Get help in Croydon
Services and support available in your area
Urgent help in a crisis
A mental health crisis can mean different things to different people. It can include:
thinking about suicide or acting on suicidal thoughts
severely self-harm
experiencing psychosis, where you are out of touch with reality
being in a situation that could put you or other people at risk
If you are in immediate danger, call 999
You can call your local mental health crisis line free, any time, on 0800 731 2864 and choose option 1.
If you need urgent help but it’s not an emergency, call 111 (press 2 for mental health advice and support)
NHS mental health support
If you are already under NHS care, contact your health professional directly.
Visit South London and Maudsley NHS Trust for details on local services.
Refer yourself for Croydon Talking Therapies - Phone: 0203 228 4040, email: croydoniapt@slam.nhs.uk
Croydon Wellbeing Space
Advice and support to help you find the right mental health services.
Website: Croydon Health and Wellbeing Space
Phone: 020 3154 9539
Email: info@croydonhws.co.uk
Recovery College
Free courses and workshops to support mental health recovery.
Open to people linked to South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (face to face)
Online sessions are free and open to anyone
Website: Recovery College
Community and local support
Mind in Croydon: information and resources for good mental health
Email: admin@mindincroydon.org.uk | Website
Also offers Recovery Space - a safe, non-clinical service for Croydon residents aged 18+, open every day for people in crisis who don’t need hospital care.
Email: recoveryspace@mindcroydon.org.uk | Phone: 020 8668 2210 (option 4 for the crisis service)Ethnicity Mental Health Improvement Programme (EMHIP): free wellbeing and emotional support for people of all ages from the global majority
Email: emhiphub@bmeforum.org | Website
Hear us: welfare rights, peer support, campaigns and a guide to local services
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Talk off the record: Confidential counselling and support for 16-25 year olds
Phone: 0208 251 0251 | Website
Wider mental health support
Samaritans: call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
Southwark Community Sanctuary: safe space for adults in distress. Call 07880 191 285
Solidarity in a Crisis: peer-led support for adults. Call 0300 123 1922 (Monday to Friday, 6pm to midnight; all day Saturday and Sunday).
Online mental health support
Kooth – free, safe, anonymous support for young people
Free Your Mind – digital wellbeing tools
Qwell – online support for adults
Good Thinking – wellbeing support for Londoners
Togetherall – peer community and tips
Hub of Hope – national database of services
Mecclink – local health and wellbeing searches
Support for children and young people with special needs
Visit Southwark’s Local Offer for services and support (ages 0–25)
Money, housing and advice
Money and Pensions Service: Phone: 0800 138 7777 | Website
Benefits advice: Citizens Advice
Housing support: Southwark housing advice
Citizens Advice Southwark - Phone: 020 8278 7849 | Website
Healthwatch Southwark: advice on accessing services and complaints - Phone: 020 3848 6546 | Website
