The last couple of years have been tough for us all. If you need a helping hand with your mental health, there is a range of services to support you.
Need urgent help now?
The last couple of years have been tough for us all. If you need a helping hand with your mental health, there is a range of services to support you.
If you need urgent help now, you can phone:
Adults – 0800 652 2863
Children and young people – 0800 652 2864
Text number for people who are Deaf and/or have communication difficulties – 07919 228 548
Lines are open 24 hours a day. If you or another person have been harmed or are at immediate risk, you may require an emergency response – call 999.
A range of services to help you
- Free online support and counselling at www.qwell.io (age 18+) or www.Kooth.com (11-18)
- A listening ear and emotional support from Tyneside and Northumberland Mind – seven days a week, 8am to 10pm (age 16+) on 0330 174 3174 (charged at local rate)
- If you’re finding it difficult to cope, feeling low, anxious or stressed, or not sleeping properly, and live in Newcastle, contact Talking Helps Newcastle on 0191 282 6600. If you’re in Gateshead, call Gateshead Talking Therapies on 0191 283 2541
- If you are feeling suicidal, anxious or low, or are worried about someone else, you can phone the Samaritans free on 116 123
- If you need support or you are concerned about someone, you can also visit www.stopsuicidenenc.org
- Visit www.111.nhs.uk or call NHS 111
- Text Shout on 85258 to use a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service
- And of course you can contact your GP if these options are not suitable
Self-help guides
You can also download a range self-help guides.
Time to Talk Day 2022
It’s Time to Talk Day on Thursday 3 February 2022! Run by Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation.
It’s hard enough to experience mental health problems, without having to face the judgement, shame and isolation that often surrounds them. That’s why we want to end mental health discrimination.
Conversations have the power to change lives – helping to create supportive communities where we can talk openly about mental health and feel empowered to seek help when we need it. However you start your conversation, let us know on social media with #TimeToTalk.
Why Time to Talk Day is important
- One in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year.
- We want everyone to feel comfortable talking about mental health – whenever they like.
- Talking about mental health reduces helping to create supportive communities where we can talk openly about mental health and feel empowered to seek help when we need it.
- Opening up the conversation about mental health problems is important – by talking about it, we can support ourselves and others.’
