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Urgent help

If you need help right now

I'm a private counsellor working set hours, and I'm not able to provide urgent or crisis support. The services below are — and they are used to hearing from people in difficulty. You will not be wasting their time.

Immediate danger

999

If you’re in immediate danger, or someone else is, call 999 now.

Urgent mental health support — Hampshire

111, option 2

NHS urgent mental health support, at any time of day or night.

Samaritans

116 123

Free to call, 24 hours a day, every day. You can also email jo@samaritans.org.

Shout

Text SHOUT to 85258

A free, confidential, 24/7 text service — if you’d rather not speak to anyone.

If it can wait until working hours, you can also contact your GP, who can arrange urgent support locally.