Mental health

Mental health is important and local support is available. This goes beyond the NHS and includes our Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) partners offer a wide range of support and resources that are available to everyone who needs them. The support available from these trusted partners can keep you well and help you through all parts of your care journey.

Don’t wait until you are in crisis. A range of helpful resources can be found by visiting the following websites

People living in Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield can find help and support from Choose Well, provided by the South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Children and young people living in Wakefield can find support and resources from WF I Can, in Calderdale from Open Minds and in Kirklees from Thriving Kirklees.
People living in Leeds can find help and support from our trusted partners at MindWell (for adults) and MindMate (for children and young people).
People living in Bradford District and Craven can find help and support from Healthy Minds.
This May Help is aimed at parents and carers who may have concerns about their child’s mental health. Well-known presenters are helping raise awareness of this new national initiative launched by Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership.

Looking after your mental health and sources of Support

Your physical health can affect your mental health. Staying physically well is important. Simple routines around exercise and a focus on healthy eating, limiting alcohol use and engaging in social activities can all contribute to wellbeing.
https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/ is a good resource for information about mental health, including a self-assessment tool.

For urgent help in a mental health crisis, call your local 24 hr helpline:
- Bradford 0800 952 1181
- Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale 0800 183 0558

Young people

For overnight support for young people and children experiencing a mental health crisis call NightOwls on 0800 1488244; text on 07984 376950 or chat online at wynightowls.org.uk

NHS 111

This winter, dial NHS 111 in West Yorkshire for 24/7 crisis mental health support

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through the NHS 111 service mental health option. The NHS 111 option 2 number is a universal point of access for people of all ages experiencing mental health crisis, ensuring that anyone can call NHS 111 for themselves or someone else and have 24/7 access to the mental health support they need in the community.

Who can call?

You can call for yourself, or someone else. NHS 111 is for all ages, including children and young people and those with neurodevelopmental needs.

If you’re deaf or have hearing loss, please use the following link to be connected to local crisis service – NHS 111 – SignVideo.

If you aren’t able to make the call yourself, then anyone can call on your behalf – for example a friend, carer, loved one or even your GP. You can also access NHS 111 online via 111.nhs.uk.

The service is available to anyone in England and facing a mental health crisis, which could include:

Changes to your mood
Withdrawing from people (close family, friends, or work colleagues)
Not taking care of yourself like you usually would
Having increased thoughts about your life not being worth living
Excessive worry
Feeling out of control or unable to cope
Feeling anxious about leaving the house
Hearing voices or seeing things that others can’t
Thinking about harming yourself

For all the information about this and other sources of help click here Get help :: West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership (wypartnership.co.uk).

Established mental health helpline numbers for services such as the West Yorkshire 24-hour mental health helpline on 0800 183 0558 (adults),

First Response in Bradford District and Craven on 0800 952 1181 (all ages), and NightOwls (children, young people, their families and carers) 0800 1488244; text 07984376950, will continue to be open.

111 is not an emergency service. In a mental health emergency, call 999.

Suicide prevention – Check-in with your mate

The West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention website is a dedicated information portal to help people with suicidal thoughts and those concerned for the mental wellbeing of anyone who lives in West Yorkshire.

Key content includes: details of organisations that support people who are feeling suicidal in each area – Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield.

Information about WestYorkshire Suicide Bereavement Service is also available, along with the latest news and information from suicide prevention partners locally and nationally.

The site also has a growing collection of suicide prevention resources to use and share.

The Suicide Prevention Programme’s latest campaign, Check in
With Your Mate, urges people to start conversations about mental health with the men in their life – at home, in the community and at work.

View and share the resources of the campaign at staffcheck-in.co.uk/campaign-toolkit/males/