Mental health support

Urgent help with your mental health

If you need urgent help with your mental health right now, you can get in touch with the CNTW Trust’s Initial Response services. If you live in North Tyneside call the following freephone numbers:

Adults: 0800 652 2861

Children and young people: 0800 652 2862

Talking Therapies

North Tyneside Talking Therapies service are open and you can access the service yourself – you do not need to speak to your GP first.

They have made their online therapy tool free to access for all North Tyneside residents and they recommend this for people feeling overwhelmed by the coronavirus situation. Go to Talking Therapies online

Services provided by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear Trust (CNTW)

You can find out the latest information about these services here

If you need help to support your mental health

Most face-to-face services and support groups are on hold during the coronavirus outbreak but you can get online and phone support from many groups and services.

Use the links below to find the support that is best for you

• Healthwatch North Tyneside’s mental health support leaflet
• NHS England suggest helplines for you to contact for support and someone to talk to. Go to information on mental health helplines
• Looking after your mental wellbeing while staying at home. Go to Every mind matters and NHS England
• Practical advice and support from Mind. Go to Mind – Coronavirus and your wellbeing
• Your mental health -what you can do and where to find support Go to Healthwatch England advice and support
• National Eating Distress Service information
• Mental wellbeing and keeping safe during the coronavirus outbreak. Go to sources of advice and support from North East and Cumbria Suicide Prevention Network
• The NHS has launched a national mental health hotline for NHS staff tackling coronavirus covid-19. Go to Mental health hotline for NHS staff

Support for young people

Help yourself

The ‘Help yourself’ leaflet was designed by young people for young people and includes support suggestions for young people regarding their mental health and emotional well being.

Many of the organisations listed in this leaflet offer online, app, phone or text support, which will continue throughout coronavirus:

Kooth.com

Kooth offers online mental health and wellbeing support to young people aged 11- 25 years in North Tyneside. Young people can chat in confidence with qualified counsellors, who are online from 12noon until 10pm on weekdays and from 6pm until 10pm, 365 days a year. How to sign up to Kooth

What to do if you’re anxious about coronavirus Go to Young Minds advice and information

Coronavirus and your wellbeing advice from Mind

Mind offer information and advice on coronavirus and what it means, what to do if you are worried about your health or someone else, what will happen to your treatment or support, being a young carer, staying at home and staying safe. Click here for Coronavirus and your wellbeing advice from Mind.

Department of Health and Social Care

The Government website also offers advice on staying mentally well this winter and looks at wellbeing and work. See Staying mentally well this winter – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).