Burnout, job loss, or a workplace that has become unbearable.
Also searched as: burnout, redundancy, unemployment, work stress, job loss.
Free, 24-hour listening for anyone who is struggling — you do not have to be suicidal to call, and you do not have to give your name.
Call Samaritans, free, 24 hours a day
Free from any phone, including mobiles with no credit. Does not appear on itemised bills.
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 18 September 2026 against their own page
A helpline and webchat built around how men most often ask for help — though it is open to everyone.
Call CALM
Open 5pm to midnight, every day of the year.
Every day 17:00–00:00
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Start a CALM webchat
Same hours as the phone line, and staffed by the same trained team.
Every day 17:00–00:00
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Information and advice on mental health problems, treatment options and your rights — including how to get help when a service has said no.
Support for anxiety, depression and suicide, by phone and chat, with trained mental health professionals.
Call the Beyond Blue Support Service
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Chat with a Beyond Blue counsellor
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Telephone and online counselling for men with family, relationship and emotional concerns.
Call MensLine Australia
Open 24 hours, every day
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page
Japan's free national support line, answering any kind of difficulty.
Support for farmers and farming families across England and Wales, on both the personal and the business side of a hard year.
Confidential support for everyone in the UK veterinary community, including students and support staff.
Free, independent advice for disabled people and their families in England and Wales.
A confidential NHS service for doctors, dentists and other health professionals with mental health or addiction difficulties.
Call NHS Practitioner Health
Hours not confirmed
Checked 25 August 2026 against their own page