I need help now

If you are feeling very distressed, despairing, or suicidal and need immediate help please either:

· Contact your GP and request an emergency appointment

· Contact the Samaritans to talk confidentially 24/7 by calling 116 123

· Call NHS 111 to speak over the phone or use their online service.

· Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19

If you think you need urgent mental health help, it’s important to get in touch as soon as possible. Remember, you are not wasting anyone’s time.

Other ways to get urgent help in Dorset

If you live in Dorset

Access Mental Health is here to help you in a crisis

Or call the 24/7 Connection phone line anytime 24/7, on 0800 652 0190

Or call NHS 111

Face-to-Face or virtual drop-ins

The Retreat

The Retreat is a safe place to go if you are struggling to cope. They offer face to face drop ins There’s no need to phone ahead, just turn up during opening hours.

Visit the Access Mental Health web page for up to date information on locations and opening hours.

Community Front Rooms

Community Front Rooms are open to anyone over 18 who needs support. There are Community Front Rooms in Bridport, Dorchester, and Shaftesbury.

They are staffed by mental health professionals and peer specialists (people with personal experience of mental health issues) and offer face-to-face or virtual drop-ins.

They are welcoming, informal, safe spaces where you can discuss your problems.

Visit the Access Mental Health web page for up to date information on locations and opening hours.

Worried about someone else?

If you are concerned that someone else is very distressed and might be considering suicide, please encourage them to contact their GP and make an emergency appointment.

Alternatively, you might wish to encourage them to speak to the Samaritans on 116 123.

If you are worried someone is about to hurt someone else, please contact the Police on 101 or 999 in an emergency.