Information on how to get in touch with mental health services and links to support groups in Bristol.
Who to contact
If you're in a crisis
Call 111 for help with urgent medical problems.
- 116 123 for the Samaritans, who can help you if you're in emotional distress.
- Your GP for an emergency appointment. If you don't have a doctor you can find GP services on the NHS Choices website or call 0845 46 47.
Non-emergency help
If it's not an emergency, call:
- call Bristol MIND on 0117 980 0370 between 9:30am and 3:30pm
- call MindLine on 0117 203 4419 between 7pm and 11pm, Wednesday to Sunday
- visit Mental health and wellbeing | NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire CCG Go to https://bnssgccg.nhs.uk/health-advice-and-support/mental-health-and-wellbeing/ (opens new window)
Adult care services
You can also contact adult care services for help and advice. Telephone 0117 922 2700.
Groups offering support and advice
Go to Well Aware and search "mental wellbeing".
Advice in community languages
Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service has short films about dementia and support services in these community languages including English:
- Cantonese
- Polish
- Punjabi
- Somali
- Urdu
Mental health web links
- Thrive Bristol Bristol city's ten year programme to improve mental health and wellbeing
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health NHS Trust manages mental health services across the south west including in Bristol
- Bristol Mind
- Off the Record provide free and confidential counselling for young people aged 11 to 25 years in Bristol.
- Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire NHS Clinical Commissioning Group: Mental health and wellbeing
- Alzheimer's Society
- Depression Alliance
- Pyschological therapies in Bristol and South Gloucestershire on the Vita Health website.
- Mind - the mental health charity
- Rethink - "helping people with severe mental illness"
- SANE - improving the lives of people with mental illness
- Second Step - Bristol Wellbeing College delivers workshops, courses and activities to improve mental health and wellbeing
- Womankind - Bristol Women's therapy centre
- Changes Bristol - support groups for people suffering mental distress
- No Health Without Mental Health Government strategy 2011