USEFUL NUMBERS – updated April 2025

IF YOU ARE FEELING UNSAFE and in CRISIS. Please call 999 or go to your nearest A&E. Alternatively call 111 option 2

         Cornwall:

• Integrated Cornwall Community Mental Health Teams
  Tel: 0845 207 7711 (9am to 5pm)
  East: [email protected]
  Mid: [email protected]
  West: [email protected]
• Mental Health Matters – out of hours telephone support 5pm – 9am weekdays and 24hrs on weekends and bank holidays):
  Tel: 0800 001 4330 
• Nightlink (5pm to midnight)
  Nightlink is Cornwall’s free-phone listening service for anyone 18 years or over, who is experiencing or has experienced emotional distress.
  Ph: 0808 800 0306
  Text Service: 07717 989021

• The Women’s Centre Cornwall

          Supporting women and girls living with the impact of sexual and domestic abuse.
          Helpline on 01208 77099 on Monday to Friday 10am – 1pm and Monday evenings from 6pm –                    9pm.  [email protected] www.womenscentrecornwall.org.uk

• Man Down

          Man Down UK is a non-profit Community Interest Company founded in Cornwall, dedicated to              supporting men with mental health challenges. Runs support groups throughout Cornwall.

• Adult Social Care
  0300 123 4131
• Children Social Care
  0300 123 1116

          UK Wide

• The Samaritans
  116 123 or [email protected] or visit a branch in person
• ChildLine: a free helpline for children and young people in the UK.
  0800 1111   http://www.childline.org.uk/
• Suzy Lamplugh Trust: Anti-Stalking Helping
  0808 802 0300 suzylamplugh.org
• SANEline: A national out-of-hours telephone helpline offering practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems.
  0300 304 7000  http://www.sane.org.uk/
• Alcoholics Anonymous
  0800 9177 650  http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk/
• Talk to Frank
  Free confidential drugs information and advice 24 hours a day via email or telephone (calls from landlines are free and won’t show up on the phone bill).
  0300 1236600  http://www.talktofrank.com/
• MIND

          Call Mind's support line on 0300 102 1234.
          A safe space for you to talk about your mental health. 9am – 6pm, Mon – Fri (except bank                          holidays)

• National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK

          Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. You can call                                  National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight every day).

• Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) 

          You can call CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day) if you're affected by suicide or                  suicidal thoughts. Or if you prefer not to speak on the phone, you could try the CALM webchat                service.

• Shout 

          If you would prefer not to talk but want some mental health support, you could text SHOUT                    to 85258. Shout offers a confidential 24/7 text service providing support if you are in crisis and                need immediate help.

• Papyrus HOPELINEUK

          If you're under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about a young person who              might be struggling, you can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141 (24 hours, 7 days a                    week), email [email protected] or text 07786 209 697.

• Nightline 

          If you're a student, you can look on the Nightline website to see if your university or college                    offers a night-time listening service. Nightline phone operators are all students too.

• Switchboard 

          If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330                  0630 (10am–10pm every day), email [email protected] or use their webchat service. Phone              operators all identify as LGBT+.

• THRIVE Menopause support service and helpline

          CNTW staff can call 03300 577043 for confidential support Monday – Friday between 9am – 5pm.
          Menopause is a natural life stage that usually impacts women between the ages of 45-55, but it                can also affect men, relationships, and workplaces.

• Cruse

          Helpline is run by trained bereavement volunteers, who offer emotional support to anyone                      affected by grief.

• Call for free on 0808 808 1677

          Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – 9.30am – 5pm
          Tuesday – 1pm – 8pm

• PANDAS

          Support service for Peri and post-natal mental health
          What’s App 07903 508334         [email protected] for bookable telephone                  support

• NHS 111 - urgent mental health helpline

          You can contact NHS 111 any time to access support for your health. To get urgent mental health              support, call 111 and select option 2.
          Visit the NHS 111 England and NHS 111 Wales websites to learn more, including other ways to get              support.

• For more options, visit the Helplines Partnership website for a directory of UK helplines. If you're outside the UK, the Befrienders Worldwide website has a tool to search by country for emotional support helplines around the world.

 
 

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