We’re chuffed to be part of The Times and The Sunday Times Christmas Appeal 2022. Support from The Times and Sunday Times readers will have a life-saving difference this Christmas and beyond.
Help CALM be there for
anyone who needs us
The Times & The Sunday Times Christmas Appeal 2022
Your support makes a life-saving difference
More people than ever need our support. CALM's helpline receives 28,000 calls every month, that's 74% more than before the pandemic.
We need to act now, so we can help as many people get the help they need, when they need it.
Your support will help us expand, innovate and adapt our services to make sure no one in the UK is struggling alone.
Donate now and your impact will be doubled!
Thanks to The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust and an anonymous donor, donations to CALM as part of the appeal are being matched up to the value of £300,000.
Our Stories
Over the appeal, an incredible team of CALM supporters and ambassadors are sharing stories. You can read them for free below and view them all on The Times Appeal website.
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Strictly’s Shirley Ballas: I feel guilty about my brother’s suicide
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How CALM helped me to stop lying about my father’s suicide
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CALM’s online lifeline offered hope in Covid lockdown
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‘It can be a lifeline to know others struggle too’
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Joe Marler: I was crying, saying, ‘I don’t want to be here any more’
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‘I lost my best friend and started a football club to help other men’
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Prince William backs Times Christmas appeal
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CALM: Saving lives as cost of living crisis bites
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Private grief of BBC man tackling taboo of talking about suicide
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The walking football team that has loneliness on the run
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‘Some people call back to say: if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t be here’
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Losing your child: The mother helping others to talk about the S word
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Veterans fight back against the scourge of male suicide
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How your £1.25m donations will transform lives at Christmas
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Joy Division’s Stephen Morris: ‘Ian’s death still haunts me’
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‘I wish I had asked my brother: Do you feel suicidal?’
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TV mental health fears are no longer cast away at the home of Love Island
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Comedy nights will tackle taboo of mental health
Where your money goes
£6
could help CALM provide a family with suicide bereavement support
£26
could help CALM fund 50 potentially life-saving conversations via WhatsApp
£50
could pay for the digital licenses, equipment and technology for a CALM helpline worker to take calls for three days.
£96
could help CALM answer 12 potentially life-saving calls via their helpline
£181
could help CALM fund a helpline worker on Christmas Day
£270
could help CALM create information guides to help people deal with whatever they're facing
£1267
could help CALM fund a week of professional support for people struggling with suicidal thoughts and feelings.
A massive thank you to The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust for generously offering £200,000 in match funding for the appeal & a huge thank you to our anonymous donor for offering £100,000. We couldn't be CALM without you.
Another big thank you to Moneysupermarket Group who have kindly donated £25,000 towards The Times Christmas Appeal to kick-off our new 2-year partnership.