Mental Health Support Resources in Lancashire and South Cumbria

Mental health support resources in Lancashire and South Cumbria

Here is a list of mental health support resources available across Lancashire and South Cumbria. To find out more, follow the links below or make a call. Dial 999 if you have seriously harmed yourself

healthyyoungmindslsc.co.uk/information/ Online self-help materials, children-and-young-people/coronavirus resources and guidance. Available: 24 hours a day, daily.

An online counselling service bigwhitewall.com for over 16s. Available: 24 hours a day, daily.

Safe and anonymous online kooth.com counselling and support for Available: weekdays 12pm-10pm; young people. weekends 6-10pm.

A safe place for anyone samaritans.org 116 123 struggling to cope. Available: 24 hours a day, daily.

Working to prevent male calmzone.net suicide. Support for men 0800 58 58 58 struggling or in crisis. Available: 5pm-12am, daily.

Support for people dealing papyrus-uk.org 0800 068 41 41 with suicide, depression or Text: 07786 209697 emotional distress – Available: weekdays 10am-10pm; particularly teenagers and weekends 2-10pm; bank hol: 2-5pm. young adults. LanguageLine support available.

Advice for parents / carers youngminds.org.uk 0808 802 55 44 concerned about the mental Available: weekdays 12-10pm. health of a child or young 24/7 Crisis Messenger: text YM to person. 85258. LanguageLine support available. Wellbeing and mental health lscft.nhs.uk/Mental-Health-Helpline helpline supporting people’s 0800 915 4640 mental health or that of Available: 24 hours a day, daily. someone they know. lancashiremind.org.uk Helping you understand and mindinfurness.org look after your mental health ulverstonmind.org.uk and wellbeing. Available: Online only.

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Confidential and anonymous service lscft.nhs.uk/texting-service supporting wellbeing and mental Text HELLO to 07860 022846. health for people who prefer to text. Helping older people who are at ageuk.org.uk 0800 678 1602 home and need a little extra support Available: 8am-7pm, daily. with their wellbeing. Language support on Thursday. A free confidential helpline providing thesilverline.org.uk information, friendship and advice to 0800 470 80 90 older people. Available: 24/7. Practical advice - from how to deal nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind- with stress and anxiety, to boosting matters/ our mood or sleeping better. Available: Online only 24/7. Supporting adults recovering from redroserecovery.org.uk addiction and with mental health/dual Available: Online only 24/7. diagnosis. Emotional support for families across homestarteastlancs.org East Lancashire. Psychological therapy via telephone / lscft.nhs.uk/Mindsmatterbfwh.nhs. video conference or online support. uk/our-services/supporting-minds Educational resource for adults on minded.org.uk children’s mental health. Advice on how to look after your mentalhealth.org.uk/coronavirus mental health during Coronavirus. Resources to equip young people to cwmt.org.uk look after their mental wellbeing. Supporting recovery and continued alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk sobriety of alcoholics. E: [email protected] Private and confidential service where childline.org.uk children can talk about anything. A range of mental health support richmondfellowship.org.uk services. Helping people who suffer from panic nopanic.org.uk 0330 606 1174 attacks, and other anxiety disorders. Available: weekdays 3-6pm

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anxietyuk.org.uk 08444 775 775 Helping those suffering with anxiety Availability: weekdays 9:30am – disorders. 5.30pm. Or text 07537 416 905. nspcc.org.uk 0800 1111 (children and young people); 0808 800 Preventing child abuse, protecting 5000 (to report abuse). children. Interpretation available. Available: 24 hours a day, daily. Under 25’s Helpline for any themix.org.uk 0808 808 4994 challenges young people might be Available: 4-11pm, daily. facing. Or text: THEMIX to 85258 (24/7). family-action.org.uk/what-we- A listening ear for parenting do/children-families/familyline/ questions and guidance around 0808 802 6666 complex family issues. Available: daily 9am-9pm or text FAMILYACTION to 85258 (24/7) SAFA Cumbria uses trained safa-selfharm.com counsellors to provide support for 01229 832269 anyone in Cumbria who is anxious, Available: weekdays 9am-5pm isolated or worried about COVID-19. childbereavementuk.org/coronavi Support for children and young rus-supporting-children people who are grieving and specific 0800 02 888 40 advice in relation to COVID-19. Available: weekdays 9am – 5pm. tinyurl.com/barnardosmytime MyTime: Emotional health and 01539 742626 wellbeing support to children and E: [email protected] young people living across Cumbria Available: weekdays 9am – 5pm.

How to suggest additional content This document is reviewed on a regular basis. Email suggestions of mental health support available in Lancashire and South Cumbria to [email protected]. For the latest update, visit healthierlsc.co.uk/MentalHealthSupport Last reviewed: 4 May 2020.