Mental health crisis support

Emergency help if someone is in crisis or has attempted suicide

If it’s an emergency, call 999 straight away and ask for an ambulance.

Urgent non-emergency help

If you need urgent help, but it’s not an emergency, call the Mental Health Crisis Team on 0300 365 2000 (option 4) or 0800 129 9999.

Someone to talk to

If you need someone to talk to, you can also call:

• Sane Line: support for people affected by mental illness - call: 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm to 10.30pm, daily)
• Samaritans - call: 116 123 (freephone, 24 hours every day), email: jo@samaritans.org or visit the Samaritans website
• Hopeline (Papyrus): Prevention of young suicide - call: 0800 068 4141, text: 07786 209 697 or email: pat@papyrus-uk.org