Crisis Support in Lambeth
Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis or concerned about a friend or relative should call NHS 111 and select option 2 for support.
Shout – text SHOUT to 85258
Samaritans – call 116 123
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – call 0800 585 858
If your life is at risk, call 999 or go to A&E immediately.Anxiety
Anxiety can have physical symptoms but is based on fear or a worry that you cannot understand or manage. The feelings can be strong. Panic attacks are one manifestation of this where you feel a racing heart of other symptoms in your body like feeling faint or dizzy or nausea or stomach cramps or other random aches and pains.
Depression
Depression can have a variety of reasons but it means your energy is low and you have very little motivation or you are tearful more often than is usual. The reasons for this are generally to do with your life situation either present or past and you could be experiencing this at work, in a relationship or in a new challenge in life. The key generally to feeling better is to try and understand and give a shape to why you may be feeling like this.
NHS Mental health
Find information and support for your mental health.
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NHS: Mental healthKooth
Free anonymous online chat for young people to discuss their mental health issues.
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KoothSamaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Phone
116 123
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Samaritans
Email
jo@samaritans.orgRethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.
Phone
0121 522 7007
Website
Rethink Mental Illness
Email
info@rethink.orgTogetherall
Togetherall is an online 24/7 community and anonymous, peer-2-peer platform supporting a range of mental wellbeing issues. It provides self-help programmes, creative outlets and a library of articles to help improve your wellbeing. When you’re dealing with everyday distress or major life events, they’ll help you get through it. This service is available free of charge if you are a Wandsworth resident.
Phone
0203 405 6196
Website
www.togetherall.com/en-gbMind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Phone
0300 123 3393
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MindTalk Wandsworth (Talking Therapies/IAPT)
We can help if you are experiencing anxiety or stress, depression, bereavement or loss, sleep difficulties, anger issues, obsessive compulsive disorder, phobias, eating disorders and many other everyday problems.
Phone
0203 513 6264
Website
talkwandsworth.nhs.uk
Email
talkwandsworth@swlstg.nhs.ukPost-natal Depression (PND)
Post-natal Depression (PND) is a form of depression that affects more than 1 in 10 women, and can also affect partners and fathers. Symptomatically speaking, it is very similar to depression, but occurs within the first year after giving birth. If you are worried about yourself or your partner, speak to your Health Visitor or GP to discuss the possibility of PND and treatment options. For more information, read the NHS webpage. There are also several charities which can offer guidance and support, such as the PANDAS Foundation.
Stompcast
Stompcast a podcast with Dr Alex George
It supports his mission to get us all out stomping, so whether you’re taking the dog out, hiking up a mountain or maybe you simply need some fresh air.
Our mind and body can be transformed through the simple act of walking.
One of our GPs from Grafton Square Surgery, Dr Hill recently recorded an episode with him.
Please click on the links to listen, it has been split into three parts:
Part 1: https://open.spotify.com
Part 2: https://open.spotify.com
Part 3: https://open.spotify.comHestia Recovery Café
Hestia’s Recovery Café is a safe space for people in crisis. Open during the evenings and at weekends, the Recovery Café will help you find groups, organisations and opportunities around you where you can build supportive social networks and develop coping skills to prevent mental health crises in the future, all while offering a drink and a warm meal.
Phone
07794394920
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Hestia’s mental health supportHelpful Resources
A reading list consisting of self-help resources for anyone to use.
Take a look at our reading list.