LGBTQIA+ Mental Health and Support Resources
These independent services and resources may help you find urgent mental health support, LGBTQIA+ listening services, safeguarding information, community groups and online-safety guidance.
Quirky Crew is a non-clinical peer-support community. We do not provide therapy, medical advice or crisis intervention. If someone is in immediate danger, call 999 or 112.
Service availability and contact details can change. Please check each organisation’s website for its current opening times and eligibility.
Information last checked: 14 August 2026.
Immediate and urgent help
Emergency services
Call 999 or 112 if someone’s life is at immediate risk or urgent police, ambulance, fire or coastguard help is needed. You can also go to A&E during a mental health emergency.
England: NHS urgent mental-health help
Call 111 and select the mental health option, or use NHS 111 online, if you need urgent mental-health help but nobody is in immediate danger.
Wales: NHS 111 Press 2
Call NHS 111 Wales and select option 2 for free urgent mental-health support, available 24 hours a day.
Scotland: NHS 24 Mental Health Hub
Call NHS 24 on 111 and choose the mental health option for urgent support, day or night.
Northern Ireland: Lifeline
Call Lifeline free on 0808 808 8000. It provides crisis support throughout Northern Ireland, 24 hours a day.
Free listening and LGBTQIA+ support
Samaritans
Call 116 123 free, at any time of day or night, if you need someone to listen without judgement.
Shout
Text SHOUT to 85258 for free, confidential, 24-hour text support anywhere in the UK.
Switchboard LGBT+
Call 0800 0119 100 or use online chat for LGBTQIA+ listening and information. Switchboard currently operates from 10am to 10pm every day.
LGBT Foundation
Call 0345 3 30 30 30 for LGBTQ+ information and support. Check the official page for current opening hours and other contact options.
Galop
Galop supports LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence. Call its national helpline on 0800 999 5428 or use its other contact options.
Safeguarding and specialist support
Childline
Anyone under 19 in the UK can call 0800 1111 free or contact a counsellor online about anything they are experiencing.
NSPCC Helpline
Adults worried about a child can call 0808 800 5000 or use the NSPCC’s other contact routes. Check the website for current opening hours.
The Proud Trust
LGBTQ+ youth resources, live chat, mentoring and groups, alongside guidance for parents, carers and other adults supporting young people.
AKT
Housing and homelessness support for LGBTQ+ people aged 16–25 who are homeless, at risk of homelessness or living in a hostile environment.
Stockport Adult Social Care
Contact Stockport Adult Social Care on 0161 217 6029 if you are concerned that an adult may need care or safeguarding support.
Stockport and Greater Manchester community
United Pride Friends
Social activities and peer connection for LGBTQ+ autistic people and people with learning difficulties.
Forward Stockport LGBT+
A local LGBTQ+ community organisation providing opportunities to meet, connect and participate in Stockport.
Be/Here
A queer-led service offering LGBTQIA+ therapy, free mental-health workshops and community spaces in Greater Manchester and online.
LGBT+ PLUS Stockport
A voluntary adult LGBTQ+ social group offering regular activities in Stockport and an online community.
Stockport Pride
Stockport’s LGBTQ+ Pride charity, providing the annual Pride celebration and community information.
Find services and stay safe online
Hub of Hope
Search by location and support need to find local and national mental-health services across the UK.
National Cyber Security Centre
Official guidance on stronger passwords, two-step verification, software updates and protecting yourself online.
True Vision
Information about hate crime and routes for reporting hate incidents, including homophobic and transphobic hate crime.
Digital Safety Advocate – LGBTQ+ Communities
A complete guide for staying safe online for the LGBTQIA+ community