If you need urgent help with your mental health contact:

• South London and Maudsley 24 hours telephone crisis line: 0800 731 2864
• South London and Maudsley NHS website
• Solidarity in Crisis Service: 0300 123 1922
• Samaritans – call 116 123 or visit website
• Lambeth & Southwark Mind website
• Attend A+E 24 hours day 7 days a week for a mental health crisis.

Please click on this link to be directed to a self-referral form.

IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (self-referral)

While waiting for a response you may like to review the Digital and Online Resources section.

• Good Thinking – Digital Mental Wellbeing for London
• Living Life to the Full – Free online courses covering low mood, stress and resiliency
• LGBT Foundation’s Wellbeing Hub – Mental health resources
• MIND Mental Health Support with specific advice on ‘Coronavirus and your wellbeing’.
• Mood Gym – An interactive self-help book for symptoms of depression and anxiety
• Sleepstation – an online course for people who struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep through the night
• Together All – online service providing access to millions with anxiety, depression and other common mental health issues
• YoungMinds – Supporting children and young people and their parents/carers with their mental health and wellbeing.

• Certitude – bringing people together through shared interest
• Action for Happiness – brings together like-minded people and helps them take practical action to bring happiness to the world
• Meet Up – special interest and support groups for mental health problems

A team of mental health professionals support workers and social workers who can help you access:

• one of three Living Well Centres. These offer short and longer term support from our teams of clinicians, social workers people with lived experience and support workers.
• if appropriate, a team that can visit you if you require mental health support within 24 hours.
• other services and community groups who can support you.

Lambeth Single Point of Access – refer yourself directly to mental health professionals, support workers and social workers

• Lambeth Drug and Alcohol Treatment Consortium (self-referral)
• Clapham Family Practice – call 0203 474 6070 to make a face to face appointment with Rita or Jason