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Urgent and crisis support
4 linksLive services and plain guidance for moments when another person may need to be involved.
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Good for: Use when someone is in crisis and needs a plain list of possible support routes.Safety: This is guidance, not live monitoring. Use emergency services if someone may be unsafe now.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when writing feels easier than talking, or when someone needs a text-based support option.Safety: Shout says to call 999 if life is at imminent risk.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone might call or message but feels unsure, ashamed, or worried about what will happen.Safety: For urgent support, Samaritans still direct people to call 116 123.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.For preparing next steps when there is time to pause.
Planning, suicidal thoughts, and self-harm
3 linksArticles that explain safer next steps, crisis planning, and how to ask for care.
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Good for: Use when someone needs gentle, direct information about suicidal thoughts and asking for help.Safety: Use immediate help routes first if someone may act on suicidal thoughts now.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use after immediate medical needs are considered, or when planning how to ask for support.Safety: If medical help may be needed, use urgent health support before browsing.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone is not in immediate danger and wants to prepare what helps before the next crisis.Safety: Do not use planning pages instead of live help when risk is immediate.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.When gambling, urges, money, or blocking access are part of the picture.
Gambling support
5 linksHelp for gambling harm, self-exclusion, blocking tools, treatment, and family support.
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Good for: Use when someone wants a calm overview of what gambling harm can look like and where UK support starts.Safety: If gambling is linked with suicidal thoughts, threats, or immediate harm, use urgent crisis support first.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone affected by gambling needs to talk to an adviser now, including family or friends.Safety: GamCare signposts emergency help if someone cannot stay safe or needs urgent help beyond gambling support.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone wants a practical barrier between themselves and online gambling accounts.Safety: Self-exclusion helps reduce harm, but use live support too if urges feel unsafe or overwhelming.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone wants to understand the pattern, find local support, or support someone else's gambling concern.Safety: Use urgent mental health support first if the situation includes immediate risk or suicidal thoughts.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when gambling is seriously affecting daily life and someone may need structured treatment support.Safety: Use immediate support first if gambling harm is connected with unsafe impulses, crisis, or acute distress.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.For debt pressure, bills, gambling losses, or money stress.
Money and debt
2 linksFree debt advice, money support, and practical next steps without judgement.
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Good for: Use when bills, arrears, gambling losses, or debt pressure are making things feel unmanageable.Safety: Debt advice can help with pressure, but use urgent support first if money worries are linked to immediate risk.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone wants confidential debt guidance and practical next steps in England, Wales, or Scotland.Safety: If bailiffs, housing risk, or crisis thoughts are involved, combine debt advice with live safety support.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.For drug or alcohol worries, safer information, and local support routes.
Drugs and alcohol
2 linksPlain drug and alcohol information, local support finders, and treatment routes.
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Good for: Use when someone wants clear information about a substance or a less judgemental place to start.Safety: If someone may be medically unsafe or at risk now, use urgent medical or crisis support first.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when drug use is becoming hard to manage and someone needs to know how treatment starts.Safety: Use emergency help first for overdose risk, severe withdrawal, or immediate danger.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.For eating distress, body worries, or supporting someone affected.
Eating and body concerns
2 linksEating-disorder information, helplines, and gentle routes into care.
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Good for: Use when eating, body, bingeing, restriction, purging, or food fear is affecting safety or daily life.Safety: Beat advises 999, Samaritans, GP, or 111 for urgent medical advice or immediate danger.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone needs plain language about what eating disorders can look like and where help starts.Safety: Use urgent medical help if eating distress includes fainting, chest pain, collapse, or acute physical risk.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.For unsafe housing, eviction worries, homelessness, or needing somewhere safer.
Housing and homelessness
2 linksHousing rights, homelessness routes, emergency housing guidance, and advice services.
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Good for: Use when housing problems, eviction worries, unsafe accommodation, or tenancy questions are part of the stress.Safety: If someone has nowhere safe to sleep tonight, use council emergency routes and live support first.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone needs to know what council help may be available and how to start.Safety: If housing risk is connected to violence, exploitation, or immediate danger, use urgent safety routes too.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.For loss, bereavement, and grief that feels hard to carry alone.
Grief and bereavement
2 linksGrief information, bereavement helplines, and support after someone dies.
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Good for: Use when grief feels confusing, heavy, or hard to understand after losing someone or something important.Safety: If grief is linked with suicidal thoughts or immediate risk, use crisis support before reading.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed six-monthly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone wants grief support from people trained in bereavement.Safety: Bereavement support is not emergency monitoring; use urgent help first if someone may be unsafe.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed six-monthly.For identity, belonging, family rejection, safety, or LGBTQ+ support.
LGBTQ+ and identity support
2 linksLGBTQ+ helplines, safe housing routes, and identity-aware support.
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Good for: Use when identity, relationships, isolation, family pressure, or belonging are part of the situation.Safety: If someone is unsafe because of abuse, homelessness, or self-harm risk, use urgent and specialist routes too.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when a young LGBTQ+ person may need safe housing routes or support outside home.Safety: If a young person is unsafe tonight, use local emergency housing and trusted adult or crisis support now.Last checked: 2026-07-06; reviewed quarterly.Only open these links when the device and space feel safe enough.
Domestic abuse support
2 linksOutside help for recognising abuse, finding confidential support, and planning safely.
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Good for: Use when someone needs official domestic abuse information or country-specific helpline options.Safety: Only open domestic abuse pages when it is safe to do so and the device is not being monitored.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.Check fit and safety
Good for: Use when someone may need specialist domestic abuse advice and options from a trained helpline team.Safety: Use quick-exit and device-safety judgement before opening domestic abuse support pages.Last checked: 2026-07-05; reviewed monthly.For young people, parents, carers, and trusted adults.
Young people and carers
2 linksAge-aware support for young people, parents, and carers who need somewhere clear to start.