I need urgent help

I need urgent mental health help

If you are worried about the mental health of yourself or someone else, the following advice and contact details have been designed to help you decide what to do now.

If you are concerned about an immediate risk of harm, either to yourself or someone else, please phone 999.

If there is no immediate risk to life, you can call the mental health number on 0800 448 0828, 24 hours a day, for free. A mental health navigator will take your call to ensure you get the support that you need.

If you (or the person you are supporting) are already receiving support from Northamptonshire NHS Healthcare Foundation Trust (NHFT) you should have a care plan. This plan will include details of who you should contact in a crisis, if you cannot find the plan and need help call 0800 448 0828.

What is a Mental Health Crisis?

A mental health crisis can look and feel different for each individual but it can include:

Feeling suicidal (thoughts of ending your life or making plans to do so)
Feelings of wanting to self-harm, or acting on these feelings
Being at risk of harm to self or others
Feeling anxious, experiencing anxiety or having panic attacks (this may feel like a pain in your stomach, feeling tense, finding your breathing is faster or having worrying thoughts)
Flashbacks or nightmares of past experiences
Feeling extremely high (an over happy feeling that is different for you), fearing others want to harm you, or hearing voices
Feeling low in mood that is preventing you from being able to function with day to day routines/activities
Isolating from people
Feelings of paranoia, feeling like others are watching you, talking about you.

A mental health crisis may happen for a number of reasons, sometimes out of the blue, some reasons causing a crisis could be a trigger such as a bereavement, relationship breakdown or work related stress - anything that can heighten stress and can feel like a lot to deal with. Some individuals might have an existing mental health condition and experience a mental health crisis, others may never have experienced mental health concerns before.

Mental Health Number

The Mental Health number is free and available to anyone in Northamptonshire aged over 17.5. Its available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year. The service is staffed by NHS staff and Mind Support workers and provides support for a vast range of mental health concerns.

Call any time on: 0800 448 0828

Anyone in Northamptonshire is welcome to call, whether its the first time you are calling or you have used the service many times before.

Existing service users can use the number as an alternative way to contact the service that is already supporting them, as well as a way of speaking to someone out of hours.

Healthcare professionals such as GPs can also call in order to refer their patients to services for support.

Individuals can also access the mental health number by calling 111 and selecting the mental health option to access mental health support, this option will connect you to local services in the area you are calling from.
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Mental Health Text Service

Are you deaf, do you have hearing loss or are you speech impaired? Do you find talking on the phone difficult?

Our mental health text service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for anyone aged 17.5 years or over who finds it difficult to communicate by phone.

Text us on: 07480 635531

Or Start a chat
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Crisis Cafes

Join us at one of our drop in cafes. Run by an NHFT mental health professional and a MIND peer support worker, they provide support and safety to anyone in need by offering coping mechanisms and management techniques to help reduce the risk of crisis.

As well as offering support, professionals can also refer and direct you to further services if required. Crisis Cafés are available for anyone 18 years old or over who are finding themselves in a crisis or need support with their mental health.

There is no need to call and book an appointment, simply drop in to one of the Northamptonshire locations listed to receive support. View the crisis cafe timetable
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Samaritans

If you are worried that you, or someone you care for, is at risk of suicide, you can also contact the Samaritans by visiting their website www.samaritans.org or call 116 123 for free.
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NHS 111 Mental Health Option

If you need urgent help for your mental health, you can also get help from 111 online or call 111 and select the mental health option.

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Out of Hours support Social Services
Advice around reporting a concern about a child anywhere in Northamptonshire can be found on the Northamptonshire Children's Trust website

Adult Social Services

North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire Council covers the following areas:

Kettering

Corby

East Northants

Wellingborough

If the adult resides in or near one of these areas please complete the North Northamptonshire form -Report a safeguarding concern - North Northamptonshire

If the concern is urgent, contact our North Northamptonshire Council Customer Service Centre on 0300 126 3000.

West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire Council covers the following areas:

Daventry

Northampton

South Northants

If the adult resides in or near one of these areas please complete the West Northamptonshire form - Report a safeguarding concern - West Northamptonshire

If the concern is urgent, contact our West Northamptonshire Council Customer Service Centre on 0300 126 7000.
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Children and Young People

The Children and Young People Mental Health Service and is known as CYMHS or CAMHS.

This service looks after those with emotional wellbeing and mental health difficulties who are aged under 18 and registered with a Northamptonshire GP.

They offer a variety of interventions and therapies in both individual or group settings. They work with families across our county to help children and young people feel better.

Go to the CAMHS website
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