If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please reach out for help immediately. There are many resources available to you, and you do not have to go through this alone.
If you or someone else is at risk of death or serious injury, call 999 and ask for the police and/or ambulance immediately.
If your life is at risk right now, you feel you may attempt suicide, have seriously harmed yourself or feel that you may seriously harm yourself, you need urgent help. Mental health emergencies are serious and you are not wasting anyone’s time.
• Call 999 immediately for an ambulance
• Go straight to A&E if you can
• Or call your local crisis team
If you need someone to talk to, there are several organisations you can contact. See below.
Derriford Hospital
Derriford Road
Plymouth PL6 8DH
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Barrack Road
Exeter EX2 5DW
Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge
Torquay TQ2 7AA
North Devon District Hospital
Raleigh Park
Barnstaple EX31 4JB
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The phone number is free to call.
The Plymouth First Response service, operated by Livewell Southwest, is available 24/7.
The Devon First Response service, operated by Devon Partnership NHS Trust, is available 24/7.
Shout is a confidential 24/7 text support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. The helpline is free to use from most mobile networks.
24/7 emotional support, advice, and guidance. (not available in Plymouth)
A 24/7 text service providing support for young people experiencing mental health crisis. Free from major networks.
Offers an out-of-hours service for people who may be approaching a mental health crisis. Open daily 6pm–midnight.
Offers specialist emotional support, guidance, and information to anyone affected by mental illness. Open daily 4pm–10pm.
The National Suicide Prevention Helpline offers a supportive listening service to anyone having thoughts of suicide. It operates nationally. Open 7 days a week, 6pm–3:30am.
Support you can access today The Moorings @ Devon offer out-of-hours mental health support to anyone aged 18 and over in Devon. There’s no need to be referred and no need for an appointment. Support is available face-to-face and virtually.
The Voice Meeting Rooms, Belle Meadow Court, Barnstaple EX32 8RJ
Open: Thursdays to Mondays, 6pm–11pm
St Leonards GP Practice, Athelstan Road, St Leonards, Exeter EX1 1SB
Open: Mondays to Fridays 10am–midnight Saturdays and Sundays 12 noon–midnight
Torbay Business Centre, Lymington Road, Torquay TQ1 4BD
Open: Weekdays 10am–midnight (virtual only until 6pm). Weekends 12 noon–midnight
Operates a support line for people under 35 feeling suicidal.
Open weekdays 9am–10pm, weekends/bank holidays 2pm–10pm.
A 24/7 text service providing support for young people and a helpline for adults who are worried about a young person. Open weekdays 9:30am–4pm.
Mindline Trans+ is an emotional and mental health support helpline for anyone who identifies as LGBTQ+, plus friends and family.
The helpline is open Mondays and Fridays 8pm–midnight.
Switchboard offers support to the LGBTQ+ community. Get help with whatever you want to talk about. All volunteers identify as LGBTQ+.
The helpline is open daily 10am–10pm.
The LGBT Foundation operates a helpline which aims to offer support and advice on a range of topics. The helpline is currently operating weekends 10am–6pm.
CALM is an organisation dedicated to supporting men who feel suicidal. The helpline and webchat are available 5pm–midnight 365 days a year.
Cruse offers support to those in a crisis following a bereavement.
Their helpline is open: Mondays & Fridays 9:30am–5pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 9:30am–8pm
Saturdays & Sundays, 10am–2pm.
Bullying UK has a free, confidential helpline for young people and adults affected by bullying. Open weekdays 9am–9pm, weekends 10am–3pm.
The Silver Line operates the only confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK that’s open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Time to Talk is a Living Options Devon listening and practical help service for disabled and deaf people. Open Tuesdays–Thursdays 10am–4pm.
PaNDAS is a community offering peer-to-peer support for anyone affected by perinatal mental illness, as a mother, partner, or friend/family. Their helpline is available daily 11am–10pm.
