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If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in The Cut, here are the details of organisations that can provide help and support.

Alternatively, you can call the Â鶹Éç Action Line – in confidence - on 0800 110 100.

Calls are free from a landline, but mobile operators will charge. Lines are open 24 hours a day and all calls are confidential.

Staying safe online

Advice on how to use the internet safely, plus keeping your personal details private.

Samaritans

Helpline: 08457 90 90 90 (24hrs)

Samaritans provides confidential, non-judgmental emotional support, 24 hours a day, for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide. Offers its service by telephone, letter, email and face to face in most of its branches.

Childline

Tel: 0800 1111 (open 24 hours a day, every day)

A confidential phone counselling service for any young person with any problem 24 hours a day (calls are free from all existing networks, landline and mobile). The website includes information and advice about bullying.

Missing People

Tel: 0500 700 700

Runaways helpline: 0800 800 70 70

Confidential Message Home service: 0800 700 740

Missing People (formerly National Missing Persons Helpline) is the UK's only charity that works with young runaways, missing and unidentified people, their families and others who care for them

Drinkline

Tel: 0800 917 8282

Telephone information, advice and support service only. Drinkline offers help to callers worried about their own drinking, and support to the family and friends of people who are drinking; advice to callers on where to go for help.

Frank

Tel: 0800 77 66 00

Telephone information, advice and support service only. Offers confidential information, advice and support regarding all aspects of drug misuse.

Terence Higgins Trust

Tel: 0845 12 21 200

The helpline can give HIV information, advice and support over the phone.

Lesbian and Gay Switchboard

Tel: 020 7837 7324

Provides an information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men, bisexual, trans people and anyone who needs to consider issues around their sexuality.

Get Connected

Tel: 0808 808 4994

Whatever the problem, Get Connected provides a free, confidential helpline that gives young people under 25 the support and information they need to decide what they want to do next. This includes a free referral to over 13,000 different services. Number does not show up on itemised bills.

RU thinking (formerly sexwise)

Tel: 0800 28 29 30

Free helpline for young people aged 12 - 18 which offers advice and guidance on all sorts of sexuality and sexual health issues, including relationships, contraception, abortion pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

Brook Advisory Centres

Tel: 0808 802 1234

Brook is a provider of free sexual health information services and advice for all young people under 25. The Ask Brook information service offers a confidential helpline, online enquiry service and text information service. Parents or professionals who are concerned about anyone under 25 can use the free phone number for information and advice.

ASH (Action on Smoking and Health)

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.

Quit

Tel: 0800 00 22 00

Independent charity helping people to stop smoking.

BEAT (Beating Eating Disorders)

Youthline: 0845 634 7650

Beat is the leading UK charity for people with eating disorders and their families. Beat is the working name of the Eating Disorders Association.

NHSN (National Self-Harm Network)

This organisation campaigns for the rights and understanding of people who self-harm. Its priority is to support survivors and people who self harm. It also supports the people it indirectly affects, like family and friends.

National Children's Bureau Self Harm site

Key online information resource for young people who self-harm, their friends and families, and professionals working with them.

Gamcare

Tel: 0845 6000 133 (8am - midnight 7 days a week)

GamCare provides support, information and advice to anyone suffering through a gambling problem.

Bullywatch

Tel: 01454 318753

Aims to support and help anyone who is involved with bullying issues eg. victims, bullies and witnesses. The website is primarily aimed at those at school or college between 11-17. However there is also information for older people (for people experiencing problems at work, the parents/carers of children being bullied etc).

Mankind UK

Tel: 01273 510447

Male rape, sexual assault and sex abuse support for men.

Women's Aid

National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247

Women's Aid is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children.

42nd Street

Helpline: 0161 832 0170

Providing support services to young people experiencing stress and mental health problems.

The Surgery Advice pages

bbc.co.uk/surgery

Clear and frank information for teenagers about personal issues such as relationships, puberty and health.