What to do in the event of a crisis in your mental health
Contact our Practice, or phone 111. You can self refer to Single Point of Access, mental health team on tel. 0114 226 3636 or free phone 0808 196 8281, or by email: SPA_AdultMentalHealth@shsc.nhs.uk
Mental Health Information and Website links
Mental Health Support for under 18 years
If you or someone else is in immediate risk of serious harm or injury you should call 999
In a crisis to see a mental health worker under 16 year olds should attend Accident and Emergency at Sheffield Children's Hospital
Young people aged 16 and over should attend Accident and Emergency at Northern General Hospital. You will not be seen at the Children's Hospital
Samaritans: 24 hour phoneline: 116 123
Sheffield Mental Health Guide
www.sheffieldmentalhealth.co.uk is a really useful directory with information about supportive services and activities available in Sheffield. If you can't access the website you can call them Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm for information and help in finding a service: tel. 0114 2737009
Kooth
Kooth is an online mental wellbeing community for children and young people aged 11-18 years. They provide accessible and safe spaces with a range of therapeutic support and interventions.
There is no need for a referral and no waiting lists. You can sign up via Kooth's website: https://www.kooth.com/
Door 43
Door 43 offers support to 13-25 year olds on a range of emotional wellbeing issues. The service focuses on early intervention and low level support and is not a specialist mental health service. Their staff are not able to conduct mental health assessments or provide intensive one-to-one sessions or clinical treatment, but they will refer young people to appropriate services if required.
Door 43 offers a number of services including: a drop in, one to one support, wellbeing cafes and social prescribing spaces and can support young people with lots of different things they may need advice on or are struggling with.
Door 43 is a Youth Information, Advice, Counselling and Support Service (YIACS) within Sheffield Futures.
https://www.sheffieldfutures.org.uk/get-support/mental-health-and-wellbeing/
Tel. 0114 2012800
Sheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (SRASAC)
Sheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (SRASAC) is a specialist service offering free and confidential support to anyone who has experienced rape or sexual abuse at any time in their life. To self refer to get the support you may need, please go to their website: www.srasac.org.uk/
The services SRASAC provide are:
- Information and Support line is available - Tel. 07517 100757. This offers practical support for people who want to know more about their services. It's a completely confidential service and you don't need to give your name. You can leave a message if it is safe for you to do so and they'll call you back within the line opening hours.
- Free confidential face to face counselling for anyone aged 13 years or over who has experienced rape or sexual abuse at any point in their life.
Golddigger Trust
Golddigger Trust is a registered charity, working with young people aged 11-18 years to equip them with the confidence and skills to develop positive mental health and make good choices for themselves: http://www.golddiggertrust.co.uk
Tel. 0114 3271191
Activities:
Aurous - a mentoring programme which take you on a journey of working through a problem to setting some achievable goals.
I'm The Girl I Want To Be - a place for girls to explore different opinions and gives them space to make up their own mind about these matters.
Un/rest - a course with 3 sessions to support your mental health and wellbeing in relation to the current and ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Sisu - a course that provides you with some key tools to help you tackle stress, anxiety or low moods and manage behaviours, such as disordered eating or deliberate self-harm
Made of More - a course for young men aged 11-18 years aimed at increasing self-esteem, confidence, aspiration and life-skills through looking at 'what it means to be a man'