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Urgent Help

If you or somebody else is in immediate danger, call 999.

For urgent medical attention visit Accident & Emergency (A&E) or make an Emergency GP appointment.

For urgent medical advice you can call the NHS 111 (England) or NHS Direct (Wales).


Non-Emergency 24/7 Support Services:

There are other 24hour sources of support that provide listening and understanding, please see the list below for suggestions:

The Samaritans - Helpline: 116123 (FREE to call)
24/7 support for anyone in distress.

Shout - Crisis Text Line: 85258 (FREE on all major mobile networks)
24/7 support for anyone struggling or in a state of crisis at any time, from anywhere.



Our services:

Self Injury Helpline - 0808 800 8088

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7pm - 9.30pm. 

Call us for free, confidential, non-judgemental emotional support around self-injury.

For more information on our services, click here.


TESS text, email and webchat support

Text us on 07537 432444. For email support, send a message to [email protected]. For webchat support, click on the box on this page.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 7pm – 9.30pm.


For more information on all of our services, click here.


For more information on getting support around self harm and other resources, click here.


Published: 26th February, 2018

Updated: 9th December, 2020

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