Get help in Richmond

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

If you need urgent help but it’s not an emergency, call 111 (press 2 for mental health advice and support).

You can also access urgent support by calling South West London and St George's Mental Health Crisis Line on 0800 028 8000.

NHS mental health support

If you are already under NHS care, contact your health professional directly.

Visit South West London and St George’s Mental Health for details on local services.

Richmond Single Point of Access is a central hub to get assessed, screened and directed to local adult mental health services; family or carers can call for you. Email: richmondSPAduty@swlstg.nhs.uk, phone: 020 3513 5000

Refer yourself to Richmond Talking Therapies - Phone: 020 3513 4455, email: richmondwellbeing@swlstg.nhs.uk

Journey Recovery Hub - Twickenham

If you are struggling or feel at risk of a crisis, your local Recovery Café can help. It’s a free, out-of-hours, walk-in service where you can talk to someone who understands.

Open to people linked to South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (face to face).

Recovery College

Free courses and workshops to support mental health recovery.

  • Open to people using South West London and St George’s services, their friends, family, carers and Trust staff.

  • Courses run face to face across Kingston, with some sessions online

  • Phone: 0203 513 5818 | Email: recoverycollege@swlstg.nhs.uk | Website

Community and local support

  • Know who to turn to in your community: find trusted local mental health support, advice and information near you.

  • Mind in Richmond: information and resources for good mental health.

Wider mental health support

Online mental health support

Support for children and young people with special needs

Visit Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - London Borough of Richmond upon Thames for services and support

Money, housing and advice

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