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How to get help in a mental health crisis.
A mental health crisis means you are very stressed and worried.
If you want, you can tell someone you trust. This might be someone from your family or a friend.
They can help you decide what to do.
If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E now. There are specialist mental health teams in A&E that can support you and refer you to other services.
If you need urgent help for your mental health, but it's not an emergency:
Check your crisis plan, if you have one, and:
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Contact your care coordinator or the duty number for the team that is supporting you.
If you don't have their details, visit our services.
If you are not an adult, visit urgent help for children, young people and families
At other times
Don’t suffer in silence. Get help. You could:
Emergency services and out of hours: contact our Acute Referral Centre on 020 3228 6272
During office hours contact your local assessment and liaison team:
Lambeth
Our assessment and liaison team has been replaced with Lambeth Single Point of Access
Email: lambethspa@slam.nhs.uk
Call: 0800 090 2456
Lewisham
Emai: LewishamPsychiatricLiaisonTeam@slam.nhs.uk
Call: 020 3228 9200
Croydon
Email: CroydonCentralAssessmentandLiaisonTeam@slam.nhs.uk
Call: 020 32280365
Southwark North (Maudsley Hospital)
Email: SouthwarkNorthAssessmentandLiaisonTeam@slam.nhs.uk
Call: 020 3228 9454
Crisis leaflet Southwark (PDF)
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