NHS Mental health
Find information and support for your mental health.
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NHS: Mental healthKooth
Free anonymous online chat for young people to discuss their mental health issues.
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KoothSamaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Phone
116 123
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Samaritans
Email
jo@samaritans.orgRethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.
Phone
0121 522 7007
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Rethink Mental Illness
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info@rethink.orgMind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Phone
0300 123 3393
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MindLiving Well Course
Please see details for Mind in Mid Herts’ Living Well Course in this brochure (PDF).
Places can be booked on the their website.
Phone
03303 208100
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Mind in Mid Herts website
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training@mindinmidherts.org.ukMental Health Services for Older People
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) provides a range of services for older people with mental health needs across most of the county.
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Older peoples mental health servicesHertfordshire Wellbeing Service
Hertfordshire Wellbeing Service is part of the NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) initiative, offering access to free, confidential, and highly effective talking therapies for people struggling with common mental health problems including anxiety and depression.
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www.hpft-iapt.nhs.ukHealth Outreach Service
Supports for individuals experiencing homelessness, Gypsies and travellers, asylum seekers, migrant workers and ex offenders.
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www.eput.nhs.uk/services/health-outreach-serviceCrisis Response Service
We provide a single point of contact for people facing a mental health crisis with access to care 7 days a week and 24 hours a day in the same way that they are able to get access to urgent physical health care.
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www.eput.nhs.uk/services/crisis-response-service
Mental health
Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 21 May 2025