You are not on your own.
Lantern is for learning and exploring. It is not therapy, assessment or treatment, and it does not replace a clinician.
Talk to someone now
Free, confidential, and used to hearing from people on hard nights.
Samaritans
Whatever you are going through, someone to listen.
Checked 2026-10-15.
Shout
Free, confidential mental health text service.
Checked 2026-10-15.
Find a Helpline(anywhere)
Free, confidential helplines by country.
Checked 2026-10-15.
IASP crisis centres(anywhere)
International directory of crisis centres.
Checked 2026-10-15.
Mental health support
Services for when it is bigger than a bad day.
NHS 111 (mental health option)
Urgent mental health help in England.
Checked 2026-10-15.
Mind Infoline
Information on mental health problems and where to get help.
Not yet re-checked by us; taken from the source linked above.
ADHD-specific support
Organisations that know this territory.
ADHD UK
Charity run by people with ADHD: information, peer support.
Checked 2026-10-15.
Autism and AuDHD support
For the Orchard side of the map.
National Autistic Society
Information, advice and services for autistic people.
Checked 2026-10-15.
People like you
Communities, not services.
ADHD UK support groups
Online peer support groups for adults with ADHD, run by ADHD UK.
Checked 2026-10-15.
ADDA virtual peer support groups(anywhere)
Online peer support groups for adults with ADHD, run by ADDA.
Checked 2026-10-15.