Information & Supports
Warning: The information on some topics included in this resource may be potentially triggering or upsetting to read.
It’s important for anyone, including autistic young people, to seek and receive appropriate mental health support.
If your life is at risk right now
If you feel like you might attempt suicide, or may have seriously harmed yourself, you need urgent medical help.
If you are on your own, reach out now to someone you trust
– Call 999 for an ambulance
– Go straight to your local Accident & Emergency or Emergency Department if you can
– Speak to your health professional or local crisis team for help
If you can’t do this by yourself, ask someone to help you.
It is important you get help.
Mental health emergencies are serious. You are not wasting anyone’s time.
Crisis Support
If you feel in crisis, phone emergency services or a crisis hotline.
Northern Ireland & UK
- Call: 0808 808 8000 Lifeline. 116 123 The Samaritans
- Text: 85258 SHOUT, the 24/7 UK text support service
- Email: jo@samaritans.org. It may take several days to receive a reply by email.
Ireland
- Call: 1800 247 247 Pieta 24/7 Crisis helpline. 116 123 The Samaritans
- Text: HELP to 51444 the Pieta Free 24/7 Crisis helpline
- Email: jo@samaritans.org. It may take several days to receive a reply by email.
Mind the Mental Health charity has created some useful tools to support young people during a crisis.
Your Mental Health is important.
To create this resource, Middletown Centre for Autism consulted autistic young people and school staff across Northern Ireland. The young people and school staff identified the mental health and wellbeing issues listed as topics they had either experienced or wanted more information on.
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