British Association forPERFORMING Arts Medicine
Mental Health Support in a Crisis
How to find immediate help in a mental health crisis
Reproduced by kind permission of Mind:
| (A&E) (emergency support) | You need immediate medical help – especially if you think you might act on suicidal thoughts, or you’ve harmed yourself and need urgent medical attention. |
| (emergency support) | You need urgent support for your mental health, but there’s no immediate danger to your safety or the safety of others. |
| (Telephone support) | You need to talk to someone right away about how you’re feeling. |
| (Crisis resolution and home treatment team) | When you need urgent support, and you are already in contact with your local mental health services. |
| When you need more intensive support than can be offered to you at home, but it’s not appropriate for you to be admitted to hospital. | |
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Performing Arts-Specific Helplines & Services
Specific to Performing Arts
BAPAM: We deliver expert health and wellbeing services for those working in the performing arts, including free clinics, our Directory of performing arts medicine practitioners, peer support and training. Call 020 8167 4775, 9 – 5pm Monday to Friday
: 0808 802 8008 / help@helpmusicians.org.uk
The Music Minds Matter helpline is open 24/7
: 0800 030 6789
Mental, emotional and behavioural health disorders (including but not limited to alcohol and drug addiction)
: 0800 054 0000
24/7 advice for those working in the UK film, TV and cinema industry. Email and live chat support also available
: 020 7221 3499
24/7 personal support and advice for ISM members. Telephone counselling and face-to-face counselling available free of charge
General
: 116 123 / jo@samaritans.org
Text to: 85258
UK’s 24/7 Crisis Text Service for Mental Health Support
: 0300 123 3393
4.30pm–10.30pm every day
: 0800 58 58 58
Focusing on male mental health and suicide prevention, the CALM Helpline is open 5pm to midnight every day
: 0800 068 41 41 / pat@papyrus-uk.org / Text: 07860 039 967
If you are under 35 and having thoughts of suicide or are concerned for a young person you can contact HOPELINEUK for confidential support and practical advice. 9am to midnight, every day.
: 0800 1111
For children and young people under 19. 7:30am–3:30am
: 0800 4 70 80 90
Provides 24/7 information, friendship and advice to older people
: 07984 967 708 – leave first name and contact number / support@sane.org.uk
Out-of-hours mental health helpline offering Ģtv emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. 4.30pm to 10.30pm every day
: 0845 769 7555
24/7
: 08444 775 774
Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 5.30pm
: 0808 801 0677
9am–8pm during the week, and 4pm–8pm on weekends and bank holidays
: 0300 999 1212
10am – midnight
: 0845 22 55 787 / admin@nationalbullyinghelpline.co.uk
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm
: 0300 7729844
Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other related anxiety disorders including those people who are trying to give up Tranquillizers 10am – 10pm every day
: 0845 390 6232 or 020 7253 2664 / support@ocdaction.org.uk
Monday – Friday 9.30am – 5pm
: 01708 765 200 / info@supportline.org.uk
Emotional support for children, young adults and adults, particularly aimed at those who are socially isolated, vulnerable, at risk groups and victims of any form of abuse
: 0800 678 1174
8am – 7pm every day
: 0844 477 9400
Monday – Friday, 9.30am – 5pm (8pm Tues, Weds, Thurs)
: Check website for contact details of your University’s Nightline
Support for students
: 0808 802 9999
12 – 2.30pm and 7 – 9.30pm, every day
: 08088 010 818
Information, advice or emotional support for victims/survivors of rape or sexual assault. Monday – Friday 10am – 8:30pm, Saturday 10am – 12:30pm, 1:30pm – 4:30pm and 6pm – 8:30pm, Sunday 1:30pm – 4:30pm and 6pm – 8:30pm. 24 hr answer machine. The Survivors Trust also provides the SARCS (sexual assault referral centres) service
0300 330 0630 / chris@switchboard.lgbt
LGBT+ helpline. 10am – 10pm every day
: 08 08 16 89 111
Help after crime. 24/7 Helpline
Written and web resources
BAPAM Health and wellbeing factsheets
Performing arts career-specific health information from BAPAM
Bipolar UK also run a peer support line but do not provide crisis support
For suicidal thoughts
Peer support and resources
If you need any further supportplease contact us at BAPAM on 020 8167 4775, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, or email info@bapam.org.uk
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London Office
63 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AN