LIST OF LGBTQIA+ SUPPORT & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
We recognise that this project will deal with emotionally sensitive issues in asking participants to explain their experiences of backlash. Having experienced this first hand, we understand that experiencing backlash can be difficult, and emotionally distressing particularly when it is relating to work which already often asks us to draw on our own lived experiences. Similarly, the impact of experiencing backlash is likely to be amplified if you have been a target of homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, classism, discrimination, hate-crime, and/or backlash in the past.
We have compiled this list of UK-based mental health support services for LGBTQIA+ communities, and encourage anyone who needs support to seek it.
MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINES:
Trans specific:
Mindline Trans – 0300 330 5468 (open Friday evenings)
TRUK Listens – 0800 009 6640 (open 8am-midnight, 7 days a week)
LGBTQIA+ specific:
Black and Brown Rainbow – 0800 054 1097 (open 6pm-8pm on Mondays and Wednesdays), info@blackandbrownrainbow.com
LGBT Foundation Helpline – 0345 3 30 30 30 (open 9am-8:30pm Monday to Friday, 10am-5:30pm at the weekend)
LGBT+ Helpline Scotland – 0800 464 7000 (open 12pm-9pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1pm-6pm on Sundays)
Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline – 0800 0119 100 (open 10am-10pm, 7 days a week)
General (not LGBTQIA+ specific).
Mindline – 0800 138 1692 (open 24hrs, 7 days a week)
SANEline – 0300 304 7000 (4pm-10pm, 7 days a week)
Samaritans – 116 123 (open 24hrs, 7 days a week) Samaritans are open 24/7 for anyone who needs to talk. You can visit some Samaritans branches in person. Samaritans also have a Welsh Language Line on 0808 164 0123 (7pm–11pm every day).
Shout – text 85258 (open 24hrs, 7 days a week)
ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH & SUPPORT SERVICES
PINK THERAPY: A directory of private LGBTQIA+ therapists and counsellors.
MIND - Mental Health Support Charity MIND have collated a list of resources for LGBTQIA+ people experiencing mental health difficulties
Stonewall- you can find LGBTQIA+ mental health services near you using Stonewall's "What's in my area?"search box.
Hub of Hope - Hub of Hope has a UK-wide mental health service database. Lets you search for local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support. You can filter results to find specific kinds of support.
NHS talking therapies self-referral - Information about local NHS therapy services for certain mental health problems. You can self-refer (England only) but you must be registered with a GP.