Mental health support in times of crisis

If you feel you need to talk to someone about your mental health or you are looking for more support for someone else, we would urge you to speak to a GP and seek out mental health support delivered by charities or the NHS.

If you need to speak to someone urgently

Samaritans

1:1 Mental health support 24 hours a day

• Text FRONTLINE to 85258 for a text chat 

• Phone 116 123 for a conversation

24/7 Mental Health Crisis Line

Emotional support and advice to people who are affected by urgent mental health issues, at any time of the day or night. It is open to everyone: both children and adults of all ages, and to people who haven’t previously accessed mental health services.

• Phone 0800 028 8000

• Available at any time of the day or night

Local support for your mental health 

Sutton Crisis Café 

Open to anyone aged 18 and over. You may feel you are heading into a crisis and want some support to keep yourself well, or you may have been struggling for a while.

• Address: 63 Downs Road Belmont Sutton SM2 5NR

• Opening times: Open 7 days a week, 6:30pm to 11pm (last admission 10:30pm)

• Sutton Crisis Cafe website

• Phone 0800 012 9802 

• Email crisiscafe@smhf.org.uk

Sutton Uplift

Uplift accepts self referrals from people with a mental health or wellbeing need, whether this is due to emotional difficulties or life stressors.

• 0800 032 1411 (Freephone)   

• 8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday

South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust provides mental health services for adults and children, both in community and in-patient facilities.

If you are already a patient at South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday to Friday you should call the mental health team that looks after you.

Off the Record

Free counselling service for young people aged 11-25 in Sutton.

• Email sutton@talkofftherecord.org 

• Phone 020 8680 8899 - Monday-Friday / 9am-5pm; 020 8175 6776 - Saturday / 10am-1pm

Find an NHS psychological therapies service

If you live in England and are aged 18 or over, you can access NHS psychological therapies (IAPT) services.

Our full directory of Mental Health Support Services is here to find the right support and help you recover.