Crisis line: 0800 0516 171
Free phone, 24/7 helpline for mental health emergency
This number is for the crisis resolution and intensive home treatment team (CRHT), often shortened to crisis team. They provide specialist assessment for people who need urgent mental health care, for example due to psychosis, severe self-harm or suicide attempts.
Help for suicidal thoughts
If you’re feeling like you want to die, it’s important to tell someone.
Help and support is available right now if you need it. You do not have to struggle with difficult feelings alone.
CALM – Campaign Against Living Miserably – information and support for men at risk of suicide
Helpline: 0800 58 58 58
Open 5pm–midnight
Webchat is also available on the website.
Samaritans
Freephone: 116123
Text: 07725 909090
Email: jo@samaritans.org
24/7 free helpline for emotional support for those experiencing feelings of distress or despair.
Bereavement support
If you require assistance with coping with loss, please refer to the available bereavement support services below.
Herriot Hospice (Just B)
The Just ‘B’ Hear to Help line provides support and advice to those who are feeling anxious or struggling with their emotional wellbeing. Hear to Help is available to children, young people and adults across the Harrogate District, Hambleton, and Richmondshire, seven days a week between 8am-8pm.
Cruse
Curse helps people through the most painful times in life – with bereavement support, information and campaigning.
31,500 helpline calls answered each year
Over 100,000 people helped by a volunteer or staff member
Your health and local services
Are you feeling isolated? In need of social, emotional and practice support?
Leyburn Medical Practice can put you in touch with a health professional know as a social prescriber. These professionals are helping patients to improve their health, wellbeing and social welfare by connecting them to community services, often run by the council or a local charity. An example might be signposting a person diagnosed with dementia to local dementia support groups.
If you think you could benefit from this service call the surgery and ask the receptionist to book you an initial telephone appointment with a social prescriber.
Living Well
Tel: 01609 780780
Email: living.well@northyorks.gov.uk
An initiative within social services offering a 12 week programme of support for the vulnerable or socially isolated with low-level social needs.
Mental health support – North Yorkshire County Council
Helpline: 0800 561 0076
(Monday to Thursday, 5pm to 8.30am, Friday from 4.30pm, 24 hours at the weekends, including bank holidays)
Helpline, counselling, mental illness support and urgent help for those in need.
North Yorkshire Connect
Access community and voluntary organisations offering support. The community directory has information for adults, children, families, young people, parents, carers and professionals working with them.
Education and learning – North Yorkshire County Council
Tel: 01609 780780
Email: north.adultlearning
@northyorks.gov.uk
Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 5pm, Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm
Adult education including IT/computer skills and getting online to help with access to information and support.
Self help and support
The NHS has a number of support websites and apps:
Every Mind Matters
Feeling stressed, anxious, low or struggling to sleep? Every Mind Matters can help with expert advice and practical tips.
Having good mental health helps us relax more, achieve more and enjoy our lives more. We have expert advice and practical tips to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing including apps, quizzes and tools.
One You
Being unhealthy can impact on people’s mental wellbeing. One You is about making changes to fit your lifestyle and make you feel good. From the free How Are You? quiz to simple changes you can make every day, we have easy steps to help you be healthier.
Better Health
Your health matters. This NHS service can help you improve your wellbeing by making healthier lifestyle choices. You’ll find the tools and support you need to quit smoking, get active, and lose weight. There has never been a better time to kickstart your health. Let’s do this!
Need someone to talk to?
Have you considered talking therapy?
Talking therapies can help with common mental problems like stress, anxiety and depression. You may be:
- having panic attacks
- struggling with flashbacks and nightmares
- feeling low and hopeless
- finding it hard to cope with work, life or relationships.
Other things that psychological therapies can help with include:
- constant worrying
- obsessive thoughts or behaviours
- fear of social situations
- constant worry about your health
- phobias
- depression
You can get free psychological therapies on the NHS. You can refer yourself directly to an NHS psychological therapies service (IAPT) without a referral from a GP. IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) is an NHS programme offering talking therapies for the treatment of depression, anxiety, social or other phobias, OCD or PTSD for those age 18yrs+. To find out more about IAPT call 01609 768890 or visit the website.
Which therapy you’re offered depends on which one has been shown to be most helpful for your symptoms. Here are a few examples:
CBT
CBT aims to improve your mental wellbeing by helping you understand how your thoughts can lead to unhelpful emotions and behaviours.
Guided self-help
A therapist supports you as you work through a self-help course in your own time, either using a workbook or an online course.
Counselling for depression
A type of counselling developed specially for people with depression.
Talking therapies are offered in different ways, including:
- using a self-help workbook with the support of a therapist
- as an online course
- over the phone
- one-to-one
- in a group
There is a lot of support available – This area has been created to support your mental health and support other people you know, including children and young people.
North Yorkshire Connect
Find volunteer groups and other services offering support. Not everyone has family, friends or neighbours to check on them. Community support organisations have been set up across North Yorkshire. If you or someone you know needs help they can call North Yorkshire County Council on: 01609 780 780 every day between 8am and 5.30pm or visit the website below to search for support.
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution
The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution – RABI – is an award-winning national charity providing local support to the farming community across England and Wales. Established in 1860, we have been offering guidance, financial support and practical care to farming people of all ages for generations. Support is tailored to each applicant and initial advice can be accessed via the RABI freephone helpline 0800 188 4444 or go to About The Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution | RABI
Help for parents and persons with parental responsibility
During the COVID-19 pandemic the freedom to engage in typical day-to-day activities has been reduced, the most immediate sources of support, respite and socialisation with friends and family limited, and attendance at local parent and baby groups removed.
The potential for all parents to feel isolated has been increased, regardless of whether they are experiencing a mental health issue or not. The potential for young people to experience mental health issues has increased too.
Whatever the circumstance, it is important to remember that help is at hand and you are not alone.
There is a lot of support available to parents who may be going through a difficult time:
The Mental Health Foundation
- Returning to school after lockdown including support for parents
- Coping during coronavirus: through babies’ eyes
- Parenting during the coronavirus outbreak
- Coping with coronavirus: a guide for young people
- Talking to your children about the coronavirus pandemic
NSPCC
The NSPCC is providing Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice and support for parents and carers. Whether you’re working from home with children or supporting children with anxiety due to coronavirus, they’ve got tips and advice for you:
Young Minds
Young Minds has a section on their website specifically developed to help parents at this time:
North Yorkshire County Council
The council has a range of services dedicated to supporting children’s and young people’s mental health:
Take a look at our support for children and young people section for further support options for young people including support provided locally and please encourage the young people in your life to take a look, or at least let them know it’s there if they need it.
More resources
Contact
Phone: 01969 622391
Out of hours: 111
Patient medical related requests
Email: leyburnsurgery@nhs.net
(This mailbox is checked regularly but not continually. Anything urgent must be phoned in. Patients should only send emails if requested by a member of the team. Medical related requests should be sent by our online consultation tool.)
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