Support
If you or someone you know is struggling, these are some of the services available to you:
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Suicide and Mental Health Conversion Therapy
- Guide and helpline from Galop
- Resource for trans people by NHS Barking and Dagenham
- Guide and helpline from Galop
- Guide and helpline from Galop
- Advice from Gender Construction Kit
- Housing advice by Shelter
- Housing help by Shelter
- Stonewall Housing
- Transfem guide by the Terrence Higgins Trust
- Transmasc guide by the Terrence Higgins Trust
Click here for more trans welfare resources.
Suicide and Mental health
Mindline Trans+ 0300 330 5468
Mental health support for and by trans and non-binary people
Open 8pm-midnight Mon & Fri
Mermaids 0344 334 0550 or info@mermaidsuk.org.uk
Phone and email helpline for trans people up to the age of 25 (inclusive)
Open 9am-9pm Mon-Fri
Samaritans 116 123 (free in the UK and ROI) or jo@samaritans.org
National suicide prevention and mental health support helpline - they also offer support on “whatever’s getting to you”
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Mental health support for and by trans and non-binary people
Open 8pm-midnight Mon & Fri
Mermaids 0344 334 0550 or info@mermaidsuk.org.uk
Phone and email helpline for trans people up to the age of 25 (inclusive)
Open 9am-9pm Mon-Fri
Samaritans 116 123 (free in the UK and ROI) or jo@samaritans.org
National suicide prevention and mental health support helpline - they also offer support on “whatever’s getting to you”
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Conversion Therapy
Domestic Abuse
Galop 0800 999 5428 (from landline) / 0300 999 5428 (from mobile)
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline
Open 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, extended to 8pm on Wed & Thur
See this guide to recognising and dealing with domestic abuse as a trans person, and this guide for all LGBTQ+ people.
National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline
Open 10am-5pm Mon-Fri, extended to 8pm on Wed & Thur
See this guide to recognising and dealing with domestic abuse as a trans person, and this guide for all LGBTQ+ people.
Hate Crime
Galop 0207 7042040 or HateCrime@galop.org.uk
Hate crime helpline
Open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri
Victim Support 0808 1689 111
Confidential support for those who have been affected by crime
Open 24/7
See here for more help understanding, reporting, or dealing with transphobic hate crime.
Hate crime helpline
Open 10am-4pm Mon-Fri
Victim Support 0808 1689 111
Confidential support for those who have been affected by crime
Open 24/7
See here for more help understanding, reporting, or dealing with transphobic hate crime.
Housing
Shelter 0808 800 4444
Emergency housing helpline
Open 8am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat-Sun
Stonewall Housing 020 7359 5767
Housing advice line
Open 10am-1pm Mon-Fri
See here for housing advice, and here for other ways to get help.
Emergency housing helpline
Open 8am-8pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat-Sun
Stonewall Housing 020 7359 5767
Housing advice line
Open 10am-1pm Mon-Fri
See here for housing advice, and here for other ways to get help.
Sexual Health And HIV
See this guide on sexual health for trans women and transfeminine/non-binary people, and this guide for trans men and transmasculine/non-binary people.
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Updated May 2022
Updated May 2022
