To help your mental health and wellbeing, you can access self-help advice and support, for free.
- SilverCloud is a confidential and secure series of programmes to help ease stress, sleep better or build resilience.
- If you are aged 10 to 25, Kooth allows you to access safe and anonymous professional support online. There are no waiting lists and no referral is needed.
- If you are aged 26 or over, Qwell is there for you to access safe and anonymous professional support online 24/7. There are no waiting lists, and no referral is needed.
- The Greater Manchester Bereavement Service is available for anyone who has been bereaved or affected by a death by whatever cause, no matter how long ago. Call 0161 983 0902 or visit online.
- Shining a Light on Suicide is there for you, whether you’re feeling suicidal, worried someone else is or have lost someone to suicide. Whatever you’re going through, you can get the advice and support you need.
You can contact your GP practice and let them know how you’re feeling. It may be tough to begin with, but your GP can refer you for counselling and other talking therapies that can really help.
Accessing urgent mental health support
Our existing crisis line number is in place which for Bolton is 0800 953 0285.
New NHS 111 mental health option
If you, or someone you know, is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can now call 111 and select the mental health option (option 2). Available 24/7, you’ll speak to a mental health advisor who will listen and help you find the right support. It’s for all ages, including children and young people. You can call for yourself, or for someone else.
The new number aims to make it easier for people to find the right support in a mental health crisis.
It does not replace the free “0800” crisis number listed above. To allow everyone to get used to the new process, our existing local 24/7 freephone crisis service numbers will continue to be active to make sure people always get the support they need.
Emergency
If you or someone else have physically harmed themselves, or if their life is at risk, then you should still call 999 or go to A&E.
