999 for an ambulance or go straight to A&E.
Emotional support
For confidential, emotional support you can phone a support line:
The Mix
Support for under 25s
www.themix.org.uk
Freephone: 0808 808 4994Samaritans
Support for everyone
www.samaritans.org
Freephone: 116 123CALM
Support for men
www.thecalmzone.net
Freephone: 0800 58 58 58
Worried about someone
The Samaritans offer advice about how to start a difficult conversation if you are worried about someone.
Messages of hope
It’s common to experience suicidal thoughts at some point in our lives. Here are some messages of hope from people who have suffered and found the courage to keep going.
“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.”
— Christian Larson
“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”
— Harriet Stowe
“But in the end one needs more courage to live.”
— Albert Camus
“You are learning to be fearless and becoming who you were always meant to be.”
— Marie White
“One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks.”
— Jack Penn
“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
— Anne Frank
Make the next step
If you are not in crisis and do not need urgent help, we hope you’ll consider therapy with us.
We know the courage it takes to ask for help. Read more about what to expect if you refer.
Talking Change is for everyone aged sixteen or over, who live in Portsmouth and are registered with a GP in the city.
You can self-refer by calling us on 0300 123 3934 or by completing this secure form online.