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Emergencies
Unfortunately, Turquoise Counselling Collective is not able to offer an emergency support service.
Emergency Mental Health Support:
If you need IMMEDIATE HELP because you have harmed yourself or are at risk of serious harm
please attend your local Accident & Emergency Department or
CONTACT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES BY DIALLING 999
Alternatively, if you need urgent support or out-of-hours help, please contact one of these other services:
ADULTS:
THE SAMARITANS: - provide a FREE 24 hour support service where someone will listen to you
Phone: - 116 123 {24/7 service}
Email: - jo@samaritans.org
Website: - www.samaritans.org
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HELPLINE UK: - 24 hour helpline supporting anyone with thoughts of suicide
Phone: - 0800 689 5652 {24/7 service}
RELEASE THE PRESSURE: - provides a FREE 24 hour emotional support and listening service via phone or text
Phone: - 0800 107 0160 {24/7 service}
Text: - text the word 'KENT' or the word 'MEDWAY' to 85258
NHS SUPPORT:
Anyone in Kent and Medway who IS NOT currently receiving care or treatment from KMPT can contact:
0800 783 9111 - Urgent Mental Health Helpline {24/7 service}
0300 222 0123 - Single Point of Access {24/7 service} or text 07860 022819
Anyone in Kent and Medway who IS currently receiving care or treatment from KMPT can contact:
07553 814 499 - South East Kent Crisis and Home Resolution Team {24/7 service}
07554 050 242 - North East Kent Crisis and Home Resolution Team {24/7 service}
01622 725 000 - West Kent Kent Crisis and Home Resolution Team {24/7 service}
01634 968 460 - Medway & Swale Crisis and Home Resolution Team {24/7 service}
KENT & MEDWAY SAFE HAVENS:
Kent and Medway Safe Havens offer out-of-hours mental health support and an evening drop-in service to anyone in the Kent area who is aged 16+. Safe Havens are open 6-11pm every day including weekends & holidays:
CANTERBURY - Age UK, The Centre, Castle Row, Canterbury CT1 2QY - call 07876 467 703 or 07483 163 953
THANET - Holy Trinity Church, St. Mary's Ave, Dane Valley, Margate CT9 3TN - call 07850 655 877
MEDWAY - Age UK, MacKenney Centre, Woodlands Rd, Gillingham ME7 2BX - call 07850 901 151 or 07808 795 036
MAIDSTONE - Kestrel House, Knightrider St, Maidstone ME15 6LU - call 01622 809 945 0r 07484 061 684 or
07816 362 606
FOLKESTONE & HYTHE {18+ only) - Rainbow Centre, 69 Sandgate Rd, Folkestone CT20 2AF - call 07827 533 871
UNDER 18s - CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE:
THE SAMARITANS: - provide a FREE 24 hour support service where someone will listen to you
Phone: - 116 123 {24/7 service}
Email: - jo@samaritans.org
Website: - www.samaritans.org
CHILDLINE: - 24 hour helpline supporting children and young people with anything which concerns them.
Phone: - 0800 1111 {24/7 service}
Website: - www.childline.org.uk
SHOUT: - provides a FREE 24 hour emotional support service via text
Text: - the word 'SHOUT' to 85258 {24/7 service}
YOUNG MINDS: - provides a FREE 24 hour crisis messenger service via text
Text: - the letters 'YM' to 85258 {24/7 service}
Website: - www.youngminds.org.uk
KOOTH: - provides free, safe and anonymous support for children & young people via an online mental wellbeing community which can be joined via their website:
Website: - www.kooth.com
NHS SUPPORT:
Residents from Kent and Medway who need to contact Children & Young People's Services {CYPS or Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services {CAMHS} can contact:
0800 011 3474 - NELFT Single Point of Access {24/7 service}
Please note: We endeavour to keep this information up to date, however, the above services are run by third party organisations who are not part of Turquoise Counselling Collective and therefore sometimes there may have been recent changes to individual services or contact details - if you find any of this information to be inaccurate, we would appreciate it if you could please let us know by emailing us on info@turquoisecounselling.co.uk
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