Need support now?

You can call NHS 111 Mental Health if you need urgent mental health support (such as feeling mentally unsafe or severely distressed).

Phone 111 – and select mental health option 2.

Other ways to contact NHS 111:

  • Text relay Call 18001 111 using text relay, 24 hours a day.
  • Signvideo for British sign language (BSL).
  • Help in other languages Call 111 and ask for an interpreter.

Your local NHS 111 Mental Health team is for people of all ages. It’s available 24/7, free of charge and you can call for yourself or someone else.

A practitioner will listen and help you get the urgent support you need. With your permission, they can access your notes if you’ve previously received mental health support. This will reduce you having to repeat information and allow our team to provide better support.

NHS 111 Mental Health is not an emergency service. In emergency situations where there’s an immediate risk to life, or you need urgent physical care, you should contact 999 or go to A&E.

If you are at immediate risk call 999 or go directly to your nearest A and E department where mental health specialists will be able to offer you an urgent review and think about a safe way forward for you and your family.