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Urgent Help for Mental Health

If you need help for a mental health crisis or emergency, you should get immediate expert advice and assessment. It’s important to know that support services are available for you to access, whatever you’re going through.

Easy Read: How to get help in a Mental Health Crisis

This easy-read guide is about getting help if you have a mental health crisis. A crisis can be when you feel distressed, anxious or unsafe. The guide was made by the NHS. It can be downloaded or printed 📄 View or download: How to get help in a Mental Health Crisis (PDF)

Mental Health

Mental Health Our mental health is as important as our physical health. We can all feel anxious, stressed or low at times, but it can be a problem if these feelings get worse, go on for a long time or affect our daily lives. Mental health services are free on the NHS. In some cases, … Continued

Easy Read: Top Tip for Mental Wellbeing

Easy Read: Top Tips to Improve your Mental Wellbeing This easy-read guide is about improving your mental wellbeing. Mental wellbeing is: How you feel inside Your emotions How you cope when bad things happen The Mental Wellbeing guide was made by the NHS. It can be downloaded or printed 📄 Read: Decision Aid: Chronic Pain … Continued

Decision Aid: Managing Depression

Decision Aid: Managing Depression This NHS decision tool is for adults with mild or moderate depression. It is designed to help you compare possible treatment options. The Managing Depression decision aid can be downloaded, or completed below.

Support Organisations and Helplines

Support Organisations and Helplines Many organisations offer helplines, text support and online help for mental health and other conditions or circumstances where people may need support. Samaritans Call 116 123Visit samaritans.org Text Support 24/7 Text ‘CALMER’ to 85258More info in our article Tyneside Mind Support Line Call 0191 477 4545 (8 am to 10 pm)Visit … Continued

Newcastle Talking Therapies

Newcastle Talking Therapies Are you feeling low? Feeling overwhelmed with worry? Do you want to talk to your GP about mental health support? You are not alone. NHS Newcastle Talking Therapies are here to help you get back on track. They offer free and confidential short-term talking therapies to teach you the tools you need … Continued