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Free helplines for school and work in the United Kingdom

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The National Bullying Helpline
Everyone

The National Bullying Helpline offers free, compassionate and confidential support by phone. We support everyone, adults,...

Childline
YouthAll topics

Childline is a counselling service for children and young people up to their 19th birthday in the United Kingdom provided by...

Counselors, Volunteers
Shout
Everyone

Shout provides 24/7, free, compassionate and confidential support over text message. Anyone in the UK can text 'Shout' to 85258...

Family Lives Helpline
Everyone

Family Lives Helpline offers free, compassionate and confidential support by phone. We exist to help adults in the United...

Muslim Youth Helpline
Faith-basedYouthAll topics

Muslim Youth Helpline offers free and confidential support and information by phone and online chat. We exist to help people...

Peers, Volunteers
Rett UK Helpline
Everyone

Rett UK Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support, information, advice, guidance and advocacy, however...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
HOPELINE247
Everyone

HOPELINE247 is dedicated to providing free and confidential support and information via phone, text message (SMS), email and...

OCD Action Helpline
Adults

The OCD Action Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential information and listening services by phone and email...

Mind Out LGBTQ+ Helpline
LGBTQ+

Our online support sessions are run by: Trained and experienced LGBTQ online support volunteers MindOut’s LGBTQ mental...

Volunteers
NSPCC Helpline
Everyone

NSPCC Helpline is dedicated to providing free and confidential support over the phone. We help adults and young people in the...

Runaway Helpline
EveryoneYouthChildrenAll topics

Runaway Helpline offers free, compassionate, and confidential support over the phone, text message (SMS), and online chat. We...

SOS Silence of Suicide
EveryoneAll topics

SOS Silence of Suicide provides confidential support through our freephone helpline, mobile m/h hubs, in-person group meetings...

Counselors, Peers, Volunteers
Premier Lifeline
Faith-basedEveryoneAll topics

Confidential Telephone Helpline offering emotional and spiritual support from a Christian perspective, with the opportunity of...

National Suicide Prevention Helpline
EveryoneAll topics

National Suicide Prevention Helpline provides, free and confidential support and information by phone. We help everyone in the...

National Helpline for LGBT+ Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Violence
LGBTQ+

National Helpline for LGBT+ Victims and Survivors of Abuse and Violence (Galop) provides free and confidential support by...

The Men Standing Up Helpline
AdultsLGBTQ+Men

The Men Standing Up Helpline offers free and confidential support by phone. We are here for adults, the LGBTQ+ community, men,...

Switchboard LGBT Helpline
LGBTQ+

Switchboard is the national LGBTQIA+ support line. For anyone, anywhere in the country, at any point in their journey. We can...

Outline
LGBTQ+

Outline offers free, compassionate and confidential support by text message (SMS), email and online chat. We are here to help...

Feeling anxious about attending school or work? Contact a hotline in United Kingdom for support.

School and work are considered foundations in life, and both are difficult to avoid. For some, the thought of attending on a daily basis can seem like a nightmare, seriously impacting on mental health and happiness.There are 18 helplines in United Kingdom. It might be time to reach for help if you:

  • Feel stressed and overwhelmed by the quantity or content of homework, tasks, assignments and projects.
  • Avoid interacting or working on tasks by withdrawing, sleeping or hiding in the rest room.
  • Experience intense shyness, anxiety and low self-esteem when interacting on tasks with others.
  • Feel so unhappy attending that you regularly find ways to avoid school, classes or work.
  • Don’t trust your peers, teachers or colleagues and feel victimised by their words and actions.
  • Feel self conscious and somehow inferior to others around you at school or work.
  • Pretend that you are sick, nauseous or hurt so that you can avoid attending.
  • Struggle to follow lessons or tasks that those around you appear to find easy.

From heavy workloads and pressure from teachers or management, to low confidence, undiagnosed learning disorders, and subnormal vision or hearing. So many issues can drive serious challenges at school or work. Your worries may even be social ones. Interactions that others find easy may feel more demanding for you.

When troubled thoughts about school or work get in the way of your potential, it might be time to access support. Receiving support doesn't make you weak – it simply means you're human. Consider contacting a helpline in United Kingdom for free and confidential support today.


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