If your life is in danger right now — call 999
Choose what's closest to your situation:
I want to die. I can't take it anymore.
Sometimes it's unbearable. That's not weakness — it's pain. And there's help for it.
💬 Text SHOUT to 85258 — reply within minutes
✉️ [email protected] — reply within 24h
📞 Samaritans 116 123 — free, 24/7, anonymous
💬 Switchboard webchat — for LGBTQ+
📞 Switchboard 0300 330 0630 (10am-10pm)
116 123 is a short number. Works from any phone, even with no credit. Won't appear on your phone bill.
Being beaten. Threatened. Hate crime.
If someone is hitting, threatening, or harassing you because of who you are — that's a crime. You have the right to protection.
🚨 999 — if in danger RIGHT NOW
💬 Galop online chat — for LGBTQ+
📞 Galop 0800 999 5428
✉️ [email protected]
Galop is the only specialist line for LGBTQ+ people in the UK. Domestic abuse, hate crime, sexual violence, conversion therapy. Free, confidential.
Sexual assault. Rape.
It's not your fault. It doesn't matter who you are, where you were, what you were doing. You'll be helped.
🚨 999 — if it just happened
💬 Galop — for LGBTQ+
📞 Galop 0800 999 5428
📞 Rape Crisis 0808 168 9111
📞 SurvivorsUK 0808 801 0327 (for men)
Don't wash or change clothes if you can — this preserves evidence. Go to your nearest A&E or Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC). You don't have to go to the police if you don't want to — SARC will help regardless.
Kicked out. Nowhere to sleep tonight.
If you have nowhere to sleep tonight:
📞 Streetlink 0300 123 4321 — will find shelter
💬 akt — if you're 16-25 and LGBTQ+
📞 Shelter 0808 800 1234 — housing help
📞 Stonewall Housing 020 7359 5767 — LGBTQ+ housing
📞 Migrant Help 0808 8010 503 — for asylum seekers
Streetlink works across England. Tell them where you are — they'll connect you with the nearest night shelter. If you're an asylum seeker — Migrant Help must help with housing (Section 95).
I've been outed. My family found out.
If you've been outed and you're scared — you're in the UK. It's not a crime here. No one will arrest you. But we understand the fear is real.
💬 Switchboard webchat — talk anonymously
📞 Switchboard 0300 330 0630
💬 Galop — if they're threatening you
If your family is threatening you — that's domestic abuse. Galop will help. If you're an asylum seeker and worried this affects your case — on the contrary, it can be evidence. Talk to a lawyer: Rainbow Migration.
Deportation. Asylum refused.
A refusal is not the end. There's an appeal. There are organisations that will help.
💬 Rainbow Migration — form on website
✉️ [email protected]
📞 Refugee Council 0808 196 7272
📞 Micro Rainbow 0800 358 5851
You can appeal to the First-tier Tribunal. You can gather more evidence. Do not sign voluntary return before speaking to a lawyer. Right to Remain toolkit — step-by-step guide.
Anxiety, panic, can't breathe.
This is a panic attack. It will pass. You're not dying. Try this:
4-7-8: Breathe in through your nose for 4 counts. Hold for 7. Exhale through your mouth for 8. Repeat 4 times.
5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you hear, 3 you can touch, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste.
5-4-3-2-1: Name 5 things you see, 4 you hear, 3 you can touch, 2 you can smell, 1 you can taste.
If panic attacks keep happening — your GP can refer you to a specialist for free. Or self-refer: NHS Talking Therapies.
Drugs or alcohol — can't stop.
It's not weakness. Addiction is an illness. And it's treated for free.
📞 FRANK 0800 776 6600 — drugs, 24/7
💬 Text FRANK to 82111
💬 London Friend — LGBTQ+ drug & alcohol
📞 London Friend 020 7833 1674
Chemsex — if you're using substances during sex and can't stop — London Friend and Terrence Higgins Trust specialise in this. Anonymous, no judgement.
All numbers are free. None will appear on your phone bill. No one will ask your name, documents, or immigration status.