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Helplines and text support you can use today
Samaritans and SHOUT are widely available in the UK. Specialist lines exist for abuse, benefits, housing, and disability hate crime.
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Samaritans and SHOUT are widely available in the UK. Specialist lines exist for abuse, benefits, housing, and disability hate crime.
- Save Samaritans 116 123 and SHOUT 85258.
- Search specialist lines for your situation — benefits, housing, domestic abuse.
- If speech is hard, text services can help.
- If hate crime, record safely and report through police or third-party reporting.
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- 1Save Samaritans 116 123 and SHOUT 85258.
- 2Search specialist lines for your situation — benefits, housing, domestic abuse.
- 3If speech is hard, text services can help.
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- Save Samaritans 116 123 and SHOUT 85258.
- Search specialist lines for your situation — benefits, housing, domestic abuse.
- If speech is hard, text services can help.
- If hate crime, record safely and report through police or third-party reporting.
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- If speech is hard, text services can help.
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- Save Samaritans 116 123 and SHOUT 85258.
- Search specialist lines for your situation — benefits, housing, domestic abuse.
- If speech is hard, text services can help.
- If hate crime, record safely and report through police or third-party reporting.
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- Save Samaritans 116 123 and SHOUT 85258.
- Search specialist lines for your situation — benefits, housing, domestic abuse.
- If speech is hard, text services can help.
- Save Samaritans 116 123 and SHOUT 85258.
- Search specialist lines for your situation — benefits, housing, domestic abuse.
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