Local Services supporting Mental Wellbeing Community Advice
Mental Health Support (CALMHS)
Tel: 0345 8638323, 01452 317460, Text: 07812 067087 www.independencetrust.co.uk/CALMHS/about
- Offering those with moderate to severe mental ill health 1:1 support, personal support plans and signposting to other services
- Phone, video call, text or email
- Accepting referrals for anyone over 18 living in Gloucestershire and registered with a Gloucestershire GP
Community Wellbeing Service
- Connecting people to local services, organisations and groups that can help improve general wellbeing and meet wider social needs
- For anyone over 16 living in Gloucestershire or registered with a Gloucestershire GP o Cheltenham & Tewkesbury - 0300 365 6463
- Cotswold - 01452 528491 o Gloucester - 0300 131 0024
- Forest of Dean - 01594 812447 o Stroud & Berkeley Vale - 0345 863 8323
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team
Tel: 0800 169 0398, (If immediate danger to life call 999)
www.ghc.nhs.uk/our-teams-and-services/crhtt/
- For 11 year olds and up (For children under 11 years old the GP should be contacted or 111/999 out of hours 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
- For those with mental health conditions or experiencing emotional and psychological distress
Gloucestershire Self Harm Helpline
Tel: 0808 801 0606 Text: 07537 410 022
www.gloucestershireselfharm.org/
- Gloucestershire Self Harm Helpline provides a safe, supportive, non-judgmental and informative space for people who self harm, their friends, families and carers They also speak to professionals who may want to know more about self harm
- The service is able to support anyone living within Gloucestershire
- Contact the service by telephone, text or webchat, every day from 5pm to 10pm
IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) – Let’s Talk
Tel: 0800 073 2200,
www.ghc.nhs.uk/our-teams-and-services/letstalk/
- The service provides support for mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias
Kooth
- Online anonymous counselling for young people aged between 11-18 years old
- Access to self-care resources and peer support via online forums
- Open Access
Qwell
- Online anonymous counselling for adults
- Access to self-care resources and peer support via online forums
- Register under ‘Gloucestershire adults’
- Open access
Other mental health support
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
Tel: 0800 58 58 58, www.thecalmzone.net/
A leading movement against suicide
- Helpline and webchat – 7 hours a day, 7 days a week
Samaritans
Tel: 116 123, Email: jo@samaritans.org
- 24/7 listening support via email and phone
Shout
Text ‘Shout’ to 85258
- Shout is the UK’s first 24/7 text service, free on all major mobile networks, for anyone in mental health crisis anytime, anywhere
Stay Alive App
www.prevent-suicide.org.uk/find-help-now/stay-alive-app/
- An app for those at risk of suicide or those worried about someone else