Urgent support

If your life is at risk right now, please call 999 or if you can, go straight to A&E

(Croydon University Hospital)

If you do not wish to call 999 but need urgent support, you can call NHS 111
or contact your GP
for an emergency appointment

If you do not wish to call 999 but need urgent support, you can call NHS 111 or contact your GP for an emergency appointment

If you are in a mental health crisis
and need to talk right now, please call Samaritans on
116 123

Non-urgent support

Non-urgent
support

If you would like to learn some helpful strategies, you can visit Croydon Talking Therapies (IAPT).

If you would like to learn some helpful strategies, you
can visit Croydon
Talking Therapies.

If you would like to explore your difficulties further, you can visit a local counselling service.

If you would like to explore your difficulties further,
you can visit a local counselling service.

Other useful contacts if you are in crisis

Mental Health:

CALM on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)

National suicide prevention line – Offers a supportive listening service to anyone with thoughts of suicide. You can call the National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK on 0800 689 5652 (open 24/7).

The Mix – If you’re under 25, you can call The Mix on 0808 808 4994 (3pm–midnight every day)

SLaM 24hour Mental Health Support Line 0800 731 2864

Switchboard – If you identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service. Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.

Housing:

Crisis Skylight Croydon – If you are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, Call on 0203 848 1700 or email on croydon@crisis.org.uk or visit their Croydon branch which can be found on their website crisis.org.uk.

Streetlink – if you are sleeping on the streets 0207 840 4430

Need help to understand how you're feeling?

If you would like to explore your difficulties, you can visit a local counselling service.

If you would like to learn some helpful strategies, you can visit Croydon Talking Therapies.