Urgent Support Services
Mental Health Helplines
Mental Health Emergency Services and Helplines
Who to contact if you need urgent support in a crisis
If you feel suicidal or feel like harming yourself or other people:
- Call 999
- Go to your nearest Accident and Emergency department (A&E).
- You can also contact your local Intensive Mental Health Service; they work with people over the age of 16 who are experiencing Mental Health Crisis, as an alternative to hospital admission. See below for local contact details:
Blackberry Hill Hospital, Bristol - Bybrook Lodge - S. Glos Intensive Team 0117 378 4012 / www.awp.nhs.uk
Hillview Lodge, Bath - BaNES Intensive Team 01225 362735 / www.awp.nhs.uk
Long Fox Unit, W-s-Mare - North Somerset Intensive Team 01934 636363 / www.awp.nhs.uk
Non-emergency helplines:
Samaritans
Offering emotional support 24 hours a day
Tel: 116 123
Email via Website: www.samaritans.org
Sane Line
Offering specialist mental health emotional support
You can also email through their website.
Tel: 0300 304 7000 (Everyday 4.30pm to 10.30pm)
Web: www.sane.org.uk