National helplines

Call Helpline offers emotional support and information/literature on Mental Health and related matters to the people of Wales.

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) was set up to reduce the high suicide rate amongst men under 35, but CALM listens to anyone who needs help or support.

Connecting with People online resource ‘Staying safe if you’re not sure life’s worth living’ provides information to people who are distressed and potentially suicidal.

Dementia helpline offers emotional support to anyone, of any age, who is caring for someone with Dementia as well as other family members or friends.

Diverse Cymru provides support, services and advice to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people throughout Wales who are affected by mental ill health. You can download a good practice briefing on the issues of most concern to BME communities who have mental ill health in Wales, with recommendations for actions, here.

Family Lives (formerly Parent Line) telephone anytime of the day with your family problems.

Farming Community Network Helpline – give us a call to talk to a sympathetic person who understands farmers and rural life. Calls will be answered in person from 7am to 11pm every day of the year.

Gender & Sexual Identity Support Specialists Umbrella Cymru provide services to help make Wales a more inclusive place to live and work for LGBTQ+ people. This includes high quality emotional and practical support, information, advocacy and so much more.

Kooth offer online support and counselling for people under 25. A free and bilingual telephone drugs helpline providing a single point of contact for anyone in Wales wanting further information or help relating to drugs or alcohol.

Self injury guidance & network support has a Helplines page.

Living with mental illness can be lonely and challenging. This website is a place to get support, to learn about different disorders, and find information on where to get help, through the medium of Welsh. Our hope is to share useful information for all those living with mental illness, their families and friends.

Meic is a helpline service for children and young people up to the age of 25 in Wales.

Mind provides two confidential mental health information services. With support and understanding, we enable people to make informed choices. Contact Mind infoline or contact Mind’s Legal advice service.

Mindline Trans+ helpline is a confidential, non-judgemental listening service for people who identify as Trans+, non-binary and their friends and families.

Free, confidential information and advice for carers.

SANE runs a national, out-of-hours help line offering specialist emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers.

Emotional support, listening & signposting for women affected by self injury.