Urgent help

Are you in a mental health crisis?

  • Call 111 and select mental health option
  • If you have a care plan or discharge plan, that will tell you who to contact.

Other help available

  • The Moorings @Devon crisis cafés and free out-of-hours support, in Exeter, Barnstaple and Torquay
  • Samaritans call free 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org available 24/7, offering supportive conversations on various mental health issues, call back, and follow-up services
  • Staying Safe provides tools and guidance to help with emotional distress. Also offers ways to stay safe from thoughts of harm and suicide. Offers powerful recovery videos from people with personal experience
  • Shout - text 'Shout' to 85258 to chat with a trained Shout volunteer. Free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging service for support.
  • HOPELINE247 - call 0800 068 4141, text 88247, or email  pat@papyrus-uk.org. Free, confidential, 24/7 service for anyone under 35, experiencing thoughts of suicide or concerned about a young person.

Under 18?

Need urgent help?

  • Call 111 and select mental health option
  • If you have a care plan or discharge plan, that will tell you who to contact
  • Kooth offers digital support via an online mental wellbeing community

I need help with

  1. I'm finding it difficult to manage my emotions and feelings
  2. I want information about mental health conditions
  3. I'm finding it hard to cope after trauma or abuse
  4. I have a long term health condition affecting my mood
  5. I have or am at risk of wanting to self harm
  6. I'm worried about hallucinations and the voices I am hearing
  7. I am frightened by my thoughts
  8. I'm having suicidal thoughts
  9. I feel lonely and isolated
  10. I'm worried that my phobia is affecting my daily life
  11. I am worried about someone close to me
  12. Are you worried about someone having suicidal thoughts?
  13. I'm feeling anxious, stressed, depressed
  14. I am forgetful or experience memory loss
  15. I'm worried about my obsessive thoughts