If a person's mental or emotional state quickly gets worse, this can be called a mental health emergency or mental health crisis. In this situation, it's important to get help quickly.
If you have a care plan, it has names and numbers to call in an emergency. If you have been or are being treated for a mental illness, you should have a care plan.
If you don't have a care plan, or cannot find it, you could:
All local trust areas have a mental health crisis team. These teams are made up of psychiatric nurses, social workers and support workers. They:
If you feel someone is a danger to themselves or others call your local social services team.
If there is an immediate danger call the police on 999.
If you want to call someone about how you feel or how you deal with someone else's behaviour, you could contact the Samaritans or call Lifeline on 0808 808 8000.
Telephone 08457 90 90 90. Textphone 08457 90 91 92. The Samaritans offer a 24 hour telephone helpline. You can also contact them via email or write to them.
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