Urgent help

If you need urgent support, please contact your G.P. or their out of hours service.  You can also make use of the any of the services below:

  • Edinburgh Crisis Centre:

    24-hour telephone helpline for anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.

    Call: 0808 801 0414 (freephone) Text: 07974 429075

    www.edinburghcrisiscentre.org.uk

  • Samaritans:

    24-hour telephone helpline for anyone struggling to cope.

    Call: 116 123 (freephone, 24 hours, 7 days a week) or 0330 094 5717

    www.samaritans.org

  • Breathing Space:

    A confidential listening service for anyone experiencing low mood, anxiety or depression.

    Call: 0800 83 85 87 (freephone).  Open Monday to Thursday between 6pm and 2am and 24 hours from Friday to Monday 6.00am.

    www.breathingspace.scot

  • Mental Health Assessment Service (MHAS):

    For those acutely mentally unwell and in crisis based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital

    Emergency referrals call: 0131 286 8137

    Out of hours mental health crisis go to: NHS 24 online or by calling 111