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Urgent Mental Health Support Services

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If you are at risk of imminent harm, please contact the Emergency Services on ‘999’.

Devon Mental Health Services

Name of Service/Resource Who can access? Contact Details
Livewell Southwest - First
Response Service 24/7
Crisis Line 
Anyone in Plymouth. Call - 111 (select the mental
health option)
www.livewellsouthwest.co.uk/
Plymouth Domestic Abuse
Services (PDAS) 
Anyone over the age of 16
in the Plymouth area. 
Helpline - 0800 458 2558
Refuge -01752 562286 
First Light
(and partner services)
Domestic Abuse and Sexual
Violence Support Services
Those in Devon, Cornwall
& IOS. 
https://www.firstlight.org.uk/locations/plymouth-devon/

Cornwall Mental Health Services

Name of Service/Resource Who can access? Contact Details
Cornwall & Isles of Scilly
(IOS) NHS 24/7 Helpline
Those in Cornwall & IOS Helpline - 0800 038 5300
https://cios.icb.nhs.uk/health/mental-health/ 
Cornwall Refuge Trust 24
Hour Domestic Abuse
Helpline 
Those in Cornwall over the
age of 16.
Helpline - 01872 225629
www.cornwallrefugetrust.co.uk/ 
First Light
(and partner services)
Domestic Abuse and Sexual
Violence Support Services
Those in Devon, Cornwall
& IOS.
https://www.firstlight.org.uk/locations/cornwall-and-the-isles-of-scilly/

National Mental Health Support Services

Name of Service/Resource Who can access? Contact Details
CALM (Campaign Against
Living Miserably) 
Open to everyone over the
age of 15. 
Helpline- 0800 585858
www.thecalmzone.net/getsupport 
Childline Open to everyone under 19.  Helpline - 0800 1111
www.childline.org.uk/
Papyrus Open to those under 35. Helpline- 0800 068 414
Text- 07786 209 697
www.papyrus-uk.org/
Samaritans  Open to anyone over the age
of 18. 
Helpline – 116 123
www.samaritans.org/
SHOUT - Text Service  Anyone of any age. Text – 85258
https://giveusashout.org/get-help/ 
SANEline Anyone aged 16 or over  Helpline - 0300 304 7000
www.sane.org.uk/how-wehelp/emotionalsupport/saneline-services
National Suicide
Prevention Helpline UK 
Anyone with thoughts of suicide. Helpline - 0800 689 5652
www.spuk.org.uk/
The Mix  Anyone under the age of 25.  Helpline - 0808 808 4994
Text - 85258
www.themix.org.uk/
Switchboard  Any member of the LGBT+ community Helpline - 0300 330 0630
https://switchboard.lgbt/
Women’s Aid Those over the age of 18
experiencing and surviving
domestic abuse.
Helpline - 0808 2000 247
www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/
National Domestic Abuse
Helpline
(run by Refuge) 
Anyone over the age of 16.  Helpline- 0808 2000 247
www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/
The Men’s Advice Line
(run by Respect)
For male domestic abuse
survivors. 
Helpline- 0808 801 0327
https://mensadviceline.org.uk/ 
National LGBT+ Domestic
Abuse Helpline
(run by Galop) 
For those within the LGBT +
community experiencing
domestic abuse. 
Helpline - 0800 999 5428
https://galop.org.uk/