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Local Support
Family Action
Family Action is an award-winning national charity working from the heart of local communities across England and Wales. We’ve been supporting people through change, challenge and crisis for over 150 years.
City & Hackney Talking Therapy (IAPT)
Free and confidential NHS Service for adults (18+) registered with a GP in City and Hackney. They offer a range of psychological therapies who are experiencing common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.
Mind in the City Hackney and Waltham Forest
Like all local Minds, we are an independent charity that is affiliated with national Mind. This means that we rely on generous donations to support our work, and that we can develop our own services to meet the needs of our community.
North East London - Safe Connections App
Thoughts of suicide can be frightening and confusing. The Safe Connections app has been developed to take you to a safe space to talk, and for someone to guide you to support services in your local area.
National Support
Mind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. The goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK was formed in 1970, by Katharine and Harold Fisher as a result of Katharine’s experience of agoraphobia and her desire to develop support for others similarly affected.
Samaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For a century, they’ve helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
CALM (Campaign against living miserably)
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.
Young Minds
Young Minds is leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges.
Kooth App
Free, safe and anonymous support to help with wellbeing.
Soluna by Kooth is your space to get free confidential mental wellbeing support, built by the same people who brought you Kooth and designed to fit you.