Urgent Help

If you’re under 18 and experiencing a mental health crisis, don’t worry, help is available. You can contact the 24h Crisis Helpline:

Call 111 and press Option 2

The Helpline is free to call and available 24 hours a day including at weekends and Bank Holidays.

A mental health crisis can include:

• thoughts of suicide or significant self-harm.
• struggling to cope with extreme emotional distress that won’t stop.
• concerns that your mental health puts you or others at risk of harm.

Children Mental Health Services in A&E

Children Mental Health Specialists are available at A&E departments, 9am-9pm seven days a week at:

• Homerton University Hospital, Homerton Row, London E9 6SR
• Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1FR
• Newham Hospital, Glen Road, Plaistow, London E13 8SL

Children and young people’s mental health specialists are also based in Homerton Row Children & Young People’s Centre (15 Homerton Row, London E9 6ET) Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.