Urgent help
Call 999 now if someone has:
- Severe difficulty breathing, or is choking
- Signs of a stroke, face drooping, arm weakness, slurred speech
- Severe chest pain, or pain spreading to the arm or jaw
- A severe allergic reaction (swelling of lips, tongue or throat)
- Severe bleeding that won't stop
- Is unconscious, or having a seizure for the first time
- Is at immediate risk of suicide or serious self-harm
NHS 111
Urgent but not an emergency. Open 24/7, free, with interpreters.
Call 111Use 111 onlineMental health crisis
Call 111 and choose the mental health option, any time.
Call 111 (mental health)Samaritans
Someone to talk to, 24/7.
116 123Shout
Text support, 24/7.
Text SHOUT to 85258Deaf or speech difficulty
Text 999 if registered with emergencySMS (text "register" to 999). Relay UK: 18000. BSL: 999 BSL app.
Domestic abuse
National Domestic Abuse Helpline, 24/7.
0808 2000 247This checker uses fixed safety rules, not AI. If in doubt, always call 999 or 111.
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