Adult mental health, learning disability and autism services

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.

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

If you are feeling, stressed, anxious or worried about your mental health, our crisis cafes are there for you.

Run by an NHS mental health expert and a Mind support worker, they offer support and safety to anyone in need. They can offer support without judgement, strategies and techniques to help you cope, and they can refer to further NHS support if required.

Just drop in, you'll get a warm welcome, be offered a hot drink and someone to talk to. 

Crisis cafés are for anyone aged 18 or over who find themselves in need of support for their mental health.

View the crisis cafe timetable

Feeling lethargic, unmotivated, not feeling like your usual self? Could you benefit from support by talking to someone or through online programmes working at your own pace? NHS Northamptonshire Talking Therapies works with people across Northamptonshire who are trying to get back on track, although they may feel stressed, low or anxious.

Treatment is typically offered online, as a webinar, SilverCloud programme or group, with regular contact with a therapist.  The aim is to give you helpful tools and techniques, you can carry on using after the treatment sessions have finished.

Anyone aged 17 and half and over registered with a GP in Northamptonshire can access Talking Therapies. 

Visit the Talking Therapies homepage

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