Self‑Harm and Suicide Support

Urgent Help

• Call 999 if someone is in immediate danger.
• NHS provides urgent help for mental health. You can call 111 selecting the mental health option.

• A GP can advise on treatment and help you access mental health services. You may be able to refer yourself to some services.

A child or young person can seek support and guidance using myGPguide when seeing their GP.

Crisis Support in Cheshire East

Mental Health Crisis Cafés (drop‑in support, information, signposting):

• Crewecial Cafe, 3 Partridge Close, Flat 2, Dunwoody Way, Crewe, CW1 3TQ
• The Weston Hub - Crisis Cafe, The Weston Centre, Earlsway, Macclesfield, SK11 8RL

The Martin Gallier Project are based in Macclesfield and Crewe. Referrals are triaged with a mental health practitioner.

Ongoing Support

Services available to meet individual needs.

• Samaritans – 24/7 listening support. Phone: 116 123 Email jo@samaritans.org
• Mentell – Confidential support circles for men (online or in person).
• The Silver Line – 24/7 support and friendship for older people. Phone: 0800 470 8090
• Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline – Safe space to talk, 10am–10pm daily. Phone: 0300 330 0630
• Young Minds – Support for young people and parents, including a parents’ helpline and online chat.

Support for people affected by suicide

• Amparo: Free, confidential 1‑1 or group support. Phone: 0330 088 9255
• Papyrus HOPELINE247: Support for young people with thoughts of suicide, or anyone worried about them. Phone: 0800 068 4141 Text: 88247 Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
• SOBS (Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide) – Peer support for anyone bereaved by suicide.
• 2 Wish – Support for those affected by the sudden death of a young person.
• Samaritans Step by Step – Practical support for schools and youth settings after a suspected or attempted suicide.

Safety Planning Resources

Tools to help someone stay safe during a crisis: 

• Stay Alive Suicide Prevention app
• Suicide safety plan (Papyrus)
• Help someone create a 'safety plan' (Samaritans)
• Safety Planning (Every Life Matters)
• Keep safe and cope well plan

Partner websites

• No more Suicide offers support, resources, and commissioned services available in Cheshire and Merseyside.
• NHS suicide support pages offer advice, support and related facts.