Dial NHS 111 for 24/7 crisis mental health support
If you, or someone you’re worried about, needs urgent care or treatment for a mental health crisis dial 111 and select the mental health option.
The launch of the NHS 111 mental health option in West Yorkshire has made access easier to the range of existing services supporting people experiencing a mental health crisis.
People experienced and trained in delivering mental health crisis support will listen to your concerns and help you get the support you need.
NHS 111 is not an emergency service. People should dial 999 in a mental health emergency.
Emergency out of hours services
For social care emergencies out of office hours, please contact the Social Care Emergency Duty Team on
0113 378 0644 (Monday-Thursday, 5pm to 8am and Friday-Monday, 4.30pm to 8am). You can also contact them by email at [email protected].
The Emergency Duty Team deals with adult safeguarding, mental health and child protection emergencies and has to prioritise referrals. Giving them full information helps them to respond more effectively.
MindWell
If you’re in an emergency situation and near a computer, smartphone or tablet, the MindWell website can guide you to the right service.
Help in a mental health crisis
MindWell have a list of resources for finding emotional or crisis support here: https://www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk/need-urgent-help/
There is also the Crisis Card which lists local and national services you can access if in mental health crisis.
Samaritans
Confidential and non-judgmental emotional support whenever you need someone to talk to. Call 116 123 or email [email protected]. 24 hours, seven days a week.
Saneline
Saneline is an out-of-hours telephone helpline offering practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems. Call 0300 304 7000. Available 4:30pm-10:30pm.
24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline
Run in partnership between Women’s Aid and Refuge. To offer support, help and information to women who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic violence. Call 0808 2000 247. Available 24 hours a day.
Connect Helpline
For anyone who is in a crisis, feeling anxious, lonely, angry or depressed – or just needs someone to talk to. Callers are offered non-judgmental and empathetic support and information about other services, if requested.
Connect supports people in crisis, as well as providing a preventative service, by supporting people before they reach crisis point. Connect also receives funding to provide emotional support to people who are carers. Freephone 0808 800 1212, available 6pm till 2am every night of the year.
Dial House
Dial House is a safe place in times of crisis. If you are feeling desperate or need someone to talk to then Dial House is a safe place to visit when you feel you can’t cope – a sanctuary at times of mental distress. Visitors can use the house as time out from a difficult situation or a home environment where they may feel unsafe or that may exacerbate their difficulties.
Visitors can relax in a homely environment and can also gain one to one support from the team of Crisis Support Workers. At Dial House, there is a family room, so parents in crisis can bring children with them. They also transport visitors to and from the house by taxi, to make their journey safe and comfortable. Call 0113 260 9328, available every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 6pm – 2am.
Dial House @ Touchstone
Dial House @ Touchstone is open 6pm-11pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Touchstone Support Centre. The service provides crisis support to people from Black and Minority Ethnic Groups.
Dial House @ Touchstone is available for anyone from a BME group, including Refugees and Asylum Seekers. As with Dial House, transport and childcare are provided. Call 0113 249 4675.
Drinkline
Drinkline is a national alcohol helpline providing counselling, support, advice and information. Tel 0300 123 1110, available weekdays 9am–8pm, weekends 11am–4pm.
Beating Eating Disorders Adult Helpline
Adult helpline for UK residents who wish to talk about eating disorders and obtain information about help available in their locality for themselves, their friends, or their relatives. More information on the helpline is available here: Helplines.
FRANK campaign helpline
The FRANK campaign helpline provides information and advice about drugs and information on local services. The service can take calls in over 120 languages via a three-way call with a translator. There is also a website providing information and an email service for users to send in questions which will be responded to. Tel 0300 123 6600, available 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. More information is on the FRANK website here: Contact Frank Directly
NHS Northern Gambling Service
Run by the NHS, this is a service for anyone who needs help to address a gambling addiction. For more information including on referrals, please go to this link: https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/our-services/northern-gambling-service/
Learning Disability Helpline
The helpline provides information and advice on learning disability issues to callers including people with learning disabilities, their families and carers, and professionals working in the field. Tel 0808 808 1111, available 9am–5pm.
NHS 111
You can now call 111 when you need medical help fast, but it’s not a 999 emergency. You will be assessed, given advice and directed straightaway to the local service that can help you best. Available 24 hours, seven days a week.
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
They can guide you through the different services available at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Open Monday – Friday (9am-5pm) – Phone: 0113 206 6261 – E-mail: [email protected] – Website: PALS and Complaints
Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments, Leeds
There is information on A&E departments in Leeds hospitals and on other emergency NHS healthcare services here: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/a-z-of-services/emergency-medicine/.
More information about NHS services is available at the below link:
The National Autistic Society
Helpline: 0808 800 4104. Open 10am-4pm Monday to Friday (free from landlines and most mobiles)
