The Christmas and New Year period can be a stressful and difficult time for many – but there are a number of mental health services available to help across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, available 24 hours a day to provide professional support for anyone who needs it.
Sonya Mclean, Senior Programme Manager in the Mental Health Crisis Care for the NHS Hampshire & Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board (ICB) says:
“I would like to urge anyone who is feeling under pressure and struggling to cope, to take advantage of the services that are available to our residents, either by contacting NHS111 or by sending a text message to the SHOUT team.
Article continues below this advertisement “If your life is at risk right now and you feel you might attempt suicide or have seriously harmed yourself – call 999 or head to your nearest Emergency Department. Mental health emergencies are serious and you are not wasting anyone’s time.”
NHS 111 mental health triage
The NHS111 mental health triage team provides mental health support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to people of all ages across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The triage team has a wide range of skills including on the phone psychological intervention which allows you to receive the care you need in the comfort of your own home.
The service ensures that people have easy access to support at the right time, and in the right place for them, including enabling people to get mental health support before a problem becomes a crisis.
You can contact the NHS111 mental health triage team by visiting 111 online, or by calling 111 and selecting option 2.
Shout text service
Anyone in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight can text ‘HANTS’ to 85258 to speak by text with one of Shout’s trained volunteers. Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. It won’t show up on your phone bill.
NHS Talking Therapies (previously iTalk)
Talking Therapies is a service for adults in Hampshire and IOW. Talking Therapies offers a wide range of treatments, in a wide range of formats, and offers support with everyday wellbeing as well as diagnosed common mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, phobias, OCD and PTSD.
You can access Talking Therapies at https://www.talkingtherapieshiow.nhs.uk/.
Kooth
Kooth is an online counselling and emotional well-being support service providing young people aged 11-25 years (up to their 26th birthday) with a safe and secure means of accessing support with their emotional health and wellbeing needs from a professional team of qualified counsellors.
Safe Havens
There are a number of Safe Havens across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight which provides emotional and practical support to adults experiencing a mental health crisis. You can get support from staff and volunteers by telephone, email, text or face to face during evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
Further information including addresses and opening times can be found at https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/help-crisis.
If it is an emergency and your life is in danger dial 999.
