Supporting your Mental Health and Wellbeing
We understand that you can face challenges in life which can have a big impact on how you feel and your mental health and wellbeing. We have put together a series of resources, both online, suggestions of books and local services that are available for you to access at a time when you may not be feeling yourself.
Please, if you are struggling with your mental health, feeling low or anxious or feeling like you might hurt yourself or end your life, please do reach out to the surgery or to some of helplines below.
At times of Crisis
Crisis: this is our local mental health support, run by NHS Mental Health Services.
Call 0800 0516 171, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
NHS 111 select mental health option
If you, or someone you know, is experiencing a mental health crisis in North Yorkshire, York and Selby, they can access urgent support 24/7 by calling NHS 111 and selecting the mental health option.
Local crisis teams are not changing and the service is still provided by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust in our region. It is just a new telephone number to call – making it simpler for people to find the right support in a mental health crisis.
To help you get the support you need, you will speak to a mental health advisor who will ask you some questions and listen to you. They can offer self-care advice over the phone, transfer you to the crisis service if needed or refer you to other local services.
You can call for yourself, or someone else. NHS 111 is for all ages, including children and young people and those with neurodevelopmental needs.
If you are deaf or have hearing loss please use NHS 111 SignVideo or the 18001 111 Relay UK app.
If a person’s mental or emotional state gets worse quickly, this can be referred to as a mental health crisis or a mental health emergency. If this happens, it is important to get help quickly.
A mental health crisis can mean different things to different people, but often means that you no longer feel able to cope or be in control of your situation. It can cause a significant disruption to your life and your ability to function.
You should call NHS 111 and select the mental health option if you are worried about:
- thoughts about your life not being worth living or about harming yourself
- feeling out of control or unable to cope
- feeling anxious about leaving the house
- hearing voices or seeing things that others can’t
If you or someone else have physically harmed themselves, or if their life is at risk, then you should still call 999 or go to A&E.
Find out more about NHS 111 select mental health option
Samaritans: national charity for those who are struggling to cope, need someone to listen, if you are in crisis or at any time you need support.
Call 116 123, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
CALM: free helpline and webchat for anyone who needs to talk about problems and support for those bereaved by suicide.
Call 0800 58 58 58 or via webchat from 5pm to midnight every day.
Papyrus: for children and young people under 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide, or for anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide.
Call 0800 068 4141 or Text 07860039967
Childline: for children and young people under 19, where you can talk about any problems
Call 0800 1111
The Silver Line: helpline for older people, who may be lonely, isolated or confused or those struggling or suffering harm or neglect.
Call 0800 4 70 80 90
Local Support for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Compass Phoenix: https://www.compass-uk.org/services/compass-phoenix/
Service for 9-19 year olds to support young people with regards to their emotional wellbeing and mental health.
IAPT: https://northyorkshireiapt.co.uk
Free service aiming to provide a range of therapies for people over the age of 17 for a wide range of mental health difficulties. They offer talking therapies, computerised therapy, psycho-educational courses and guided self-help. You are able to self-refer through their website.
Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale Mind: https://www.swrmind.org.uk
York and District Mind: https://www.yorkmind.org.uk
Aims to ‘promote recovery from mental ill-health, emotional wellbeing and independent living.’ They offer a wide range of services, activities and support.
Scarborough Survivors: https://scarboroughsurvivors.org.uk
Registered charity which supports those struggling with their mental health. Offers a wide range of groups and activities, alongside telephone support and advice.
North Yorkshire Community Learning Partnership: https://awareness.nycc.championhealth.co.uk
Online course covering a variety of aspects of mental health, whether you are struggling yourself, or learning to help you support a friend or colleague.
The Go-To: https://www.thegoto.org.uk
Hub for mental health and wellbeing for young people in North Yorkshire. They have social media pages and sections for different mental health and wellbeing struggles.
IDAS: https://www.idas.org.uk
This is the largest charity in Yorkshire, providing comprehensive support for people who have been affected by domestic violence. They have a free 24 hour helpline, alongside Live Chat function.
National Support for Mental Health and Wellbeing
Online Recovery College: https://www.recoverycollegeonline.co.uk
Provides a range of online educational courses and resources to people needing support with their mental health, or from their friends and family.
Relate: https://www.relate.org.uk
UK’s largest provider of relationship support for people of all ages and backgrounds. Providers counselling meditation, children and young people’s counselling and workshops.
Every Mind Matters: https://www.nhs.uk/every-mind-matters/
NHS based website providing a wide range of resources on wellbeing, different areas of mental ill-health and information about how to support others who are struggling.
Foundation for Positive Mental Health: https://www.foundationforpositivementalhealth.com
Charity dedicated to promoting learning of skills for positive mental health and wellbeing. They have a wide range of resources available.
Headspace: https://www.headspace.com
Support that has to be paid for, however, provides lots of information on meditation, sleep, stress and mindfulness.
National Support for Young People
Childline: https://www.childline.org.uk
Provides online, phone and web chat support for bullying, drugs, alcohol, your body, families and relationships, sex, school, college and work.
The Mix: https://www.themix.org.uk
Support for the under 25s on a whole range of issues including mental health, substances, your body, sex and relationships, crime, travel and lifestyle. They have phoneline, webchat and crisis messenger services available.
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Young Minds: https://youngminds.org.uk
Provides a wide range of support and resources to young people struggling with their mental health
Kooth: https://www.kooth.com
This is an online mental wellbeing community, aimed at younger people which can offer a wide range of support, with access to online magazines, discussion boards, daily journal and chat facility with one of their team.
The Go-To : http://thegoto.org.uk/
The Go-To provides information, advice, and signposting to services, for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, in North Yorkshire.
National Support for Older People
Age UK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/mind-body/mental-wellbeing/
Age-specific support for the older person, with telephone support lines and resources to provide further information.
The Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org
National charity which provides support for all ages, for anyone struggling with their mental or emotional wellbeing.
The Silver Line: https://www.thesilverline.org.uk
Free, confidential 24-hour helpline for the older person.
Books
There is a scheme called Reading Well Books on Prescription, which are available through your local library.
Here is some more information: https://readingagency.org.uk/adults/quick-guides/reading-well/
There is a series of books called ‘Overcoming’ which include:
- Overcoming Anger and Irritability
- Overcoming Anxiety
- Overcoming Binge Eating
- Overcoming Depression
- Overcoming Health Anxiety
- Overcoming Low Self-esteem
- Overcoming Mood Swings
- Overcoming Social Anxiety
- Overcoming Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder
Other books that some people find helpful are:
- An Introduction to Coping with Anxiety by Hogan and Brosan
- Grief Works by Samuel
- The Essential Guide to Life after Bereavement
- Mind Over Mood
- Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to finding Peace in a Frantic World
- Break Free from OCD
- Living Life to the Full
Other aspects of wellbeing
Living well: for those in North Yorkshire. Aims to reduce loneliness and isolation and support independence. You can self-refer to this service.
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/living-well-north-yorkshire
Cruse Bereavement Care: provides support after the death of someone close to you. There are telephone helpline and chat services available.