New 24/7 mental health text support service for Knowsley

New 24/7 mental health text support service for Knowsley

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SHOUT is a new free, confidential text messaging service for anyone struggling with their mental health who lives or works in Knowsley.

By texting the word ‘REACH’ to 85258 you will start a conversation with a trained volunteer.

Your volunteer will introduce themselves and ask you to share a bit about what’s on your mind.

You can share anything that might be troubling you, such as feeling anxious, relationship problems, bullying, addiction, self-harm, depression or suicide.

The trained volunteer will text you back and forth, and you only share what you feel comfortable with.

The goal of the conversation is to help you reach a calm and safe place with a plan of how to support yourself going forward.