UK mental health support, level by level
The same services the app shows you, laid out so you can read them at your own pace. Every one is real, most are free, and none of them need a diagnosis. In immediate danger, call 999. Samaritans: 116 123, free, 24/7.
Good days still deserve somewhere to put it.
Low-stakes, no-labels ways to stay well: groups, sheds, sport, mates.
Andy's Man Club
Free men's talking groups, Mondays 7pm, no referral needed.
Men's Sheds
Practical, side-by-side company. Talking optional.
Talk Club
Men's groups built around one question: what's your score out of ten?
Tough Enough To Care
Men's peer support groups and a text line, run by people who've been there.
parkrun
Free 5k every Saturday. Walk it if you want. Routine, fresh air, people.
MAN v FAT Football
Six-a-side leagues for men who want to shift weight and get out of the house.
This is the stage where help works best.
Free NHS therapy you can refer yourself to, advice lines, and practical help.
NHS Talking Therapies
Free counselling and CBT. You can refer yourself, no GP needed.
Mind Infoline
Advice on what support exists and how to get it. 0300 102 1234
Book your GP
Say the words 'I'm struggling with my mental health'. That's enough.
Hub of Hope
Put your postcode in, see every support service near you in one list.
Togetherall
Free, anonymous online community with clinicians watching over it, 24/7.
StepChange
Free debt advice. Money worry is one of the biggest things that pulls men under.
Citizens Advice
Benefits, bills, work, housing. Practical problems, practical help.
Relate
Relationship and family counselling, including if you're on your own.
You don't have to be at rock bottom to reach out.
Free helplines and text services, most of them open round the clock.
CALM helpline
For men, by people who get it. 5pm–midnight, every day. 0800 58 58 58
SHOUT
Text-only if talking feels impossible. Text SHOUT to 85258.
NHS 111, option 2
24/7 mental health crisis line for your area.
Crisis cafés & safe havens
Drop-in places to sit with someone, evenings and weekends. Search your area.
Op COURAGE (veterans)
NHS mental health service for anyone who's served. Self-referral.
Combat Stress
Veterans' helpline, 24/7. 0800 138 1619
Dad.info
Forum and advice for dads, including contact and separation.
Families Need Fathers
Support for separated parents fighting to stay in their kids' lives.
Cruse Bereavement
Free grief support and a helpline. 0808 808 1677
SOBS
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide — groups for people who've lost someone.
Stay here. Someone is awake right now.
Immediate help, day or night, including Samaritans, 999 and A&E.
Samaritans
Free, 24/7, no judgement, no pressure to be in crisis. 116 123
999 or A&E
If you've harmed yourself or you might act, this is what it's for.
HOPELINE247 (under 35s)
Papyrus, for anyone under 35 with thoughts of suicide. 24/7. 0800 068 4141
Stay Alive app
A safety plan you build now, on your phone, for the nights it gets bad.
Last checked: September 2026