for when a chat isn't enough
Noahkind is good company and honest with you, but he isn't a person in the room. Some things need someone who can actually be there. Reaching out isn't dramatic, and it isn't disloyal to anyone.
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Someone hurts you, threatens you, or makes you afraid of what happens if you say no.
You're being pushed into anything physical, or asked for photos.
Someone is checking your phone, tracking where you are, or deciding who you're allowed to see.
You're being asked to keep the relationship secret from everyone who cares about you.
You're thinking about hurting yourself, or you can't see a way through.
Pick one person who has been steady with you before — a parent, an aunt, a teacher, a school counsellor, a friend's mum, a doctor. You don't need the whole story ready. Borrow a line if it helps:
“Something's going on and I don't really know how to say it. Can I talk to you?”
“I need help with something and I'd rather you just listened first.”
“I'm not safe with this person and I don't want to be on my own with them.”
If the first person doesn't take you seriously, that's about them. Tell someone else.
Childline (under 19)
0800 1111 — childline.org.uk
Free, confidential, day or night. Chat online if talking is too much.
Refuge — National Domestic Abuse Helpline
0808 2000 247 — nationaldahelpline.org.uk
Free, 24 hours, for anyone worried about a partner or family member.
Samaritans
116 123 — samaritans.org
Any time, about anything, including feeling like you can't go on.
Shout
Text SHOUT to 85258 — giveusashout.org
Free, 24 hours, if you'd rather text than talk.
Galop (LGBTQ+ abuse and violence)
0800 999 5428 — galop.org.uk
For LGBTQ+ people facing abuse or violence.
NSPCC
0808 800 5000 — nspcc.org.uk
If you're worried that a child or young person is at risk of harm.
Emergency
999
If you're in danger right now. Press 55 on a silent call if you can't speak.
Noahkind is made for the UK, but if you're reading from further away:
Find a helpline
findahelpline.com
Free, confidential lines in almost every country, sorted by what's going on.
Child Helpline International
childhelplineinternational.org
Helplines for under-18s worldwide.
Emergency
Your local emergency number
If you're in danger right now.
Numbers and services change, and this list can't cover everywhere. If one doesn't answer, try another, or search for a helpline in your own country.