In crisis
If you use our services
If you currently receive a service from our Trust, then make contact with the team that provides you with care and treatment as soon as you can. You can find contact details on our service directory.
It may be helpful to refer to your care plan, which should have details of who to contact in a crisis, or contact your named care coordinator or worker (that is the main person who is currently helping you). Or if you prefer you can contact us direct on our local numbers below.
If you don’t currently use our services
If you do not receive any of our services and want to contact us direct about either yourself or someone you know you can also use our local numbers below. Please also see our information on what to do in an emergency.
Other support
There is now a 24 hour mental health helpline for anyone registered with a GP in Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. The service supports people who are:
- At risk of developing mental health problems
- Diagnosed with common mental health problems
- Accessing mental health support
- Experiencing mental health distress
- Seeking information, advice and support
You can now use this service by calling 0800 183 0558.
Night OWLS is a confidential support line for children and young people in crisis. Helping them, their parents and carers living in Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. Night OWLS can help you if you…
- Feel you have nowhere to turn
- Feel you can’t go on living
- Are in a crisis
- Are finding it hard to cope with life
- Are feeling angry, lonely, anxious or depressed
- Are feeling confused or finding it hard to think straight
- Are feeling unsafe
- Are caring for a young person
- Just want to talk
Open 8pm – 8am every day, you can contact Night OWLS on freephone 0800 1488 244, by text 07984 392700 or chat on www.wynightowls.org.uk.
Our local telephone numbers
Barnsley
In Barnsley 24/7 open access to our mental health services:
Adults (aged 18+) – 01226 645000
Children and young people (CAMHS) – 01226 644829
People with a learning disability- 01226 645237
Calderdale
In Calderdale 24/7 open access to our mental health services:
Adults (aged 18 +) – 01924 316830
Children and young people (CAMHS) – 01422 300001
People with a learning disability –– 07795 884879
Kirklees
In Kirklees 24/7 open access to our mental health services:
Adults (aged 18+) – 01924 316830
Children and young people (CAMHS) 0300 304 5555
People with a learning disability – 01924 316714
Wakefield
In Wakefield 24/7 open access to our mental health services:
Adults (aged 18+) – 01924 316900
Children and young people (CAMHS) – 01977 735865
People with a learning disability – 01977 465435
Other helplines
If you are looking for support or advice or have an emotional issue you’d like to talk through, you may find one of these helpline numbers useful. NHS.uk also has a full list of mental health helplines too.
Samaritans
Confidential and non-judgemental emotional support whenever you need someone to talk to. Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Contact:
- Telephone: 116 123
- Email: jo@samaritans.org
- Website: www.samaritans.org
SANEline
SANEline is an out-of-hours telephone helpline offering practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems. They also provide a free text-based support service called Textcare. Available between 4.30pm – 10.30pm each evening, every day of the year.
Contact:
- Telephone: 0300 304 7000
- Textcare: www.sane.org.uk/what_we_do/support/textcare
- Website: www.sane.org.uk
West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention
The West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention website is a portal for sharing information and resources created by partner organisations.
Website: Suicide Prevention Resources for West Yorkshire (suicidepreventionwestyorkshire.co.uk)
Rethink
Rethink is the largest severe mental illness charity in the UK and their information and advice service can be contacted on 0845 456 0455. The advise service offers practical help on a wide range of mental health issues. They can be contacted from 9.30am – 4pm from Monday to Friday.
Contact:
- Telephone: 0300 304 7000
- Website: https://www.rethink.org/
Mencap Learning Disability
The helpline provides information and advice on learning disability issues to callers including people with learning disabilities, their families and carers, and professionals.
Contact:
- Telephone: 0808 808 1111
- Email: helpline@mencap.org.uk
- Website: https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-support/our-services/learning-disability-helpline
FRANK
The FRANK campaign helpline provides information and advice about drugs and information on local services. The service can take calls in over 120 languages via a three-way call with a translator. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Contact:
- Telephone: 0300 123 6600
- Text: 82111
- Email: frank@talktofrank.com
- Website: https://www.talktofrank.com/
Drinkline
Drinkline is a national alcohol helpline providing confidential counselling, support, advice and information. The free helpline is available on weekdays from 9am – 8pm and on weekends from 11am – 4pm.
Contact:
- Telephone: 0300 123 1110
Beat (Eating Disorders)
Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity for people with eating disorders and their families. Beat provides helplines for adults and young people, online support and a UK-wide network of self-help groups to help people beat their eating disorder. The Helplines are open 365 days a year from 12pm – 8pm on weekdays and 4pm – 8pm on weekends and bank holidays.
Contact:
- Telephone:0808 801 0677 (adult-line), 0808 801 0811 (student-line ) and 0808 801 07011 (youth-line)
- Email: help@beateatingdisorders.org.uk (adults), studentline@beateatingdisorders.org.uk (students) and fyp@beateatingdisorders.org.uk (youth)
- Website: https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/
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