Mental Health Support

Feeling suicidal or mental health crisis?

Anyone can experience mental health issues, at any point in their life. You don’t have to deal with these problems alone.

NHS 24 mental health services are available to everyone in Scotland, of all ages. The services we offer include listening, offering advice, and guiding you to further help if required.

Phone 111 if you’re:

  • feeling distressed
  • in a state of despair
  • suicidal
  • in need of emotional support 

For an emergency ambulance phone 999.

If you attend, or have been referred to, community mental health teams, you can access crisis support via their duty services: 

Springpark Tel: 0141 211 7000

Shawpark Tel: 0141 451 2730

Samaritans Glasgow

Freephone 116 123
24hrs/day

If you need someone to talk to, we listen. We won't judge or tell you what to do. 

Crisis Text Line

Text message “SHOUT” to 85258
24Hrs/day
 
Free 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. If you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help send a text. 

Stay Alive App - Prevent Suicide

The Stay Alive app is a suicide prevention app. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else.
Free to download from app store or google play

Self help and self referral services

Self help for mental health: The My App: Mental Health is a collection of resources to support your mental health. There is also the online Mind to Mind resource and NHS Inform Mental Wellbeing Services 

Lifelink provide counselling and wellbeing services - no referral needed. 

Click this link for further sources of support. 

The SPARK provides relationship support specialising in couples, marriage, youth and family counselling. 

Mental Health information and support for children, young people and parents/carers can be found at Parent Club.  

 

 

Domestic & Gender Based Violence

Childline

Childline is yours – a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything. We’re here for you online, on the phone, anytime.

www.childline.org.uk

Bereavement Support

Bereavement services including specific supports for traumatic loss by suicide, homicide or murder. 

Digital Mental Health Therapies

A range of Digital Interventions - formerly known computerised cognitive behavioural therapy -  offer support for those experiencing mild to moderate Mental Health conditions

We have a series of both supported and un-supported Digital Therapy programmes.

Sleeping Difficulty and Insomnia

Sleepio is a six-week clinically proven programme
used to treat insomnia, available free on the NHS.

Women's Centre - Wellbeing & Support

The Women’s Centre Glasgow have dedicated over 30 years to creating a safe and empowering space for women of all ages, backgrounds, and identities. Our community hub serves as a beacon of support and wellness for all women in Glasgow.

Page last reviewed: 07 November 2025
Page created: 18 September 2025