Need Support Out-of-Hours?
Our safeguarding team is here to support you during our opening hours.
If you need help when we’re closed, including evenings, weekends and non-term time — you still have options.
There are free, confidential services available across the UK that you can contact for support, advice or someone to talk to. You do not need to wait until we reopen to ask for help.
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call 999.
1. 999 – Emergency help
2. NHS 111 – Urgent health or mental health support
3. A&E – Emergency mental or physical health support
I Need Someone To Talk To:
Samaritans
SHOUT
Papyrus
I Would Like Support for Something Specifc:
The services below can offer specialist advice, information and support for a range of concerns.
Some of these services are not available 24/7, so please check their individual opening times and contact information.
You can contact these organisations directly, or speak to our safeguarding team when college is open if you would like help understanding your options.
VICTIM SUPPORT
Support after a crime or traumatic experience.
Victim Support provides free, confidential and independent support to people affected by crime.
You can contact them whether or not you have reported what happened to the police, and they can help you understand your options and access further support.
24/7 support via phone or live chat.
Find out moreIf you’re worried about your relationship, experiencing abuse or controlling behaviour, or concerned about someone else, these organisations can offer advice and specialist support.
🏠Refuge - Domestic/Relationship Abuse Helpline for Women: 0808 2000 247
💙Respect: Men’s Advice Line - Domestic/Relationship Abuse Helpline for Men: 0808 8010327
🌈galop - LGBT+ Domestic/Relationship Abuse Helpline: 0800 9995428
🕊️Karma Nirvana - Honour-Based and Faith-Based Abuse Helpline: 0800 599 9247
If you’ve experienced sexual violence, sexual abuse, harassment or intimate image-based abuse, you can access specialist support and advice from the organisations below.
💜Rape Crisis - 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line: 0808 500 2222
🤍SurvivorsUK - Support male and non-binary survivors of sexual violence, providing counselling, practical help and community. Please check the website for availability.
🔴The Revenge Porn Helpline is a UK service supporting adults (18+) who are experiencing image-based sexual abuse, also known as revenge porn, where someone shares sexual images without consent. This service provides online guidance and advice, a 24/7 chatbot, and a telephone line (weekdays 10:00-16:00).
◻️StopNCII (Stop Non-Consensual Intimate Image Abuse) is a service for adults who have been victims of image-based sexual abuse. The service works by generating a hash from your intimate image(s)/video(s). StopNCII.org then shares the hash with participating companies so they can help detect and remove the images from being shared online.
These services can provide advice and support around online grooming, harmful content, exploitation, and radicalisation.
🟦Crimestoppers - A way to give information about crime completely anonymously. You can share information about crime, including county lines, exploitation and other criminal activity, without giving your name or personal details.
Call 0800 555 111 or use the anonymous online form. Both options are available 24/7.
⚠️ACT Early - Confidential advice if you’re worried that yourself or someone may be being radicalised, groomed or drawn towards extremism. You can speak to specially trained officers about your concerns and discuss what support may be available.
Call 0800 011 3764. The support line is available 24/7.
I would like more options:
Haven’t found what you’re looking for? MindWell have created a Leeds Mental Health and Wellbeing Directory, that contains a wide range of local and national services that support mental health and wellbeing, including help for issues like housing and money worries and peer support.
You do not have to deal with this alone...
If you are unsure whether something is serious enough to ask for help, you can still reach out.
You don't need to have all the answers or know exactly what support you need. The services on this page can listen, help you understand your options, and support you to decide what to do next.
When it is back within our opening hours, you can also speak to a member of our safeguarding team and let us know what steps you took.
💡If you would like support in reaching out to these services, our safeguarding team can support you in making that first step.
