Urgent help

If you’re under 18 and experiencing a mental health crisis, don’t worry, help is available.

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

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

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