Urgent help
If you feel the need to talk to someone urgently, please call the Samaritans on 116 123 – available 24/7
Mental Health Matters – Areas covered by the helpline are Coventry & Warwickshire, Gateshead, Kent and Medway and Plymouth
NHS 111 – for urgent medical concerns
Your nearest Accident and Emergency Department in the event of crisis
Police Specific Support
Please do see your GP if you feel that your mental health and wellbeing is suffering in any way.
Police Care UK a charity caring for serving and former police officers and staff, volunteers, and their families.
Police Charities – a wide range of support for officers and their families
Call4Backup – UK Police Peer Support Charity
PFOA (Police Firearms Officers Association) – support for serving or retired firearms officers and their families
Shout UK: Text Crisis Support for Emergency Services – Text BLUELIGHT to 85258 any time day or night and a Crisis Volunteer will be able text with you about whatever is troubling you
Self Help & Information
Oscar Kilo, Home of the National Police Wellbeing Service
Mind, the Mental Health Charity): Police – how to manage your mental health
NHS Self Help Booklets: Anxiety, Abuse, Bereavement, Depression and Low Mood, Health Anxiety, Panic, Post natal depression, self harm, sleeping problems, stress and more…
Do try to stay connected to friends and family. If talking feels like too much, then text and messenger apps can be vital for social support.
Reach out – please don’t suffer in silence.