Anxiety UK
Offering information and support to anyone affected by anxiety.
Telephone: 03444 775774 (infoline) open weekdays 9.30am-5.30pm
Bipolar UK
Offering information and support groups to anyone affected by Bipolar.
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network
Offering information and counselling/therapy in the UK through its members.
Changes
Changes is a user-led mental health charity that offers weekly mutual-help groups and wellbeing workshops, at various times and venues in Staffordshire. Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Changes has moved most of their provision to online services.
Telephone: 01782 413101 Office is open weekdays 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Combat Stress
Offering support to UK Veterans suffering mental ill-health caused by military service.
Telephone: 0800 138 1619 open 24hrs every day Email: contactus@combatstress.org.uk
Mind
Mind is a national mental health charity offering information and support, including counselling.
North Staffs MIND: 83 Marsh Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffs, ST1 5HN
Telephone: 01782 262100 Email: reception@nsmind.org.uk
Chaplaincy Services
Offering spiritual support as well as general help and encouragement, and information about faith groups within the University and locally. 'Mick the Vic' is the senior chaplain.
Telephone: 07887 655487 Email: m.williams@staffs.ac.uk
NHS Mental Health Teams
NHS Mental Health Teams can provide mental health assessment, support and referral. People are often referred into these services (e.g.by a GP) but you can also access them direct, particularly if you are seeking urgent support.
NHS Mental Health Access Team for South Staffordshire Telephone: 0808 196 3002 and for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Telephone: 0808 196 4501
NHS Mental Health Crisis Care Team for Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire Telephone: 0300 123 0907 open 24 hours every day
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Wellbeing Service - Psychological therapy teams for Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire.
OCD Action
Offering advice and support to anyone affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Telephone: 0845 390 6232 open 9.30am - 8.00pm weekdays Email: support@ocdaction.org.uk
OCD UK
Offering advice, support and information to anyone affected by Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Telephone: 03332 127890 Email: support@ocduk.org
Papyrus
Offers support and advice to young people (under 35) having suicidal thoughts or anyone concerned about a young person having suicidal thoughts.
HOPELineUK Telephone: 0800 068 4141 Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org Text: 07860 039967 Open 9am - 12am (midnight) every day.
Sane
SANE provides emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including families, friends and carers.
Telephone: 07984 967 708 Email: support@sane.org.uk
Self-injury Support
The Self-injury support website has lots of information about self-harm and also provides information on support groups and helplines throughout the country.
Battle Scars
Offering resouces and online peer support groups for 18+ for all forms of self-harm including disordered eating. webpage: Battle Scars - Home (battle-scars-self-harm.org.uk)
Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline
Offering support to anyone over 18 and living in Staffordshire who is feeling concerned, worried, stressed or low.
Telephone: 0808 800 2234 Text: 07860 022821 Helpline open: 7pm - 2am weekdays, 2pm - 2am weekends.
NHS Health Centres (You can search for local NHS services online)
Student Minds
Providing support, training, campaigns and information regarding student mental health.
The Calm Zone
Offering support to anyone who is feeling down and feel they need to talk or find information and support.
Telephone: 0800 585858 open 5pm - 12.00am (midnight) every day
The Muslim Youth Helpline
The Muslim Youth Helpline (MYH) is a registered charity which provides faith and culturally sensitive support to young people in the UK.
Telephone: 0808 808 2008 Email: info@myh.org.uk open every day 4pm - 10pm
The Samaritans
Offering support to anyone, whatever you are going through.
Telephone: 116 123 Email: jo@samaritans.org open 24 hours every day