Urgent support
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and are worried you might harm yourself or someone else, but you’re not in immediate danger urgent help is available.
You can get support over the phone:
- call the 24-hour NHS mental health crisis helpline – dial 111 and select option 2. If you need an interpreter, ask the call handler.
- contact Samaritans – call their 24-hour helpline on 116 123,
- https://giveusashout.org/ to 85258 – a 24 hour crisis text service.
Get support in-person
The https://www.elft.nhs.uk/services/mental-health-crisis-support-city-hackney, located at The Raybould Centre, City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health, Homerton Row, London, E9 6SR, offers 2 walk-in services:
- Crisis Café – open Monday to Friday, 6pm to 9pm, and Saturday to Sunday, 12pm to 4pm
- Walk-in Clinic – open every day, 8am to 10pm
Samaritans also offer face-to-face support at 46 Marshall Street, London, W1F 9BF. It’s open every day from 9am to 9pm.
Self referral services
- Talk Changes – free NHS talking therapies for common mental health problems, such as low mood, stress and anxiety. To arrange a telephone assessment, complete the referral form.
- City and Hackney Wellbeing Network – free, whole-person care for people with complex mental health problems, for example where poor mental health combines with other challenges, such as debt, unemployment, relationship issues, substance use and others. The network is run by a partnership of local voluntary services and offers a range of high quality groups, courses, individual sessions and therapeutic support.
- Service User Network (SUN) – peer to peer support network for people who experience emotional and psychological distress, frequent mood changes, emotional instability, self-harm and/ or have thoughts of suicide. The Network can also support family, friends and people who support someone with mental health issues To find out more, contact the SUN on 07508 842 688
Self directed help
- Good Thinking – free digital mental health resources, including evidenced based apps, clinically validated self-assessments, podcasts & videos and printable/downloadable workbooks. It covers issues such as low mood, sleep, anxiety and stress.
- Every Mind Matters provides simple tips and advice to start taking better care of your mental health
- The https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/ includes information on mental health issues, self-assessment, audio guides and practical tools
- The mental health charity https://www.mind.org.uk/ offer information and support