Morning! Let’s start this week with positivity - be kind and help someone else today? Please post some ideas and tell me what you’ve done! Thank you for following me X
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www.mentalhealth.org.uk/blog/random-acts-kindness
www.mentalhealth.org.uk
Take action and carry out a random act of kindness for someone else.It is so sad to hear of a Caroline Flack’s passing - please be kind to others and remember a smile can hide emotions and an internal fight for survival . .. please read this article and see there are organisations here for support... it’s ok not to be ok! Always ask for help x Thank you for following me
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#suicide awareness
#helpI feel much sadness and frustration to hear of the alleged suicide of TV host Caroline Flack.
There are many reasons why people take their own life. Sometimes it’s described as a ‘choice’ but I don’t see it as a choice and more about the person feeling they have no choices. This saddens me deeply.
I’m going to take this moment to share useful numbers and contact details with you all.
We know it’s not just celebrities (although these are the people we tend to hear about) who end their own lives. Suicidal depressive states could affect any of us.
So here are some of the main contact details I know of.
Please share them and please do use them if you need to.
Some of the organisations on here have pulled one of the people I love the most back from ‘the brink’. They do support with compassion and integrity.
Stay with us.
Lori x
Suicide prevention helplines 👇🏼
The Samaritans
Tel: 116 123
samaritans.org
Samaritans is available round the clock, every single day of the year. We provide a safe place for anyone struggling to cope, whoever they are, however they feel, whatever life has done to them.
Please call 116 123 email jo@samaritans.org, or visit www.samaritans.org to find details of the nearest branch.
Shout
Text Shout to 85258
giveusashout.org
Shout is the UK’s first free 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. They are brilliant.
Mind
MindInfoline: 0300 123 3393
mind.org.uk
Suicidal feelings
Elefriends online support community
The MindinfoLine offers thousands of callers confidential help on a range of mental health issues. Mind helps people take control of their mental health. We do this by providing high-quality information and advice, and campaigning to promote and protect good mental health for everyone. They also provide a special legal service to the public, lawyers and mental health workers.
Papyrus
HOPELINEUK – 0800 068 4141
papyrus-uk.org
I'm worried about someone
Support for anyone under 35 experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person may be experiencing thoughts of suicide.
CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Helpline: 0800 58 58 58
thecalmzone.net
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) works to prevent male suicide and offers support services for any man who is struggling or in crisis. CALM’s helpline 0800 58 58 58 and web-chat are for men in the UK who need to talk or find information and support. The services are open 5pm–midnight daily and are free, anonymous and confidential. For access or to find more information visit thecalmzone.net
ChildLine
Helpline: 0800 11 11
childline.org.uk
Coping with suicidal feelings
ChildLine is a counselling service for children and young people. You can contact ChildLine in these ways: You can phone on 0800 1111, send us an email, have a 1-2-1 chat with us, send a message to Ask Sam and you can post messages to the ChildLine message boards. You can contact ChildLine about anything - no problem is too big or too small. If you are feeling scared or out of control or just want to talk to someone you can contact ChildLine.
Kooth.com
Kooth.com is an online counselling service that provides vulnerable young people, between the ages of 11 and 25, with advice and support for emotional or mental health problems. Kooth.com offers users a free, confidential, safe and anonymous way to access help.
YoungMinds
Helpline: 0808 802 5544
youngminds.org.uk
Suicidal feelings
Parents' Information Service gives advice to parents or carers who may be concerned about the mental health or emotional well being of a child or young person.
The Mix
Helpline: 0808 808 4994
themix.org.uk
Suicide
Life’s tough, we know that. It can throw a lot your way and make it hard to know what the hell to do with it all. So, welcome to The Mix. Whether you’re 13, 25, or any age in between, we’re here to take on the embarrassing problems, weird questions, and please-don’t-make-me-say-it-out-loud thoughts you have. We give you the information and support you need to deal with it all. Because you can. Because you’re awesome. We’ll connect you to experts and your peers who’ll give you the support and tools you need to take on any challenge you’re facing – for everything from homelessness to finding a job, from money to mental health, from break-ups to drugs. We’re a free and confidential multi-channel service. That means that you choose how you access our support, without the worry of anyone else finding out. Whether it be through our articles and video content online or our phone, email, peer to peer and counselling services – we put the control in your hands. You can even volunteer with us too.
Students Against Depression
Suicide and self harm
Surviving suicidal thoughts
Students Against Depression is a website offering advice, information, guidance and resources to those affected by low mood, depression and suicidal thinking. Alongside clinically-validated information and resources it presents the experiences, strategies and advice of students themselves – after all, who are better placed to speak to their peers about how depression can be overcome.
Maytree
Tel: 020 7263 7070
maytree.org.uk
At Maytree, we provide people in the midst of a suicidal crisis with the opportunity for rest and reflection, and give them the opportunity to stay in a calm, safe and relaxed environment. We can support four "guests" at a time. The service runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our warm and friendly volunteers and staff team spend up to 77 hours with each guest over their stay, giving them the opportunity to talk through their fears, thoughts and troubles. On leaving, each guest receives a goodbye letter. This is a personal record written by a member of Maytree's staff team which reflects their stay, validates their struggles and honours their achievements.
Afternoon - I’ve been busy all day helping teenagers and clients build resilience to help their issues. Please note it’s currently Children’s mental health week 3-7 February 2020 .. Thank you to those that have recommended me, followed me and helped me build a busy practice.. it means so much! X ❤️ please share to help others..
