Mental Health in Cambridge Academia

Emergencies, copied from NHS homepage:

  • If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E now!
  • If you need help urgently for your mental health, but it’s not an emergency, get help from NHS 111 online or call 111!
  • Samaritans 24-hour helpline: 01223 364455

General NHS mental health services: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/

IAPT psychological wellbeing service, linked to NHS, where you can self-refer for help: https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/psychological-wellbeing-service

Sign-post summary for different contacts and services at Cambridge University: https://www.wellbeing.admin.cam.ac.uk/services-signpost

Practical help from these pages: University staff counselling, all employees are entitled to at least ten free counselling sessions: https://staff.counselling.cam.ac.uk/

Mind, local mental health support charity: https://www.mind.org.uk/

Lifeline Helpline: 0808 808 2121 (9am – 11pm Monday to Friday, 2pm – 11pm Saturday to Sunday and Bank Holidays) – a listening ear and advice for subsequent help.

SANE, national mental health support charity: https://www.sane.org.uk/