Below are some emergency mental health resources and services available, specifically in the UK and France, that are ready to help you if you are experiencing a crisis.
I do not provide an emergency counselling service. This means that if you are experiencing a crisis (a sense that you may be of risk of harm to yourself or someone else and need urgent help), you should seek immediate support.
Emergency Mental Health Resources and Services in the UK (usually in English)
UK Emergency Mental Health Services
- Go to any Accident & Emergency (A&E) department
- Call 999 and ask for an ambulance to take you to A&E
- Ask someone to call 999 for you
- Ask someone to take you to A&E
- Call Samaritans on 116 123
- Request an urgent appointment with your GP
- Contact your local crisis team if you are being provided care by a crisis team
Listening Services in the UK
- Samaritans – 116 123, [email protected]
- SANEline – 0300 304 7000
- The Mix (under 25) – 0808 808 4994
- Papyrus HOPELINEUK (under 35 with suicidal feelings) – 0800 068 4141, [email protected]
- Switchboard (LGBTQI+) – 0300 330 0630, [email protected]
Emergency Mental Health Resources and Services in France (usually in French)
France Emergency Mental Health Services
- Go to any emergency ward (les urgences) at any hospital
- Call SAMU on 15 and ask to be taken to les urgences
- Call the Sapeurs-pompiers on 18 and ask to be take to les urgences
- Ask someone to call 15, 18 or 112 for you
- Ask someone to take you to les urgences
- Contact your médicin traitant (registered GP) for an urgent appointment
- Contact any médecin généraliste (GP) for an urgent appointment
- Contact a psychiatrist (psychiatre)
- Contact or visit any CMP (Centre Médico-Psychologique)
France: Listening Services
- Call SOS Help, an English-language listening service, on 01 46 21 46 46 (not 24 hours)
- Call SOS Amitié, a French-speaking listening service, on 09 72 39 40 50
Emergency Mental Health Resources and Services Worldwide
- Befrienders Worldwide – providing emotional support to prevent suicide
- Wikipedia hosts a list of suicide crisis lines by country
Important disclaimer
These lists are not intended to be an exhaustive reference to all the mental health support services available to you.
In any urgent situation in France, the UK or elsewhere in Europe, dialling 112 should connect you to an emergency call handlers who should be able to direct you to an appropriate service. Elsewhere, please refer to the worldwide emergency service numbers.
