For those in immediate crisis who need someone to talk to, please contact:

• The Samaritans on 02890 664422 or 116 123 (freephone)
• Lifeline on 0808 808 8000

For more useful information and services, have a look at:

1. ​Bulimia Help- An online resources that provides interactive tools, advice and support to aid your recovery from Bulimia

2. Youth Health Talk- Where young people talk about their experiences of living with, and recovering from, an eating disorder

3. Eating Disorders Online- Although this is a website mainly highlighting women living with an eating disorder, there is very good information on it for anyone living with an eating disorder

4. Eating Disorders Association (NI)- EDANI (Eating Disorders Association NI) – A group of dedicated volunteers who have either experienced an ED themselves, or cared for a loved one with an ED; they offer friendly advice and support to people living with an eating disorder

5. Cared NI (Caring About Recovery from Eating Disorders)- A locally based charity dedicated to providing support and advice to parents and carers who have a loved one suffering from an eating disorder

6. Adapt Youth (Eating Distress)- This website aims to give you all the information you need about eating disorders. Call or text youthline on 028 38323 895

7. Family Support NI- Provides details of a wide range of services provided by statutory, voluntary and community organisations to support familivides details of a wide range of services provided by statutory, voluntary and community organisations to support families

8. Cara-Friend UK- Cara-Friend is an organisation dedicated to supporting, empowering, educating, and offering friendship to everyone in the LGBT community

9. Men Get Eating Disorders Too- This charitable organisation seeks to raise awareness of eating disorders in men and to support sufferers, carers and their families

10. Aware NI- The only mental health charity in Northern Ireland working exclusively for those with depression and bi-polar disorder

11. DACT (Drugs & Alcohol NI)- Services that may help those who had availed of the services of FASA before its unfortunate closure

12. Minding Your Head- Providing a wealth of information about looking after your mental health, and the mental health of those around you

13. Public Health Agency- Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

14. Public Health Agency- Drug and Alcohol Services

15. Mens Health Forum in Ireland (MHFI)- The MHFI is a diverse network of individuals and organisations, men and women, which seeks to identify the key concerns relating to male health and to increase understanding of these issues

16. Console: Suicide Prevention and Support- National Organisation supporting people in Suicidal Crisis and those Bereaved by Suicide through Professional Counselling, Support and Helpline Services. For those living in the Republic of Ireland go to Console: Ireland

17. National Health Service (NHS) Mental Health- Information about mental health and how to preserve it

18. NHS Raising Low Self-Esteem- Information on how to improve our self-esteem

19. Young Minds- A leading UK charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people