If you are feeling in crisis with your mental health, please contact any of the following options:
If you, or someone you know, is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can now call NHS 111 and select option 2 for urgent mental health support.
NHS 111 is available 24/7.
If you are deaf or have hearing loss please use NHS 111 – SignVideo or use the 18001 111 Relay UK app.
If you are known to Secondary Care Mental Health Services contact your CPN during normal working hours or the Crisis Team thereafter.
The service is available to residents 18 years and over who live in Teesside, Durham and Darlington area. The service is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provides an alternative to traditional crisis care. Offering, empathic, validating, and non-judgemental support, the service creates a safe space for people to talk about whatever is causing them distress, with experienced crisis staff. Listening service staff can also provide knowledgeable information about other local services and appropriate signposting advice, helping to make sure people receive the right support for problems they are experiencing.
Samaritans: 116 123
NHS 111: 111
Durham University Student Nightline: 0191 344 6444
An impartial listening service. (Durham University Students only. 9pm til 7am)
University Hospital of North Durham A and E, North Road, DH1 5TW
If you feel your situation is immediately life threatening.