If you need support with your mental health and wellbeing, there is help out there. Its important to remember, you're not alone. Please use the links and information below to find the help that's right for you
Working together to improve mental health and wellbeing across County Durham.
Please click HERE for information of services who offer mental health and emotional support for children, young people and families in County Durham
Please visit https://www.tewv.nhs.uk/services/mental-health-support/ to find a variety of services available for help with stress, worry and low mood
Looking for Mental Health Support - discover the County Durham & Darlington Popup Community Hub, see below or click HERE for contact details of many services who can offer help, including Mind, ManHealth, Talking Changes, Arcus, Kooth, Qwell, Able-futures, Family help, Carers Support and Cruse Bereavement Support
NHS talking therapies for anxiety and depression - Talking therapies, or psychological therapies, are effective and confidential treatments delivered by fully trained and accredited NHS practitioners. They can help if you're struggling with things like feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). You can access talking therapies for free on the NHS.
You can refer yourself directly to an NHS talking therapies service without a referral from a GP. Help is available in person, by video, over the phone or as an online course. Please click HERE for details of the service
The Listening Service - Freephone 0800 046 1313 Emotional support whenever you need it. The 24-hour Freephone listening and support telephone service offers emotional support to adults living in Teesside, County Durham and Darlington.
The telephone listening service is available for anyone aged 18 and over living in Teesside, Durham and Darlington. Talking to someone can often be enough to help us cope when we’re distressed.
The experienced mental health crisis staff can offer a safe space to talk about whatever is causing you distress – you don’t even have to give your name.
The listening service can also give information and advice about other local
services available to support you.
Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the freephone line is an alternative to traditional crisis care for people and offers local people the opportunity to talk to trained mental health support workers about whatever is troubling them.
Experienced staff are on hand to provide listening support, offer advice and guidance and, if needed, signpost callers to other local services which can support their overall wellbeing.
For County Durham and Darlington Freephone 0800 046 1313 and select option 1 followed by option 3. For Teesside select 3 followed by option 3
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in County Durham and Darlington offer free online training for anyone who is a parent/carer. Sessions are available on the following - Understanding why children might be anxious about school, Anxiety, Emotional Wellbeing, Adolescent sexual development and sexual risk, child to parent violence and aggression, understanding sleep, understanding behaviour development in children and young people. For more information click HERE or visit the website to book
For support with anxiety and depression Let's Connect offers opportunities for people to come together to receive and provide support. They can offer one to one support, peer support groups, peer support training and also help with the creation of mutual aid groups. Lets Connect are based at the East Durham Trust Community House and can be reached on 0191 5185073. For more information click here
www.kooth.com is a free, safe and anonymous online mental health & emotional wellbeing platform available to support children & young people aged 11- to 18-year-olds in County Durham
ww.qwell.io is free, safe and anonymous online mental health & emotional wellbeing platform available to support ALL adults over the age of 18 in County Durham
Samaritans - Ring free 116 123 or click HERE to visit their website
If you are feeling low or depressed you could also contact your GP. Try taking the NHS Choices Depression Assessment.