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Crisis Support

If you feel that you or someone you know is in immediate danger of harm, please do not hesitate to call 999 for emergency help.

For situations that aren’t currently life threatening, but you or someone you know is in crisis and would benefit from immediate support, a list of services that might be helpful is provided below.

Mental health crisis

NHS 24

Website: 111.nhs.uk/triage/check-your-mental-health-symptoms
Call: 111 - available 24/7

Breathing Space

Website: www.breathingspace.scot
Call: 0800 83 85 87 – available Weekdays: Mon-Thurs 6pm-2am, Weekend: Fri 6pm-Mon 6am

Samaritans

Website: www.samaritans.org/scotland
Call: 116 123 – available 24/7
Email: jo@samaritans.org

East Lothian Sexual Abuse Service (ELSAS) – offers support for all genders

Website: www.ercc.scot/east-lothian-sexual-abuse-service-elsas
Call: 08088010302 – available 5pm-midnight
Email: elsas@ercc.scot

Domestic violence

Scotland's Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline

Website: https://www.sdafmh.org.uk/en/
Call: 0800 027 1234 – available 24/7
Text/WhatsApp: 07401288595 – available 24/7

Women’s Aid

Website: womensaideml.org
Call: 0131 561 5800 – available 9am-4pm Mon-Fri

Abused Men in Scotland (AMIS) – Scotland’s helpline for male victims of domestic abuse

Website: abusedmeninscotland.org
Call: 03300 949 395 – available 9am-4pm Mon-Fri

Homelessness

East Lothian council

Call: 01620 827 536 – available 9am-5pm Mon-Thurs, 9am-4pm Fri
Call (out of hours): 0800 169 1611 – available outwith working hours

Non-urgent support services:

Finally, East Space is a directory of a range of support available in East Lothian. Most of the services listed offer free or low-cost support: eastspace.org.uk