Mental Health and Wellbeing Tookit
I Need Urgent Help
If you have taken an overdose or have a life threatening self harm injury contact Emergency Services, telephone 999.
If you are experiencing mental health problems and the feeling is overwhelming. You feel distressed and have thoughts of harming yourself or you feel you are at risk of harming others and need to talk to someone urgently:
- Telephone or visit your GP Surgery or telephone Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 (24 hours a day, 7 days per week)
- You can also telephone Breathing Space 0800 83 85 87 or Mind Infoline 0300 123 3393 or text 8646
If you need urgent medical help:
- Contact NHS 24 telephone 111
What can I do to support someone in crisis?
If the person has taken an overdose or has a life threatening self harm injury, contact Emergency Services telephone 999.
A mental health crisis is generally when a person's health deteriorates to the point where they need urgent help from professional services. Early warning signs can include:
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Thinking about suicide or acting on suicidal thoughts
- Having an episode of psychosis (where the person might experience or believe things that others do not)
- Doing something that could put themselves or other people at risk
If the person seems really unwell and you have concerns for their safety, you should encourage them to seek help from a professional Service:
- GP Surgery or Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- NHS 24 telephone 111 if the person needs medical help but it is not a 999 emergency
Reference:
NHS