Urgent mental health support 

Over 18: Anyone experiencing an urgent mental health crisis can phone 111 and select the option for mental health, when prompted, to speak to a specially-trained mental health practitioner.

Under 18: Phone the 24-hour Single Point of Access (select option one, then option three).

0800 011 3474 

Self-help and online tools

Every Mind Matters

Every Mind Matters has resources to help you cope with both stress and anxiety. You can build Your Mind Plan by answering five questions.

NHS audio guides

A series of mental wellbeing NHS audio guides to help you boost your mood. 

Reading Well - mental health

Reading Well for mental health provides helpful information and support for managing common mental health conditions or dealing with difficult feelings and experiences. More information is available on Medway Council or Kent County Council websites.

Doc Ready

If you would like some help working out how to explain to your GP how you are feeling - Doc Ready may be of help to you. 

Services for you

NHS Kent and Medway Talking Therapies

NHS Kent and Medway Talking Therapies is a free and confidential NHS service offering mental health support across Kent and Medway.

Our talking therapies are available to anyone over 17-and-a-half-years-old, living in the Kent and Medway area.

Our services include talking and listening therapies, like counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy, to help you feel like yourself again.

You can find out about, and refer yourself to talking therapy services in Kent and Medway on NHS Kent and Medway Talking Therapies website. You can also ask your GP for a referral or self-refer by phoning 03330 910414 or text 'KMTALK' to 88802.

Qwell

Whether you are feeling low, grieving the loss of a loved one, going through family and relationship issues and/or feeling anxious, help is there for you through Qwell, seven-days-a-week, 365-days-a-year

Support includes one-to-one text-based chat sessions (available from 12noon to 10pm on weekdays, and from 6pm to 10pm at the weekend). 

If you live in Kent and are aged between 18 and 25, you can access Qwell.

If you live in Medway and are aged 18 or over you can access Qwell Medway. The Medway offer is for parents (perinatal), adults and care leavers.

Live Well Kent and Medway 

Live Well Kent and Medway offers support with keeping active and healthy and everyday living.

Kent and Medway Safe Havens

Safe Havens offer face-to-face mental health support for those living in Kent and Medway and offer an open-door policy for anyone needing help who is known, or not known to mental health services. Find out more on Safe Havens

KMPT Recovery and Wellbeing College

KMPT Recovery and Wellbeing College offers educational courses to support mental, physical and emotional wellbeing in shared learning environments. Everyone welcome.

Have you tried the Better Health Mind Plan?

Better Health Every Mind Matters has launched a campaign to support the nation's mental wellbeing. At the heart of the campaign is the free, NHS-approved Mind Plan.

By answering five questions online, adults will get a personalised mental health action plan with practical tips for helping deal with stress and anxiety, boost their mood, sleep better, and feel more in control.

Search the Every Mind Matters website to see what works for you.

Release the Pressure

Free expert advice from trained counsellors is available for every mental health concern.

Visit the Release the Pressure website for more information