Get Urgent Help For Mental Health
Call 999/ 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.
To find your nearest A&E, click here.
To find out about other urgent mental health services offered by the NHS, please click here.
Crisis Sanctuaries
Adults: find information and support for your mental health
Available services:
- NHS talking therapy services– if you are over the age of 18, you can self refer to this service. To learn more, please click here.
- NHS Self-help resources can be accessed by clicking this link.
- Every Mind Matters looks at small things we can all do to be kind to your mind- for more information, click here.
- To create a personalised mental health action plan, please click here.
- Turning Point (Notts connect) help people through a crisis. For more information, please click here.
Bereavement support:
- For support with bereavement, please visit this website.
Mental health conditions:
- To read about specific mental health conditions, please click here.
- To learn about common feelings and symptoms, please click here.
Children and Young People: find information and support for your mental health
Resources online and in the community:
Online services:
- Nottalone provides local mental health advice and help for young people in Nottingham- click here for more information.
- Be U helps provide mental health support when you need it. Visit their website here.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Parents/carers or the young person themselves can now self-refer into CAMHS for support with their mental health.
Many, but not all, of our local schools have signed up to the ‘Mental Health Support in Schools’ scheme’. Those schools can also refer young people into CAMHS. Participating schools include: Albany Infant & Nursery, Albany Juniors, Alderman Pounder Infant & Nursery, Bramcote Church of England Primary, Bramcote College, Bramcote Hills Primary, Beeston Fields Primary & Nursery, Chilwell School, Greasley Beauvale Primary, Hall Park Academy, John Clifford Primary, Lawrence View Primary & Nursery, Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy, Round Hill Primary, St John’s Church of England Primary, Springbank Primary & Nursery, Sunnyside Spencer Academy Primary & Nursery, The Alderman White, The Florence Nightingale Academy, The Lanes Primary (2 sites), Trowell Church of England Primary, Wadsworth Field Primary.
Self-referral to CAMHS can be made using this form no matter which school the young person attends by the parent/ carer or directly from the young person themself. If the young person’s school is not part of the scheme, they may be offered an alternative service if referred by the school.
Support you can access
For suicidal thoughts
If you think you are unable to keep yourself or someone else safe, please call 999. This is a medical emergency.
To talk to someone, or to learn more about your suicidal thoughts, please access the following services:
- Samaritans- call 116123, or text SHOUT to 85258.
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare provides a crisis line 0808 196 3779 available to anyone in mental health crisis at anytime, anywhere across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
- NHS support for suicidal thoughts can be accessed by clicking here.
If you are worried that someone you know might be feeling suicidal, the safest thing to do is to ask
As a pregnant person
- To find care for your mental health before, during and after pregnancy, please click here.
- Are you returning to work after postnatal depression? You may find this website helpful.
- Worried about returning to work after maternity leave? You may find this website helpful.
- When pregnancy goes wrong– find the support you can access here.