The service offers support to all individuals affected by suicide: individuals who are currently suicidal or who have recently attempted suicide and those bereaved by suicide.
Counselling Partnership – Support for Survivors of Suicide
Suicide Crisis
Suicide Crisis run two centres in the Cheltenham/ Gloucestershire area:
Suicide Crisis Centre
Crisis services offering intensive support if you are at high risk of suicide, with continued support over the longer term on a less intensive basis.
Support if offered by a small team to build up trust, and provide continuity of care.
Trauma Centre
Support offered to anyone who has experienced recent or historic trauma. It serves Gloucestershire and the surrounding areas including Bristol, Birmingham and Oxford.
The trauma services at the centre are not just for people who are suicidal.
Contact Suicide Crisis on 
07975 974455 or email contact@suicidecrisis.co.uk for more details.
Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Support Groups
SOS Support Groups, run by Rethink Mental Illness, offer support for those experiencing suicidal thoughts or have recently attempted suicide. Support is also available to families and carers of someone that is going through a suicidal crisis or have been bereaved by suicide.
A leaflet with more information can be found here or contact the service direct:
Tel – 01273 70 90 60
Fax – 01273 23 53 90
Email – sos.mendos@rethink.org
Depression Alliance
Friends in Need
Friends in Need is a supportive community for people living with depression. It is a place where you can connect with others online, through this website, and in your local area.
It only takes a minute to register through the secure and confidential site and then you will have full access to the Friends in Need community. Visit https://friendsinneed.co.uk/ to find out more.
Self-help groups
The Depression Alliance support a national network of self help groups across England. The groups are open to anyone affected by depression and they provide a safe and welcoming space for sharing friendship, support and ideas in living with depression. Most groups are facilitated by volunteers with personal experience of depression.
Find your nearest self-help group: http://www.depressionalliance.org/how-we-can-help/self-help-groups
Well-being Networks
The Depression Alliance wellbeing networks are about fun and uplifting social activities to end the loneliness and isolation of depression. Whether you want to learn new skills, get back in to work, build your confidence or just meet new people, you’ll find friendly meet ups and groups led by members themselves to boost your mood and lift your spirits.
Well-being networks are funded by local Clinical Commissioning Groups and are based within local NHS IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) services.
Find your nearest well-being network: http://www.depressionalliance.org/how-we-can-help/wellbeing-networks
Mind
Helplines
Mind offers two confidential mental health information services, the Mind Infoline and the Legal advice service.
Infoline
Provides information on a range of topics including:
- types of mental health problem
- where to get help
- medication and alternative treatments
- advocacy.
Lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
Tel – 0300 123 3393
Email – info@mind.org.uk
Text – 86463
Mind Infoline
PO Box 277
Manchester
M60 3XN
Legal advice line
Provide legal information and general advice on mental health related law covering:
- mental health
- mental capacity
- community care
- human rights and discrimination/equality related to mental health issues.
Lines are open 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday (except for bank holidays).
Tel – 0300 466 6463
Email – legal@mind.org.uk
Mind LAS
PO Box 277
Manchester
M60 3XN
Local Mind branches
Mind has a network of independent local Minds are run by local people, for local people. They provide support like counselling, advocacy, housing and more.
Find your nearest local Mind http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/local-minds/
Elefriends
Elefriends is a supportive online community where you can be yourself. A safe place to listen, share and be heard.
Sane
Helpline:
National, out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. Open every day of the year from 6pm to 11pm.
Support Forum:
A free space where mutual support is given and received by anyone affected by mental illness. Visit Sane’s website to access the forum.
Sane also offers caller care and textcare services.
Nightline Association
Nightline is a student listening service which is open at night and run by students for students. Every night of term, student volunteers answer calls, emails, instant messages, texts and talk in person to their fellow university students about anything that’s troubling them.
Each individual Nightline is run by students for students at their university
Most Nightlines also offer information and some have supplies such as condoms, pregnancy tests and attack alarms.
There are currently 36 Nightlines covering over 90 universities and colleges in the UK and Ireland.
Search for your nearest Nightline and see what services they provide here: http://nightline.ac.uk/want-to-talk/find-your-nightline/
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide
PAPYRUS run a national helpline, HOPELineUK, including text and email services, staffed by a team of mental health professionals who provide practical help and advice to vulnerable young people and to those concerned about any young person who may be at risk of suicide.
HOPELineUK details:
Call: 0800 068 41 41
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Text: 07786 209 697
Opening hours:
Weekdays 10am-10pm
Weekends 2pm-10pm
Bank Holidays 2pm-5pm
Cruse Bereavement Care
Helpline
The Cruse National Helpline is staffed by trained bereavement support volunteers, who offer emotional support to anyone affected by a bereavement. Our volunteers are here to help you talk things through. They can also help you find your local Cruse service, or signpost you to support groups, financial advice, and other useful sources of information.
The Cruse Bereavement Care National Helpline is open for information, advice and emotional support, from 9.30am to 5pm Monday and Friday and 9.30am to 8pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The number is
0808 808 1677 and is free to call.
Face-to-face support
Cruse offer face-to-face services via their Areas and Branches, and delivered by trained Bereavement Support Volunteers.
You can search for your nearest Cruse Area of Branch on their website. Each Cruse Area or Branch works within a specific catchment area and you will need to contact the Area to find out which geographical locations are covered by their services. Some Cruse services are able to visit clients in their homes or other local consulting rooms.
http://www.cruse.org.uk/cruse-areas-and-branches
Support for children & young people
Some Cruse Areas and Branches offer support to children and young people – contact your local Cruse to find out what services they offer.
CALM
Helpline
For men who are down or have hit a wall for any reason, who need to talk or find information and support.
Open 5pm–midnight, 365 days a year.
Nationwide – 0800 58 58 58
London – 0808 802 58 58
Webchat
Opening hours are 5pm-midnight every day
Suicide bereavement support forum
A private and anonymous online forum for those bereaved by suicide. This is a place to get practical information and support from others who have gone through such a painful loss.
For access: email niamh@thecalmzone.net
ChildLine
Ways to contact ChildLine:
Speak to a ChildLine counsellor via the 24 hour helpline – 0800 1111
Email or chat online to a ChildLine counsellor via their website.
Samaritans
Samaritans provides confidential emotional support 24/7 to anyone in distress, including anyone that is feeling suicidal.
Helpline – 116 123
Email – jo@samaritans.org