If you or someone you know is at immediate risk of harm, including self-harm or suicidal thoughts, contact your GP during working hours. Out of hours, please contact A&E, police services, or one of the crisis support services below:

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

• Local Mental Health Crisis Team The mental health crisis line in Kent County is Release the Pressure, which is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year: Phone: Call 0800 107 0160 and select option 1 Text: Text the word SHOUT to 85258
• Webchat: Use the webchat option on the Rethink website
• Samaritans: Confidential support, 24/7. samaritans.org | Call 116 123 | Email: jo@samaritans.org (reply within 24 hours)
• NHS 111: Dial 111, select the mental health support
• Shout: Free, confidential, 24/7 mental health text service. Text ‘SHOUT’ to 85258 | giveusashout.org
• Release the Pressure: Confidential support, 24/7. Call 0800 107 0160 and select Option 1

SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC ISSUES

BULLYING

• Beat Bullying: Support for young people. beatbullying.org
• Digizen: Cyberbullying resources. digizen.org.uk/cyberbullying

CARERS

• Carers UK: Advice and support for carers. carersuk.org

CRISIS SUPPORT

• Childline: Free, 24/7 support for children and young people. Call 0800 1111 | childline.org.uk
• Kent & Medway Safe Havens: Drop-in mental health support for ages 18+. mhm.org.uk/kent-safe-havens

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

• Forward Trust: Substance misuse support. forwardtrust.org.uk
• We Are With You: Support for drug/alcohol issues. wearewithyou.org.uk

EATING DISORDERS

• BEAT: Support for eating disorders. beateatingdisorders.org.uk

GENDER AND SEXUALITY

• AKT: Homelessness support for LGBTQ+ youth. akt.org.uk
• Mermaids: Support for transgender youth. mermaidsuk.org.uk

MENTAL HEALTH

• Mind: Mental health support and resources. mind.org.uk
• Young Minds: Mental health support for young people. youngminds.org.uk

ONLINE SAFETY

• Thinkuknow: Online safety for children and young people. thinkuknow.co.uk

SAFEGUARDING

• NSPCC: Advice on child safety. nspcc.org.uk

SELF-INJURY

• Harmless: Support for people who self-harm. harmless.org.uk
• Selfharm UK: Resources for young people. selfharm.co.uk

SEXUAL HEALTH

• Brook: Sexual health advice for under-25s. brook.org.uk

SUICIDE PREVENTION

• PAPYRUS: Young suicide prevention support. papyrus-uk.org

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN KENT

• Live Well Kent: Support for mental health, housing, and more. livewellkent.org.uk
• Kent & Medway Safe Havens: Drop-in mental health support. mhm.org.uk
• Mental Health Matters: Resources for crisis and mental health. mhm.org.uk
• KMPT Crisis Support (Kent & Medway): Call 111 and select the mental health option for crisis help.

For more information on mental health services for children and young people in Kent, visit: www.nelft.nhs.uk/services-kent-children-young-peoples-mental-health