Birmingham Nightline

11/03/2024

After 46 years of supporting students, we are sorry to report that Birmingham Nightline will be closing down. This incredibly difficult decision has been made with the best interest of our volunteers and contacts in mind, and follows a long period of difficulty for the service spanning the last few years. Since being separated from the University of Birmingham's Guild of Students in 2020, Birmingham Nightline has fought to remain open as an independent charity, but this has unfortunately become unsustainable, and we no longer hold the capacity to run a reliable service.

We at Birmingham Nightline have been very fortunate to have the opportunity to support our fellow students, and we have seen for ourselves how critical mental health support for students is. We know that accessing this support can be hard, so we want to thank all of you who have contacted or otherwise supported us over the years. The bravery our contacts showed in opening up to us encouraged us to keep going for as long as we could, and we wish we could stay around to lend an ear to even more of you.

Thank you to every wonderful individual who has ever volunteered their time to make Birmingham Nightline what it was. You have all helped to build, maintain and run a service that saved lives, and for that, we are incredibly grateful. The amount of effort and kindness given to Birmingham Nightline over the years has been astronomical, and we wouldn't have gotten nearly as far as we did without your incredible dedication to helping others.

Take care 💙

12/11/2023

We're closed until further notice

But these services are still there for you:

Text SHOUT 24/7 on 85258
Call Samaritans 24/7 on 116 123
Call Birmingham Mind 24/7 on 0121 262 3555
Call Papyrus every day between 9 a.m and 12 a.m. on 0800 068 4141

10/10/2023

Today is World Mental Health Day - Mental health is a universal human right

Why not take a moment to check in with yourself

We're here to listen to anything that may be on your mind 💙

09/10/2023

Interested in volunteering this with us? Our training applications are open again!

Please DM or email us for more information about volunteering with us and the application form

The application window will close at midday Sunday 15th October 💙

10/09/2023

World Su***de Prevention Day 2023: Theme- Creating hope through action

Where there is help,
There is Hope

We will be reopening our IMs on the 20th of September, from then we open on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays
Until then we are still here on emails

Take care 💙

26/06/2023

We will be closing our IM service on the 30th of June but we will be back at the start of the new academic year

Our emails are still open 24/7 but there may be a slight delay in replying
listening@birmingham.nightline.ac.uk

We hope you have a great summer
Take care 💙

18/05/2023

By focusing on our breathing it can help us to feel more relaxed when in a moment of panic. The box breathing exercise can be done anywhere at anytime without anyone around you being aware.

17/05/2023

Take a moment to acknowledge all of your amazing strengths.
You are perfect the way you are

16/05/2023

Why not take a break from studying and do some self-care, you deserve to take a moment for yourself

15/05/2023

This week is mental health awareness week, with the theme of anxiety. Over the next week, we will be sharing some tips on how to manage anxiety.

03/04/2023

22/01/2023

We are having an info session for our next training intake tomorrow 🥳

If you’re interested in volunteering with us, you can come along to our Zoom to find out more about volunteering with us and how training works!

We will be posting the Zoom link on our story about 2 hours before the meeting, so keep an eye out there 💙

13/01/2023

Interested in volunteering with us? Here’s some key information about our upcoming training intake and our service! Please note that we expect potential volunteers to attend all training dates - please let us know if this would not be possible for you but you would still like to apply.

You can attend our info session on Zoom on the 23rd if you’d like to know more!

DM us if you’re interested for the application form and more info 💙

01/01/2023

Looking to get into volunteering this year? Our training applications are open again!

Please DM us for more information about volunteering with us and the application form ☺️

The application window will close at midday 27th January 💙

13/12/2022

It’s time for a festive fundraiser!

The Country Girl Pub have kindly allowed us to hold another fundraiser there, which will be this Friday! Come along for the Christmas vibes if you’re still in Selly Oak ☺️ All proceeds will go towards making sure that we can keep the service open and also towards a new office.

Cheap shots, exciting raffle prizes and more - see you there 💙

09/11/2022

Day 3 of

Today’s theme is be active!

It’s important to remember that, even though being more active can sometimes seem daunting and high effort, it’s supposed to be fun 💙

08/11/2022

Day 2 of

Today we’re looking at how connecting with others can improve wellbeing!

07/11/2022

It’s

This year’s theme is wellbeing! We will be posting more wellbeing tips and info throughout the week, so keep an eye out! Today’s post is just an introduction to wellbeing and a reminder about our service ☺️

A reminder that we’re currently only contactable via instant message or email, and that we’re open tonight 💙