If you believe your life, or the life of another child or young person is at immediate risk, or you require immediate medical attention, please call 999 straight away or you could go to the nearest Accident & Emergency department.
If it is not life threatening, but you feel you need immediate help you could call 111 who will be able to advise you about what to do. Alternatively, you could contact your family doctor (GP), teacher or parent/carer who will be able to help you to seek support.
24/7 Mental Health Crisis Text Service
If you need urgent mental health support and prefer not to talk on the phone, you can now contact our 24/7 mental health crisis text service. This confidential service allows you to message trained healthcare professionals who can offer advice and support when you need it most.
You can text from any mobile phone or start an online chat at www.chathealth.nhs.uk. You may share your details if you wish, but you can also remain anonymous.
Text lines
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Adults (18+): 07312 263027
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Children & Young People (under 18): 07480 635303
Our team aims to respond within two hours.
You can also start a chat online:
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Adults: https://chathealth.nhs.uk/start-a-chat/h/LincsMentalHealth
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Children & Young People: https://chathealth.nhs.uk/start-a-chat/h/LincsCYPMentalHealth
Support and advice are also available from Childline call 0800 1111 or Samaritans call 116 123.
Lincolnshire Here4You line
We provide advice to young people, parents, carers or professionals such as teachers. In this telephone call, we may give tips and strategies on ways you could help yourself, or we may agree together that you need some extra support from our teams. If we do not think we are the best place to help, we will always let you know who is and where to go next.
Call us on 0800 234 6342. The phone line is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Please note the Here4You line is open for self-referrals between the hours of 9:00am-4.45pm- excluding weekends and bank holidays.
