Get mental health help now
To speak to someone now, call the free Mental Health Matters 24 hour helpline on 0800 107 0160 and a trained adviser will help you.
If you have taken an overdose or you have harmed yourself call 999 immediately and ask for help, or go straight to your nearest Accident and Emergency department.
If you need mental health crisis help and you live in Kent and Medway contact the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team.
You can call us 24/7 on 0300 222 0123 or text 07860 022819 if your situation is an emergency.
If you are already known to mental health services and feel that you are relapsing or having a crisis during office hours (9 to 5 Monday to Friday), call your care co-ordinator from your local Community Mental Health Team. If your care co-ordinator is not available, ask to speak to the duty worker.
- Ashford Community Mental Health Team
- Canterbury Community Mental Health Team
- Dartford, Gravesend and Swanley Mental Health Team
- Deal Community Mental Health Team
- Dover Community Mental Health Team
- East Kent Early Intervention in Psychosis Team
- Maidstone Community Mental Health Team
- Medway Adult Mental Health
- Medway Early Intervention in Psychosis Team
- Shepway Community Mental Health Team
- South West Kent Community Mental Health Team
- Swale Community Mental Health Team
- Thanet Community Mental Health Team
- West Kent Early Intervention in Psychosis Team
Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 for 24 hour support. They also offer support by email, letter and face-to-face.
Call SANE's mental health helpline on 0300 304 7000 between 4.30 and 10.30pm. They also offer support by text, online forums and letter.