Are you a professional? Visit our professional's page for resources and information.

MindMate professionals
Urgent Help
Warning icon Help

Urgent help

If you’ve seriously injured yourself or taken an overdose call 999 or get immediate medical treatment from A&E. If you are feeling suicidal or in a crisis and feel like you can’t cope, speak to somebody straight away. If possible, make sure you’re not on your own.

The services below are free and available to you immediately – there may be different services depending on how old you are.

Leeds CAMHS Crisis Call Line

Are you a young person struggling to cope? Is life getting harder and harder? Are you a parent worried about your child? The NHS in Leeds has a new Freephone Crisis Call Line to support children and young people whatever the circumstances by listening, supporting, advising and signposting.

Our team will ensure that all callers receive an efficient and timely response, so that you get fast access to help when needed.

OPEN: Mon – Sun 8am – 8pm

AGE: 0-18

Over 18 and need urgent help?

If you don’t need help now, there are always services available for you, 24 hours per day.

Find out more about the wider range of services across Leeds.

View all services

If you’ve been having suicidal feelings or have been in crisis you can also speak to your GP. You can talk about the thoughts you’ve been having in a safe space and they can help you get the support you need. You can get ongoing support in Leeds to talk through your difficult feelings – find out more about ‘What’s in Leeds for me?’ You may feel totally alone and like there’s no hope. No matter how bad things get and how strong those feelings might be, with the right support you’ll be able to overcome these overwhelming feelings.