Find Help and Support for Mental Health

A series of questions designed to help you find the most appropriate sources of mental health support

Do you, or someone you know or are a carer for, have mental health needs?
1. Yes, I do
2. Yes, someone I know / or am a carer for
3. I am looking for further information regarding mental health needs
MIND is a good place to start. They provide general guidance about available support and services, information about legal rights, and information about types of mental health problems, amongst other things. Download this handy leaflet Emotional Wellbeing West Berkshire - Guide to Local Mental Health Services Z card listing useful information and contact details.
If you have been diagnosed with a mental illness, or are stuggling to cope, you can use the information below to find support groups and services that can give you help and support:
- Supporting People Experiencing Mental Distress - helping to support people who are experiencing mental health problems
- Every Mind Matters - mental health advice and support
- West Berkshire Suicide Prevention - wide range of resources for immediate and non immediate emotional support
- Samaritans Newbury - for emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 116 123
- NHS Talking Therapies Berkshire - provides stress workshops, access to GPs and health professionals and a self-referral service
- The Advocacy People provides advocacy services for people with mental health issues
- Berkshire Healthcare - Mental Health Team (Adult)
- NHS Mental Health - provides information about Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, low self-esteem and much more
- NHS Mental Health Helplines - for further information and help from Rethink Mental Illness, We're the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals with the much misunderstood and devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers, We deliver change and help empower people to make real changes in their lives and many more
- Recovery in Mind 'improve your mental health and wellbeing with free online courses, available to all adults living in West Berkshire. Learn skills in self-compassion, positive thinking, discover how to self-manage your thoughts and feelings, no doctor referral is needed.
- Eight Bells - organisation providing support for people affected by mental health in Newbury and surrounding areas
- Sport in Mind is about having fun and improving the lives of people experiencing mental health problems. Find an activity to suit you and improve your mental wellbeing along with your physical health. Something for everyone, you don't have to be good at sport
- The Upper Lodge Farming Project - outdoor working, horticultural therapy, green exercise and animal husbandry
- Emotional Health Triage - free service open to children and young people (under 19 years old) in West Berkshire who need support with emotional health difficulties.
- Time to Talk - provides counselling support for 11- to 25-year-olds
- SHOUT - 24 hour UK confidential text messaging service - text about anything that is worrying you to trained volunteers and clinical specialists
- Kooth - free online counselling and emotional wellbeing support for young people 11-18 years of age.
If you care for someone with a mental health illness
If you feel that you need help and support, listed below are some services that can help:
- Free access to a range of support and services for carers from TuVida - provides free information, advice and support services to unpaid carers
- Young Carers Project - help and support for young carers in West Berkshire
- SHaRON (Support, Hope and Recovery Online Network) - provides a safe and secure social networking site for people in West Berkshire who are supporting someone with a mental health problem
- Help for Carers from West Berkshire Council - carers assessments help work out what support you need
- Support for Carers - finding sources of guidance, advice and support for carers in West Berkshire
- Taking a Break From Caring - respite care: help and support for carers to take a break from their responsibilities
The West Berkshire Directory
The West Berkshire Directory Mental Health Services provides links to charities and organisations related to mental health based in West Berkshire.
Other charities
There are various other charities that can provide information and guidance about mental health, some are listed below:
- SANE - offers emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness
- Calmzone - support for men who need to talk or find information and support about mental illness
- Young Minds - support for children and young people with a mental health illness
Are you worried about your own safety, or the safety of others (eg a carer)?
1. No, I don't believe there is a safety risk
2. Yes, I believe there is a safety risk
A safety risk may be, for example:-
- thoughts of harming yourself or someone else
- having done something to hurt yourself
- feeling really upset about something
Are you worried about your own safety, or the safety of the person you know/care for?
1. No, I don't believe there is a safety risk
2. Yes, I believe there is a safety risk - concerned for THEIR safety
3. Yes, I believe there is a safety risk - concerned for MY safety
A safety risk may be, for example:-
- thoughts of harming yourself or someone else
- having done something to hurt yourself
- feeling really upset about something
Who to contact:

In an EMERGENCY:

If you feel that either yourself, or others, are in immediate danger of serious harm call 999 and ask for help.
Who to contact:

Monday to Friday
5pm to 9am : Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) - Call 0300 365 9999

All Day Saturday and Sunday
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) - Call 0300 365 9999
Is the mental state of the person you know/care for worse?
1. No
2. Yes
Have you had a Carers Assessment?
1. No
2. Yes
Carers assessments help work out what support you need.
Legally, anyone who provides or intends to provide a substantial amount of care on a regular basis can have a carer's assessment.

Further information can be found at Help for Carers from West Berkshire Council

The Carers Assessment form can be completed online at Assess Your Needs as a Carer
Are you a young carer - ie. Under 18 years old?
1. No
2. Yes
If you would like a Carers Assessment, a form can be completed online at Assess Your Needs as a Carer
Young Carers Project

Are you aged 5-18? Do you help look after someone in your family? We can help...

Further information, and contact details, can be found at Young Carers
Is the person you know/are carer for known to Newbury CMHT?
1. No
2. Yes
Are you known to Newbury Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)?
1. No
2. Yes
Are you known to Newbury Community Mental Health Team (CMHT)?
1. No
2. Yes
Who to contact:

Monday to Friday

8am - 8pm : Common Point of Entry (CPE) - Call 0300 365 0300

or
Contact your GP

For WestCall Out of Hours Service
Call 111 (NHS service, open 24 hours a day)
Who to contact:

Monday to Friday
9am - 5pm : DUTY CMHT - Call 01635 292020
5pm to 9am : Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) - Call 0300 365 9999

All Day Saturday and Sunday
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) - Call 0300 365 9999
Who to contact:

Monday to Friday

8am - 8pm : Common Point of Entry (CPE) - Call 0300 365 0300

or

Monday - Friday
5pm to 9am : Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) - Call 0300 365 9999

All Day Saturday and Sunday
Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) - Call 0300 365 9999

or
Contact your GP

For WestCall Out of Hours Service
Call 111 (NHS service, open 24 hours a day)
MIND is a good place to start. They provide general guidance about available support and services, information about legal rights, and information about types of mental health problems, amongst other things. Download this handy leaflet Emotional Wellbeing West Berkshire - Guide to Local Mental Health Services Z card listing useful information and contact details.
If you have been diagnosed with a mental illness, or are stuggling to cope, you can use the information below to find support groups and services that can give you help and support:
- Supporting People Experiencing Mental Distress - helping to support people who are experiencing mental health problems
- Every Mind Matters - mental health advice and support
- West Berkshire Suicide Prevention - wide range of resources for immediate and non immediate emotional support
- Samaritans Newbury - for emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call 116 123
- NHS Talking Therapies Berkshire - provides stress workshops, access to GPs and health professionals and a self-referral service
- The Advocacy People provides advocacy services for people with mental health issues
- Berkshire Healthcare - Mental Health Team (Adult)
- NHS Mental Health - provides information about Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, low self-esteem and much more
- NHS Mental Health Helplines - for further information and help from Rethink Mental Illness, We're the national charity dedicated to supporting individuals with the much misunderstood and devastating condition of bipolar, their families and carers, We deliver change and help empower people to make real changes in their lives and many more
- Recovery in Mind 'improve your mental health and wellbeing with free online courses, available to all adults living in West Berkshire. Learn skills in self-compassion, positive thinking, discover how to self-manage your thoughts and feelings, no doctor referral is needed.
- Eight Bells - organisation providing support for people affected by mental health in Newbury and surrounding areas
- Sport in Mind is about having fun and improving the lives of people experiencing mental health problems. Find an activity to suit you and improve your mental wellbeing along with your physical health. Something for everyone, you don't have to be good at sport
- The Upper Lodge Farming Project - outdoor working, horticultural therapy, green exercise and animal husbandry
- Emotional Health Triage - free service open to children and young people (under 19 years old) in West Berkshire who need support with emotional health difficulties.
- Time to Talk - provides counselling support for 11- to 25-year-olds
- SHOUT - 24 hour UK confidential text messaging service - text about anything that is worrying you to trained volunteers and clinical specialists
- Kooth - free online counselling and emotional wellbeing support for young people 11-18 years of age.
If you care for someone with a mental health illness
If you feel that you need help and support, listed below are some services that can help:
- Free access to a range of support and services for carers from TuVida - provides free information, advice and support services to unpaid carers
- Young Carers Project - help and support for young carers in West Berkshire
- SHaRON (Support, Hope and Recovery Online Network) - provides a safe and secure social networking site for people in West Berkshire who are supporting someone with a mental health problem
- Help for Carers from West Berkshire Council - carers assessments help work out what support you need
- Support for Carers - finding sources of guidance, advice and support for carers in West Berkshire
- Taking a Break From Caring - respite care: help and support for carers to take a break from their responsibilities
The West Berkshire Directory
The West Berkshire Directory Mental Health Services provides links to charities and organisations related to mental health based in West Berkshire.
Other charities
There are various other charities that can provide information and guidance about mental health, some are listed below:
- SANE - offers emotional support and information to anyone affected by mental illness
- Calmzone - support for men who need to talk or find information and support about mental illness
- Young Minds - support for children and young people with a mental health illness

Find Help and Support for Mental Health

If you care for someone with a mental health illness

The West Berkshire Directory

Other charities

If you care for someone with a mental health illness

The West Berkshire Directory

Other charities