Where to get help
If you need help right now
All lines are free. They're in English, but most have interpreters — just ask, it's normal.
Danger right now
999Police, ambulance, fire. Can't speak — call and press 55.
24 hours
Struggling and no one to talk to
116 123Samaritans. You can call in any state.
24 hours, free
Domestic abuse
0808 2000 247National helpline (Refuge). Answered by women, interpreters available.
24 hours
Support, housing, ASPEN card
0808 801 0503Migrant Help. They help you apply for support and complain about housing.
24 hours, interpreter available
LGBTQ+ support line
0800 0119 100Switchboard. Talk about anything: coming out, loneliness, fear.
Daily 10:00–22:00
Violence, blackmail, threats (LGBTQ+)
0800 999 5428Galop. A helpline for LGBT+ people.
Mon–Tue 9:15–20:00, Wed–Fri 9:15–16:30
Asylum and LGBTQI+
020 3752 5801Rainbow Migration. 18+, you're in the UK, you have your own lawyer.
Services are free
You've been detained
020 7456 9750Bail for Immigration Detainees. Help with release on bail.
Mon–Thu 10:00–12:00
HIV and sexual health
0808 802 1221THT Direct. Testing, treatment, PrEP, rights at work.
Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00
Can't get a doctor
0808 1647 686Doctors of the World. They help migrants register with a GP.
Helpline for migrants
Nowhere to live
0808 800 4444Shelter. Free housing advice.
Mon–Fri 8:00–17:00
A medical question, not urgent
111NHS 111. They'll tell you where to go.
24 hours
Survived sexual violence
0808 801 0332SurvivorsUK. For men, trans and non-binary people.
Mon–Fri 10:00–12:00, webchat 12:00–20:00