NEED HELP NOW?
You can get support by contacting Centre 33 or coming along to one of our drop-ins. We encourage you to contact us at a time and in a way that works for you. You might need someone to sit with you when you make the call and that is OK with us.
When we are closed there are many helplines and services you can use to get support - you can find details of them below.
If you need immediate support with your mental health or are in crisis or distressed or worried you might hurt yourself please get help now. You can get free and confidential support from :
EMERGENCY services
If it is an emergency and you (or someone else) is in danger, please call 999.
Emotional support:
First Response Service
Ring NHS 111 – and press 9 and then select mental health option 2 (24/7, 365). A mental health professional can assess you and support you. This number is free to call.
Samaritans
Call 116 123 (24/7, 365) at anytime for confidential support.
Childline
For anyone aged up to 19. Call 0800 1111
Papyrus Hopeline
Papyrus Hopeline – UK call 0800 068 4141 or text 07860 039967 (Available 24/7, 365) - a help and advice line for young people at risk of suicide or someone worried about a young person at risk of suicide.
HEAR
Text HEAR to 85258 (Available 24/7, 365), free and confidential text messaging service if you need support.
Lifeline
Call 0808 808 2121 (11am-11pm every day, for people aged 17 or older) Local Cambridgeshire Mental Health Helpline
Domestic abuse support AND sexual abuse services:
National Domestic Abuse helpline
For females. Call 0808 2000247
Men’s Advice Line
Call 0808 801 0327
National Rape & Sexual Abuse support line
For anyone over 16. Call 0808 500 2222
Sexual Assault and Referral Centre
The Elms. Call 0330 223 0099 (9am-9pm, Monday to Saturday)
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline
Anyone in the LGBTQ+ community. Call 0800 999 5428 Monday, Tuesday, Friday 10-5pm, Wednesday, Thursday 10-8pm
Nowhere to sleep? (UNDER 18s)
Social care
Call 0345 045 5203 between 9am and 5pm Monday-Friday
If it is outside office hours, bank holidays or at the weekend, call the Emergency Duty Team on 01733 234 724.
nowhere to sleep (18 AND OVER)
Cambridge City Council
Call 01223 457918, out of hours – 0330 053 8109
Fenland District Council
01354 654321 24/7
East Cambs District Council
Call 01353 665555, out of hours – 07710 978900
Huntingdonshire District Council
Call 01954 713000, out of hours – 01253 501117
South Cambs District Council
Call 01480 388 318, Out of hours – 01480 434167
Peterborough City Council
Call 01733 864064, Out of hours – 01733 864157
Sexual health
Contraception and Sexual Health Service (iCASH)
Emergency Contraception (72 hrs)
Available from iCASH (above), any chemist (when a pharmacist is present), or your GP.
Sexual Healthline (over 18)
Call 0300 123 7123
helpful information
You can find a lot of helpful information on this website specific to the area Cambridgeshire & Peterborough: www.keep-your-head.com/cyp
Young Minds have a good website with various ideas about how you can look after yourself.
The Kite Trust provide free support for LGBT+ people under the age of 25 across Cambridgeshire.
Please see our Wellbeing pages for more information on things that might be on your mind.
