Get urgent help
If you need help right now, you are not alone. Find out how to get emergency support with food, housing, health and safety.
Food and essentials
Find a foodbank
Foodbanks can give you food and essential items in an emergency. To get this help, you will normally need to ask a support agency such as your GP, social worker or an advice centre to refer you.
Get a free meal
Local groups offer free or low‑cost meals. You won't need a support agency to refer you.
Find emergency food aid (micah.liverpool.com)
Housing and shelter
If you are homeless or about to become homeless, contact Liverpool's Housing Options Service. If you are under 18 and at risk, contact children's social care.
Health and wellbeing
- Register with a GP (nhs.uk)
- Mental health support: For 24 hour free support call Samaritans 116 123.
- Refugee and asylum seeker health support: [need a link]
Safety and protection
- If you feel unsafe or are at risk of abuse, call 999 in an emergency.
- If you need the police, ambulance or fire service in an emergency, call 999.
- If you want to speak to the police but it's not an emergency, call 101.
- For urgent medical help if it's not life-threatening, call 111.
- Get help is you are a victim of domestic abuse.
- Get support for children and young people from children's social care.
Need more help?
Contact the Our Liverpool team for further help. [We can add a number and email to the contact us page].
Get support from local organisations
The Our Liverpool support services directory lists organisations that offer advice and support.