In crisis

If you're worried that you are no longer coping, that anxiety or other debilitating feelings are taking over, please:

• talk to your GP
• call NHS 111
• contact First Step
• contact your key worker, support worker, CPN or social worker, if you have one, and explain your concerns
• if you don't want to involve mental health services, there may be other local support available - contact us today for more information

If you’re not sure about which of these is right for you, or you want to talk about other options that might be available, contact us today.

Visit Mind's Mental Health Crisis pages for more information.

If you're worried that things no longer make sense, that your thoughts and actions are becoming confused and disordered, or if people around you are becoming increasingly concerned about your well-being, please:

• talk to your GP as soon as possible
• call NHS 111
• contact your key worker, support worker, CPN or social worker, if you have one, and explain your concerns
• if you don't want to involve mental health services, there may be other local support available - contact us today for more information.

If you’re not sure about which of these is right for you, or you want to talk about other options that might be available, contact us today to talk your situation through

Have you already harmed yourself or taken an overdose? Can you no longer keep yourself safe? Do you have imminent plans for killing yourself? Do you know when and how you will do it?

Call 999 now. The call is free. Explain what is happening to you. You can ask to stay on the line while you wait for help to arrive.

If you have a mental health problem, you may sometimes experience frightening thoughts about harming other people. However, there are things you can do to help manage these thoughts:

• Remember that even though these thoughts are scary, you don’t have to act upon them.
• Think of times when you've managed not to act on these thoughts before. What helped to you then?
• Get in touch with your key worker, support worker, CPN or social worker, if you have one, and explain how you feel.
• If you feel you are in serious danger of hurting another person, please call 999 or go to your nearest Accident and Emergency department (A&E).