Leeds Crisis Assessment Service (CAS)
It offers assessment to people 18 years and over who are experiencing acute mental health problems that may pose a risk to themselves and/or others, who require an assessment that day or within the next 72 hours. Telephone : 0300 300 1485. Leeds CAS is a 24 hour assessment service
Leeds Mental wellbeing Service
They can offer help for the following:
- Depression
- Anxiety & Stress
- Panic Disorder
- Simple Phobia
- Health Anxiety
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (including. trichotillomania & skin picking)
- Bulimia (mild)
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder
- Social Phobia
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Telephone number is: 0113 843 4388, you can also find more information here
24 hour mental health helpline
Anyone aged 18 or over registered with a Leeds GP can call the helpline for support on 0800 183 0558. Anyone who calls who is under 18 will be signposted to relevant services.
NHS
Mental Health information: www.nhs.uk/mental-health
Get urgent help for mental health: www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/get-urgent-help-for-mental-health
www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/counselling
Find mental health services: www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services
Andy's Man Club
Peer support group for men, it's okay to talk. Meet: Every Monday at 7pm (except bank holidays)
Find all the information you need here.
Mindwell
Mental Health Information for everyone in Leeds, the website includes self help techniques and links to services (more information here).
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
www.bacp.co.uk
CALM (The Campaign Against Living Miserably)
Raises awareness of suicide. Their helpline and webchat offers emotional support, advice and information to men and their families.
www.thecalmzone.net
Combat Stress
Combat Stress provide clinical treatment and support for veterans from the British Armed Forces, with a focus on those with complex mental health issues.
www.combatstress.org.uk
Counselling Directory
Find a counsellor near you
www.counselling-directory.org.uk
Doc Ready
It can be very difficult to talk to people when you’re having problems with your mental health. Doc Ready helps you prepare for the first time you visit a Doctor to discuss your mental health.
www.docready.org
Families Need Fathers
The leading UK charity supporting dads, mums and grandparents after parental separation. Helping them to have contact and meaningful relationships with the children.
fnf.org.uk
Marriage Care
Specialise in helping couples build and sustain strong, fulfilling, healthy relationships. They also provide support in times of relationship difficulty.
www.marriagecare.org.uk
Mind
Information and support for people living with mental health problems. The also provide help and advice to those supporting them.
www.mind.org.uk
PAPYRUS (prevention of young suicide)
Aims to prevent suicide in young people. They can offer emotional support to people under 35 who are suicidal. They also support people who are concerned about a young person who might be suicidal.
www.papyrus-uk.org
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
For families living with serious childhood illness.
www.rainbowtrust.org.uk
Relate
Information on relationship counselling, psychosexual therapy, mediation and online advice. They offer counselling in locations throughout the UK.
www.relate.org.uk
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness works to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning.
www.rethink.org
Samaritans
116 123
www.samaritans.org
Sane
Sane are an independent charity and aim to raise awareness, fight to improve services, provide emotional support and host research.
www.sane.org.uk
Shout
Text 'SHOUT' TO 85258. It is free to text Shout 85258 from all major mobile networks in the UK.
giveusashout.org
The Silver Line
Helpline for older people
0800 4 70 80 90
www.thesilverline.org.uk