Mental and emotional support - adults

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