Your Mental Health

In many ways, mental health is just like physical health: everybody has it and we need to take care of it.

Good mental health means being generally able to think, feel and react in the ways that you need and want to live your life.

If you go through a period of poor mental health you might find the ways you’re frequently thinking, feeling or reacting become difficult, or even impossible, to cope with.  This can feel just as bad as a physical illness, or even worse.

Within Somerset, there are a range of services to help if you are struggling with your mental health.  After talking to you, a clinician may decide to refer you to the Community Mental Health Service – discover more by clicking the link below –

Community Mental Health – Community Mental Health Service (CMHS) – Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (somersetft.nhs.uk)

If you need immediate help, please click on the following link:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline

OR

Mindline Somerset

01823 276 892

0800 138 1692
Mindline Emotional support and mental health helpline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Mindline is a confidential listening service which provides a safe place to talk if you, or someone you know, is in distress.

OR

You can call The Samaritans  FREE on 116 123

or visit their website  https://www.samaritans.org/

The Stay Alive app is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information to help you stay safe. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.

https://prevent-suicide.org.uk/find-help-now/stay-alive-app/