Contact
Is This A Time Of Crisis?
As a counsellor I don’t provide a crisis service so if you need immediate help please use the contacts below:
Emergencies – 999 or A&E
If you or someone you care for is experiencing an immediate, life-threatening emergency requiring mental or physical health assistance please dial 999 or go to your nearest Accident and Emergency department.
Urgent Mental Health Support
If you are worried about your own or someone you care for’s mental health call your local NHS urgent mental health helpline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For Staffordshire these are:
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare – Crisis Care Centre
Call 0800 032 8728 and choose option 1 (Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands)
South Staffordshire Urgent Mental Health helpline
Call 0808 196 3002 (Stafford, Stone, Rugeley, Cannock, South Staffordshire, Lichfield, Burton, Uttoxeter, Tamworth)
NHS 111
Call 111 and select option 2 or contact the NHS 111 online service if you need urgent mental health care but it’s not life-threatening.
Other Sources of Urgent Support
Samaritans – 01625 116 123
(Free to call 24/7 every day)
Papyrus HOPELINE247 – 0800 068 4141 or text 88247
(Available 24/7 every day. A confidential support and advice service for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.)
Shout – Text “shout” to 85258
(Available 24/7 every day. Shout is a free text messaging service for anyone in the UK struggling to cope and who needs support.)