Mental Health Crisis – If You Need Immediate Help
Our practitioners do not provide a mental health crisis service, but we realise you may be looking at our pages when you are in need of urgent help with your mental health.
If you are in crisis and you need to get support right now, there are people who are trained and ready to help, whom you can get in touch with immediately (day or night, 365 days a year).
🆘 If you need to talk to someone right now, please reach out to one of the contacts below:
NHS Crisis Line
☎️ Dial 111, choose Option 2
NHS 111, option 2 is Open 24/7 for all ages (adults, children, and young people) in Bedfordshire and Luton to access the NHS mental health crisis line
Samaritans
☎️ Dial – 116 123
📧 Email (response time 24 hours) – email jo@samaritans.org
Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. They are available on the phone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
🌐 Website: Samaritans | Here to listen
SHOUT
📱 Text – 85258
Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging service whose volunteers can help you if you are struggling to cope, sad, worried, lonely, distressed, or suicidal, and needing urgent support in the moment.
🌐 Website: Shout – UK’s 24/7 Crisis Text Service for Mental Health Support | Shout 85258 (giveusashout.org)
MIND BLMK Crisis Café in Bedford
- The Bedford Crisis Café is open from 5pm to 11pm, every day of the year, for adults (18+)
- You can drop in, in person when you need support (within the above hours)
- No appointment needed
The address for the Bedford Café is:
🏢 MIND BLMK Crisis Café, Florence Ball House, Bedford Health Village, 3 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2NX
🌐 Website: Crisis Café Bedford – Mind BLMK (mind-blmk.org.uk)
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Further Information and links
🌐 MIND – Getting help in a mental health crisis – Mind
🌐 NHS ELFT – Urgent Mental Health Support in Bedfordshire and Luton | East London NHS Foundation Trust (elft.nhs.uk)