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Mental health and wellbeing

Mental health and wellbeing

Self-help and support for children and adults.

If your life is in danger

Telephone: 999 or go straight to A&E if you:

  • have harmed yourself
  • taken a drug overdose
  • feel like you may be about to harm yourself

Suicide support and prevention

  • PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

If you're having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person who might be, you can contact HOPELINE247 for confidential support and practical advice.

Telephone: 0800 068 4141 
Text: 88247 
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org

  • Samaritans is a registered charity aimed at providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope or at risk of suicide.

Telephone: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org

For people aged 18 year old and above who are experiencing mental health crisis or distress.

Support includes listening support, arranging appointments, creating a safety plan, or finding support from other organisations.

Support is available in-person, or virtually via phone or video call, without the need for a referral.

Location: 

The Bothy
14 Laburnum Terrace
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 0XX

Opening times: 2pm to 10pm, 365 days a year. Just drop in, you don't need an appointment

Telephone: 01670 336139

  • GP - If problems start to affect your daily life you should seek help from your GP, they can diagnose issues and help you get the support you need. Find your nearest GP using the NHS Choices Service Finder

Suicide Prevention Training

Zero Suicide Alliance - free online training courses teach you the skills and confidence to have a potentially life-saving conversation with someone you're worried about. 

Mental Health support

Self help

Download self-help leaflets from the Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust

Adult support

  • Qwell: free, safe and anonymous online mental wellbeing community for adults aged 18 years old and older
  • Tyneside and Northumberland Mind: support line available between 8am to 10pm, 7 days a week for those over the age of 16 and living in Newcastle, Gateshead or Northumberland (Calls are charged at local rate)
  • telephone: 0191 477 4545 (Tyneside)
  • telephone: 0330 1743 174 (Northumberland)

Young people support

  • Kooth free, safe and anonymous online mental wellbeing community for young people aged 11 to 25 years old.
  • Childline - check out Childline's toolbox with tools to find ways to cope or get creative and let your feelings out.
  • Young Minds - learn about Young Minds who are there for young people's mental health.
  • Be you - find out more about self-help and helping others.

Older people's health and wellbeing

Keeping warm in winter is important as we get older as cold weather and winter bugs can affect us more than they used to. Winter weather can also stop us from getting out and about sometimes. But there are things you can do to stay warm and well and prepare yourself and your home for the winter period.

Age UK's keeping warm and well in winter information

Looking after your own mental wellbeing

Wellbeing is important for health as it can add years to our lives. It's estimated that up to 40% of our wellbeing can be enhanced by getting involved in activities which are meaningful and engaging and build confidence and self-esteem.

A set of five simple actions have been developed to help people identify such activities.

There are simple actions that, if practised regularly, can improve our mental wellbeing.

Here are some tips to help:

  • keep active for 30 minutes, five times a week
  • eat healthily by consuming five fruit and vegetable portions a day, cutting down on fatty/salty/sugary food and eating less starchy carbohydrates such as bread and potatoes
  • only drink alcohol on a maximum of two to three days a week, having no more than two to three units a day if you are female, and three to four units a day if you are male, see your GP if you are having problems with alcohol.
  • Stop smoking support from your local stop smoking service.

Healthy Lifestyle support

Health Trainers can help you stay healthy and prevent illness by providing advice and support on wellbeing, healthy eating and being active.

Drugs and alcohol support