There are loads of different places where you can get support, especially through your university! If you need help accessing that support, please contact the Tenancy Support and Wellbeing Coordinator by emailing tenancysupport@unipol.org.uk or by using this form. We also have lots of university and city specific support providers which we may be able to link you with.

There are a number of National Services that you can access. Browse the following and see if any would be any use to you.

Emergency Contacts

Samaritans
Web: www.samaritans.org 
Phone: 116 123. This is a free number available 24/7 365 days per year.
Email:  jo@samaritans.org

SHOUT
Web: https://www.giveusashout.org/
Phone: 85258
24/7 crisis text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. Text SHOUT to 85258 – aim to respond as quickly as possible.

CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably
Web: https://www.thecalmzone.net/
Phone: 0800 58 58 58

Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide
Web: https://papyrus-uk.org/
Phone: 0800 068 41 41
PAPYRUS is the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide. Service offers advice to young people under 35 who are struggling with suicidal thoughts.

Hub of Hope
Web: https://hubofhope.co.uk
The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place.

Abuse

Stop It Now
Web: http://www.stopitnow.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 1000900
Email: help@stopitnow.org.uk
Provide information support and advice to people who have been abused as a child, young people currently being abused, people concerned about their own behaviour towards a child, people who have concerns for a child’s safety and people who are concerned about another adult’s behaviour.

Karma Nirvana
Web: https://karmanirvana.org.uk/
Phone: 0800 5999 247
Email: info@karmanirvana.org.uk
Support for victims of honour-based abuse or forced marriage. Whether you are at risk or are concerned for someone that is, we are available to listen and help. We offer confidential support to both victims and professionals.

Addiction

SMART Recovery
Web: https://www.smartrecovery.org.uk/
Support people to recover from addictive behaviour and lead meaningful and satisfying lives.  This includes addictive behaviour with substances such as alcohol, nicotine or drugs, or compulsive behaviours such as gambling, sex, eating, shopping, self-harming and so on.

GamCare – National Gambling Helpline
Web: http://www.gamcare.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 8020 133
Email: info@gamcare.org.uk
GamCare's employees are dedicated and experienced professionals, helping problem gamblers as well as their friends and families. The majority of their employees work directly with problem gamblers, providing advice over the phone and online or through face-to-face counselling.

Be Gamble Aware
Web: https://www.begambleaware.org/
Phone: 0808 8020 133
On this website you'll find advice and get access to free, confidential help by phone or online. You can learn about how gambling works, check if you or someone you know may have a gambling problem, and find tips on how to stay in control.

Sex and Love Addicts Annonymous
Web: https://www.slaauk.org/ 
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, or SLAA, is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition oriented Fellowship based on the model pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. SLAA is open to anyone who knows or thinks they have a problem with sex addiction, love addiction, romantic obsession, co-dependent relationships, fantasy addiction and/or sexual, social and emotional anorexia.

Video Game and Internet Addiction
Web: https://www.videogameaddiction.co.uk/
Phone: 08000 886 686
Video Game Addiction is an organisation providing treatment and advice for a range of addiction and dependency problems related to gaming, Internet, social media and other electronic entertainments.

Bereavement

AtaLoss
Web: https://www.ataloss.org/
AtaLoss is a national signposting website. Everything bereaved people in the UK need in one, trusted place, which signposts them easily to support (national, specialist and local services) reliable information, resources and emergency support.

Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Support
Web: https://www.bluecross.org.uk/pet-bereavement-support
Phone: 0800 096 6606
Email: pbssmail@bluecross.org.uk
The Pet Bereavement Support Service is a confidential telephone and email support line service that offers emotional support and information for anyone experiencing the loss of a pet. The support line is open everyday from 8.30am – 8.30pm.

Debt and Finances

Citizens Advice Bureau
Phone: 0113 223 4400  OR  03444 111 444 (adviceline)
Web: www.citizensadviceleeds.org.uk
Advice on benefits, services, finances, work, debt, housing, law and rights, discrimination, tax, healthcare, education etc

Step Change
Web: https://www.stepchange.org
Phone: 0800 138 1111
Debt charity who offer support to people with financial problems/debt. Services include: debt advice, money advice, debt management plans (DMP), Bankruptcy advice, debt relief order (DRO), debt arrangement schemes (DAS), minimal assets process (MAP), bailiff help and advice, credit card debt help, online tools (how to cope with debt and stress).

Domestic Violence

Respect
Phone: 0808 802 4040
Web: http://www.respectphoneline.org.uk/
Email: info@respectphoneline.org.uk 
Opening times: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Support for domestic violence perpetrators.
A confidential and anonymous helpline for anyone concerned about their violence and/or abuse towards a partner or ex-partner.
Offer 1:1 support and domestic violence perpetrator programs run in small groups.

GALOP – National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline
Phone: 0800 999 5428
Web: https://galop.org.uk/types-of-abuse/domestic-abuse/
Email: help@galop.org.uk
Emotional and practical support for LGBT people experiencing domestic abuse. Abuse isn’t always physical- it can be psychological, emotional, financial and sexual too. Speak out, don’t suffer in silence.

Eating Disorders

BEAT: Beat Eating Disorders
Phone: Adult Helpline: 0808 801 0677
Studentline: 0808 801 0811
Web: https://www.b-eat.co.uk/
Email: help@b-eat.co.uk
Provides help and support for all those concerned through telephone helplines, a youth helpline, information, membership, a self-help programme for women with bulimia nervosa, a network of self-help groups and service specifications for treatment of anorexia and bulimia nervosa. See website for more info.

Learning Difficulties and Disabilities

Real Life Options
Web: http://www.reallifeoptions.org/home/
Phone: 01977 781800
Email: info@reallifeoptions.org
Support people with learning disabilities or autism to make choices and live their lives as they choose.

LGBTQ+

Stonewall
Web: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/
Email: Info@stonewall.org.uk
At Stonewall, they stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. They imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and we can live our lives to the full.

Physical Health

Changing Faces
Web: https://www.changingfaces.org.uk/
Phone: 0300 012 0275 (helpline) 0114 253 6662 (Sheffield branch)
Email: yandh@changingfaces.org.uk
Support for people with disfigurements to find a way to live the life they want. Support people to live their life without the anxiety or fear of being ignored, physically or verbally abused, harassed, restricted, rejected or ejected.

Self-harm

Harmless
Web:  http://www.harmless.org.uk/
Email: info@harmless.org.uk
National user led support portal for people who self-harm, their carers and families and professionals.

Self Injury Support
Web: https://www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk/
Phone: 0808 800 8088
Text: 07537 432444
Email: info@selfinjurysupport.org.uk
National organisation that supports girls and women affected by self-injury or self-harm.
The Resource Hub is a collection of guidance, research and useful educational tools from many different sources and provides a wealth of information for those that self-injure, concerned others and professionals.

Sleep

Sleep Station
Web: https://sleepstation.org.uk/
Phone: 0333 800 9404
Service for those who cannot sleep. Provide free assessment to see if insomnia disorder present – if so then offer insomnia treatment course (online).

Stalking

Stalking Helpline – Suzy Lamplugh Trust
Web: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/Pages/Category/national-stalking-helpline
Phone: 0808 802 0300
Email: info@stalkinghelpline.org  
Information and support for those who are concerned they are being stalked.

Victim Support

Victim Support
Web: www.victimsupport.org.uk
Phone: 08 08 16 89 111
Offer support to anyone affected by crime whether it has been reported to the police or not. Support is free, confidential and tailored to your needs. Aimed at supporting people to feel safer and finding the strength to move beyond the crime.

Stop Hate UK
Web: https://www.stophateuk.org/
Phone: 0800 1381625 (24 hr helpline)
Stop Hate UK is one of the leading national organisations working to challenge all forms of Hate Crime and discrimination, based on any aspect of an individual’s identity. Stop Hate UK provides independent, confidential and accessible reporting and support for victims, witnesses and third parties.