Urgent Help

If you’re approaching mental health crisis, please refer to the details below

If you or someone else is at risk of death or serious injury, call 999 immediately and ask for the police and an ambulance.

Local emergency departments

If you need to go to an emergency department, here are your local hospitals:

Barnstaple

North Devon District Hospital
Raleigh Park
Barnstaple EX31 4JB

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Exeter

Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Barrack Road
Exeter EX2 5DW

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Plymouth

Derriford Hospital
Derriford Road
Plymouth PL6 8DH

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Torquay

Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge
Torquay TQ2 7AA

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Contact finder tool

Want to find someone who can help? Use our interactive contact finder tool below.

Are you or someone else at risk of death or serious injury?

  • Yes 2
  • No 3

Call 999 immediately and ask for the police and/or an ambulance.

Which of the following options best describes why you're seeking help?

  • I am having suicidal thoughts or worry that I am going to harm myself 4
  • I think I am experiencing or approaching a mental health crisis 5
  • I am a child, teen or young adult struggling with my mental health 9
  • I am struggling with my mental health and identify as an LGBT+ person 10
  • I am seriously worried about the mental wellbeing of someone else 11
  • I have recently lost someone and am worried about how it will affect me 16
  • I am aged 55+ and suffering loneliness and/or a mental health problem 17
  • I am suffering bullying and need support for my mental health 18
  • I or my partner recently gave birth and I'm worried about our mental health 19
  • I care for someone else and need some help or support 21
  • None of the above or I'm not sure 20

Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

→ If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7).

→ If you're under the age of 35, you can also call the Papyrus HOPELINE on 0800 068 4141 or text 07786 209 697 (not open 24/7).

→ If you identify as male, you can also call the CALM helpline on 0800 58 58 58 or use their live webchat (neither open 24/7).

Where in Devon do you live?

  • I live in the Plymouth area 6
  • I live elsewhere in Devon 7
  • I live outside of Devon 8

Call Livewell Southwest's first response service on 0800 923 9323. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

→ You can also call Colebrook's Head Space helpline on 07890 257 614 (open 7 days a week from 6pm to midnight).

→ If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7).

Call the NHS Partnership Trust's first response service on 0808 196 8708. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

→ You can also call Colebrook's Head Space helpline on 07890 257 614 (open 7 days a week from 6pm to midnight).

→ You can also call The Moorings @ Devon, which offer three different helplines based on where you live (not open 24/7).

→ If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7).

Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

→ If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7).

Use the YoungMinds Crisis Messenger by texting YM to 85258. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

→ If you're under the age of 19, you can also call Childline free on 0800 1111 or use their live webchat (neither open 24/7).

→ If you're under the age of 35, you can also call the Papyrus HOPELINE on 0800 068 4141 or text 07786 209 697 (not open 24/7).

Call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 or use their live webchat. This service is available daily from 10am to 10pm.

→ You can also call the LGBT Foundation helpline on 0345 3 30 30 30 (open weekdays 9am to 9pm, weekends 10am to 6pm).

→ You can also call Mind's own Mindline Trans+ helpline on 0300 330 5468 (open Mondays and Fridays from 8pm to midnight).

Do you think they're putting themselves or someone else at risk of death or serious injury?

  • Yes 12
  • No 13

Call 999 immediately and ask for the police and/or an ambulance.

Are they a child, teenager or young adult (up to the age of 25)?

  • Yes 14
  • No 15

Call the YoungMinds Parents' Helpline free on 0808 802 5544. This service is available weekdays from 9:30am to 4pm.

→ If you need help outside these hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7).

→ You can also call the NHS Devon Partnership Trust's First Response Service on 0808 196 8708 (helpline open 24/7).

Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

→ You can also call the NHS Devon Partnership Trust's First Response Service on 0808 196 8708 (helpline open 24/7).

Call Cruse Bereavement Care on 0808 808 1677. Helpline opening hours are available here.

→ If you need help outside the helpline's opening hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7).

Call The Silver Line for free on 0800 4 70 80 90. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Call Family Lives for free on 0808 800 2222. Open weekdays 9am to 9pm and weekends 10am to 3pm.

→ If you need help outside these hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7).

→ If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7).

→ If you're under 25, you can also use the YoungMinds Crisis Messenger by texting YM to 85258 (helpline open 24/7).

Call the PANDAS Helpline for free on 0808 1961 776. This service is available daily from 11am to 10pm.

→ If you need help outside these hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7).

→ If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7).

Call Devon Mind on 01752 512 280 for advice. We are open weekdays from 9am to 5pm (4pm on Fridays).

→ You can also call the national Mind Infoline on 0300 123 3393. This service is available weekdays from 9am to 6pm.

→ If you have a question about your legal rights, call Mind's legal line on 0300 466 6463 (open weekdays from 9am to 6pm).

Call Devon Carers on 03456 434 435 for advice. Open weekdays 8am to 6pm and Saturdays 9am to 1pm.

→ You can also call the national Carers UK helpline on 0808 808 7777. This service is available weekdays from 9am to 6pm.