Advice and Support
The FREE lower my drinking app offers a confidential way for you to check how much you're drinking and find out how it may be affecting your health and wellbeing.
Once installed, the app will give you all the guidance and support you need, to help you cut down on alcohol. And we also have a range of other resources available to support you.
Further resources to support you.
Our blogs are here to offer further support to help with lowering your drinking.
Helping someone else drink less
8 great tips to cut your consumption
Alcohol: how much is too much?
The benefits of drinking less
Alcohol Support Services
If you are concerned that you or someone you care about has an issue with alcohol, there is a lot of help available. Here you can find useful links and phone numbers to a range of alcohol & mental health support services.
Samaritans
Call: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Visit: samaritans.org
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Whatever you're going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We're here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Papyrus
Call: 0800 068 4141
9am - midnight every day of the year
Text: 07860039967
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Hopeline UK for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide and anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.
Ready to reduce your drinking?
Put the answer in your hands.
It's really easy and free to download the app - just click on either of the links here or search 'lower my drinking' in your usual app source!
Help for healthcare partners
The Lower My Drinking campaign is an opportunity for healthcare professionals to help anyone who lives or works in Cheshire and Merseyside to manage their drinking habits to stay at a safe level. To support you, we’ve produced a wide range of assets from printable posters to social media posts – and you can access the toolkit here.
Download the FREE App
Just click on either of the links here or search 'lower my drinking' in your usual app source!