Can I access the service out of hours?
Can I access the service out of hours?
Answer
If you need support outside of office hours, here are options:
- The University & Care First offer a free telephone counselling service with unlimited access 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 0800 970 1080 for any support & practical advice
- In an emergency or if you are at risk you can call 999 for an ambulance or go to A&E (i.e Salford Royal Hospital, M6 8HD; Manchester Royal Infirmary, M13 0HY)
- University Security emergency number: 0161 295 3333
- Contact your GP
- Call the NHS on 111
- Samaritans (a free service to speak to someone about how you’re feeling, available 24 hours a day): 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
- CALM (support for men, available 5pm – midnight daily): 0800 58 58 58 or chat online at www.thecalmzone.net/help/webchat
- Papyrus (support for people feeling suicidal, available 10am – 10pm weekdays, 2pm – 10pm weekends, 2pm – 5pm bank holidays): 0800 068 4141, text 07786 209 697 or email pat@papyrus-uk.org
- Shout A place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. Text SHOUT to 85258 from anywhere in the UK, anytime, about any type of crisis.
- Crisis point (helpline for people in a crisis open from 9am – 5pm): 0300 003 7029
- Nightline (a confidential listening and information service run for students by students). Available 8pm – 8am during term-time or you can email 24 hours a day, every day of the year to nightmail@manchester.nightline.ac.uk