We do not provide an emergency service. If you contact our Referral Service, we aim to get back to you within 3 working days. If we can find a therapist for you, it might then take some time before you can arrange to see them for an assessment. If you are experiencing a crisis or need to speak to someone urgently, you might find the following links helpful:

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust

For adults over 25 in the Birmingham and Solihull area, this is your local mental health trust:

https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/service-user-and-carer/how-to-get-urgent-mental-health-help/

Forward Thinking Birmingham

For under 25s resident in Birmingham, this is the provider of your local mental health services:

https://forwardthinkingbirmingham.nhs.uk/get-help-urgently

Birmingham Healthy Minds

This service is for people experiencing depression and anxiety https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/our-services/birmingham-healthy-minds/

Local mental health helplines in other areas

For those outside of Birmingham and Solihull, find the number for your local area here:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline

Samaritans

Samaritans provide a service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/

 Mind

Mind campaigns for mental health support and has some useful information, resources and helplines:

https://www.mind.org.uk/need-urgent-help/using-this-tool/

Shout 85258

Shout 85258 provides a free, confidential, anonymous text support service. You can text from anywhere in the UK.

https://giveusashout.org/get-help/