O M H I Help in a Crisis

Oxfordshire Mental Health Information

Help in a Crisis

If you are not already in contact with mental health services:

If you, a friend or relative are experiencing mental health problems for the first time and need emergency treatment, you should contact your GP. He or she can usually deal with a mental health problem more quickly and fully than a hospital Accident & Emergency department.

If you have an urgent problem outside normal surgery hours, dial the Out of Hours GP Service on 0845 3458995. The service runs from 6.30pm - 8.00am weekdays and 24 hours over the weekend and bank holidays.

If you are not registered with a GP, click here.

If you are already in contact with mental health services:

During office hours - Call your care coordinator (this may be your Community Psychiatric Nurse - CPN - or your social worker). If they are not available, you should call your local community mental health team. (Click here for contact details).

After office hours, at weekends and on holidays - Please telephone the main switchboard at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust on 01865 741717.

If you are feeling desperate and need to talk to someone, you can also call the Samaritans, 24 hours a day, on 08457 909090.