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Getting help with your suicidal thoughts | Suicide | NHS inform Home Illnesses and conditions Symptoms and self-help Tests and treatments Healthy living Care, support and rights Scotlands Service Directory 0 Home Surviving suicidal thoughts Getting Help with your Suicidal Thoughts Suicide If youre experiencing suicidal thoughts or thinking about killing yourself, its important to know that youre not alone. There is practical support and advice available. Suicidal thoughts can happen to any of us, at any time. Often people start noticing thesethoughts after a traumatic or stressful event in their life but sometimes theres no obvious trigger. Who you are, what you feel and what has happened or is happening in your life does not change the fact that theres help available. Whether youve just started to notice or have had similarthoughts for a long time you canchange things for the better,today. Call 999 or go to your nearest A&E now if: someones life is at immediate risk, for example by serious injury or overdose. Find your nearest A&E Coping right now focus on getting through today get yourself to a safe place, like a friends house be around other people stay away from drugs and alcohol If youre feeling overwhelmed or out of control you can try these practical tools from Mind. Find out what you can do to help yourself cope and how you can distract yourself . You can also read advice on how to cope with suicidalthoughts from Rethink Mental Illness . Phone a helpline NHS 24 For everyone  open 24 hours. Phone: 111 and choose the mental health option Samaritans For everyone  open 24 hours. Phone: 116 123 Childline For children and young people under 19 open24 hours. Phone: 0800 1111 Breathing Space For everyone  openMonday to Thursday 6pm to 2am andFriday 6pm to Monday 6am at weekends. Phone: 0800 83 85 87 Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) For men open 5pm to midnight every day Phone: 0800 58 58 58 Switchboard LGBT+ For anyone who identifies as LGBT+  open 10am to 10pm every day Phone: 0300 330 0630 Message a webchat Samaritans For everyone  open 24 hours Webchat: samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/chat-online/ Childline For children and young people under 19  open 24 hours Webchat: childline.org.uk/get-support/1-2-1-counsellor-chat/ Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) For men open 5pm to midnight every day Webchat: href=https://www.thecalmzone.net/help/webchat/>thecalmzone.net/help/webchat/ Switchboard LGBT+ For anyone who identifies as LGBT+ open 10am to 10pm every day Webchat: switchboard.lgbt Coping with suicidal thoughts Making a safety plan If you struggle with suicidal thoughts or are supporting someone else, it may help to make a safety plan to use if you need it. The Staying Safe website provides information on how to make a safety plan, including video tutorials and online templates to guide you through the process. You can also get information on planning for a mental health crisis from Mind Other languages and accessible formats Easy Read Get help with your suicidal thoughts  Easy Read British Sign Language (BSL) Get help with your suicidal thoughts  BSL Bengali Get help with your suicidal thoughts  Bengali Chinese (simplified) Get help with your suicidal thoughts  Chinese (simplified) Polish Get help with your suicidal thoughts  Polish NHS inform About NHS inform Editorial policy Contact us Webchat Give feedback about NHS inform Info for Me tool Terms and conditions Privacy and cookies policy Freedom of information (FOI) Accessibility Other languages and formats  2023 NHS 24  v1.1.1.17852