Crisis and Suicide Prevention
Cruse offers free individual or group support to anyone in Hampshire affected by suicide or suspected suicide. Contact them at [email protected] or call 03305550129.
Help in a Crisis signposting to local services from Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare Foundation Trust
First Hand offers support to anyone affected by witnessing a suicide, when they did not know the person who has died.
Suicide Prevention Guide for workers, volunteers and friends/family members
Drop-in Centres
South West Hampshire Safe Haven 111 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DS. Call 0344 264 5310, or contact them through their online service Involve. Open 7 days/week, 5pm – 11pm.
Havant & East Hants Mind Children and Young People’s Safe Haven is an out of hours crisis support service for any young person aged11 to 17 living in Havant, East and South East Hants. Just drop in for face-to-face mental health support. There is no need to book an appointment before attending. They also offer telephone support on freephone 0300 303 1580 for those unable to attend in person.
No Limits Safe Haven North East Hampshire and Farnham (covering areas including Aldershot, Farnborough, Fleet and Yateley) provides a safe space for children and young people aged 10-17. They offer drop-in out of hours emotional and practical mental health support in a confidential and supportive environment. One-to-one service support is by appointment only held in-person, online or over the phone. Both drop-ins and in-person one-to-ones are held at Hale Community Centre, 130 Upper Hale Road, Farnham, GU9 0JH.
Basingstoke Adults’ Safe Haven Drop-in 6pm to 10pm, 365 days a year for adults including carers who are experiencing a self-defined mental crisis or emotional distress. Freephone 0300 303 5772. Run by Andover Mind.
Havant & East Hants Mind Adults’ Safe Haven for adults needing immediate crisis support. Freephone 0300 303 1560. Open 365 days a year from 6pm to 10pm or drop in, no appointment needed.
Aldershot Safe Haven for adults needing immediate crisis support. Drop-in open 365 days a year, 6pm to 11pm Monday to Friday, 12:30pm to 11pm weekends and bank holidays. Also offers virtual support.
Sasha’s Project is a drop-in centre in Fleet providing a safe, supportive environment for young people age 13 to 25 years olds experiencing suicidal thoughts or who want to prevent a mental health crisis. No appointment or referral needed. Open 9pm to 6am every Friday and Saturday night. Phone (open hours only) 07741 117655.
Helplines
Call 999 (emergency) and 111 (non-emergency - ask to speak to the NHS Mental Health Triage Service) or find an NHS Urgent Mental Health Helpline.
Samaritans offer 24-hour confidential emotional support. Call free on 116 123 or you can email [email protected]
Shout provides free, in the moment mental health support. Text ‘HANTS’ to 85258 to be connected to a trained volunteer who can help with anxiety, stress, loneliness or depression. Available 24/7.
Papyrus Hopeline UK is for under 35s, call 0800 068 41 41 or text 07786 209697, weekdays 9am to 10pm, weekends 2pm to 10pm or email [email protected]
CALM (Campaign against Living Miserably) offers a helpline on 0800 58 58 58, open 5pm to midnight every day. They also offer webchat/online help.
Childline supports children and young people under 19. Call 0800 1111.
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline. One-stop listening service for LGBT+ people on the phone, by email and through instant messaging. The service is open 10am to 10pm every day. All volunteers are self-identifying LGBT+. Ring 0300 330 0630, Email [email protected] or visit How we can help : Switchboard
Connect to Support Hampshire has Information and advice if you are experiencing suicidal thoughts or if you are worried about someone who may be feeling suicidal.
Voices
Voices is a collective of People with Living Experience of Suicide. We believe our shared knowledge is fundamental in steering decision-making on suicide prevention and bereavement support. We work collaboratively with organisations across Hampshire, Portsmouth, Southampton and the Isle of Wight to offer strong guidance, advice and signposting on suicide-related action.