{"id":3,"date":"2024-07-11T16:20:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sistersofsupport.co.uk\/?page_id=3"},"modified":"2025-09-17T13:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:29:10","slug":"crisis-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/crisis-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SUPPORT FOR UNDER 18<\/strong>: Please speak to your local NHS CRISIS TEAM or visit Papyrus Below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Papyrus – Prevention of Young Suicide <\/summary>\n

Help Line UK: 0800 068 414
Papyrus is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide.
Text Papyrus on 07786 209697 9am\u201312am (midnight) every day of the year.
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org<\/em>
website: www.papyrus-uk.org<\/a><\/strong><\/mark>

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Crisis Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis you can contact your local NHS Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service. If you are under the care of a mental health team and have a specific care plan that states who to contact when you need urgent care, you should follow this plan.

CALL 111 press 2 <\/strong>
If you need mental health support in the UK, you can call the NHS helpline by dialing 111 and then selecting option 2. This will connect you to a mental health professional who can provide assistance. The service is available 24\/7 and is designed to offer immediate support, advice, and guidance for mental health concerns.
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Tees, Esk and Wear Valley (TEWV) NHS Trust area:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

Crisis Resolution and Intensive Home Treatment team (CRHT)
Urgent Mental Health Care 0800 0516 171 (24hrs, 7 days a week)
For more information about this service:
www.tewv.nhs.uk\/services\/crisis-and-intensive-home-treatment-team\/<\/a>
For non-urgent situations:<\/mark><\/strong>
Visit your GP – You can find the address and telephone number of your GP by visiting the NHS Choices – Find GP website
Call NHS: 111 or Web: 111.nhs.uk
Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Trained nurses can tell you about your local crisis support services or your nearest A&E and provide other health advice.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Samaritans<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Samaritans provide confidential, non-judgemental emotional support for people experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Freephone (to landline and mobiles) Tel: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org<\/em>
website: www.samaritans.org <\/a> <\/span><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Shout<\/mark><\/strong><\/summary>\n

Free, 24\/7 confidential mental health text support in the UK<\/span><\/mark><\/strong>
Text \u2018SHOUT\u2019 to 85258<\/span>
Website: giveusashout.org<\/a> <\/span><\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Rethink Mental Illness (National Service).<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Contact their Advice team about mental health & related issues.
Tel: 0808 801 0525 Monday-Friday 9.30am to 4pm (not bank holidays)<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Rethink<\/strong> Local <\/summary>\n

Crook Business Centre, New Road, Crook, Durham, DL15 8QX
Tel: 01388 766310
Email: countydurham.advocacy@rethink.org<\/em><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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OCD <\/strong>(Obsessive Compulsive Disorders) UK<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Tel: 01332 588112
Website: www.ocduk.org<\/a>
Email: support@ocduk.org<\/em>
Open weekdays between 9.30am\u20133.30pm.<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Anxiety UK<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Telephone: 03444 775 774
Weekdays between 9.30am\u20135.30pm
Text support: 07537 416 905 Mon-Fri: 9:30am – 5.30pm
Website: www.anxietyuk.org.uk<\/a>
Email: support@anxietyuk.org.uk<\/em><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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BEAT<\/strong> (Beating Eating Disorders)<\/summary>\n

Beat run a helpline for people experiencing an eating disorder, it is open to anyone over 18.
Parents, teachers or any concerned adults should call the adult helpline.
Website: www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk<\/a>
Adult Helpline: 0808 801 0677
Email: help@beateatingdisorders.org.uk<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Women\u2019s Aid<\/strong><\/summary>\n

National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247
Website: www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk<\/a> (run by Refuge)<\/strong><\/mark> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline<\/strong><\/summary>\n

Tel: 0800 999 5428 (run by Galop) <\/span><\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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Rape Crisis<\/strong><\/summary>\n

www.rapecrisis.org.uk\/get-help\/want-to-talk<\/a>
National Helpline: 0808 802 9999<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SUPPORT FOR UNDER 18: Please speak to your local NHS CRISIS TEAM or visit Papyrus Below. Crisis Support If you are experiencing a mental health crisis you can contact your local NHS Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service. If you are under the care of a mental health team and have a specific care plan…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":"[]"},"class_list":["post-3","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1088,"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3\/revisions\/1088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sistersofsupport.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}