Mental Health Support
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If you or a loved one are having a mental health crisis, you can call a local NHS mental health helpline for 24-hour advice and support:
You can call for yourself, your child, your parent or someone you care for.
Find a local NHS urgent mental health helpline
If someone's life is at risk or they cannot be kept safe, call 999 or go to A&E.
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If you just need to talk, any time of day or night
These services offer confidential support from trained volunteers. You can talk about anything that's troubling you, no matter how difficult:
Call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans, or email: jo@samaritans.org for a reply within 24 hours
Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19
If you're under 19, you can also call 0800 1111 to talk to Childline. The number will not appear on your phone bill.
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The mental health charity Mind has information on ways to help yourself cope during a crisis.
This includes calming exercises and a tool to get you through the next few hours.
Get advice from 111 or ask for an urgent GP appointment if:
- you are not able to speak to your local NHS urgent mental health helpline
- you need help urgently for your mental health, but it's not an emergency
- you're not sure what to do
111 will tell you the right place to get help if you need to see someone.
Use the NHS 111 online service, or call 111. You may be able to speak to a nurse, or mental health nurse, over the phone.
A GP can advise you about helpful treatments and also help you access mental health services. You may be able to refer yourself to some services.
Call 999 or go to A&E now if:
- someone's life is at risk – for example, they have seriously injured themselves or taken an overdose
- you do not feel you can keep yourself or someone else safe
- A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a physical one. You will not be wasting anyone's time.
Call: 999