Mental health

Local help and support for adults

If you are worried about your mental health and wellbeing, and are finding it difficult to cope, you’re not alone - there is lots of help and support available in Buckinghamshire:

GP: You can visit your GP for confidential advice and support

You can find information about who to contact in emergency on the Oxford Health NHS website

Healthy Minds is a NHS service offering quick and easy access to talking therapies, practical support and employment advice. You can self-refer by telephoning 0844 225 2400, texting “TALK” and their name to 0779 866 7169,  email, or visiting their website. The website also provides access to a range of on-line evidence-based self-help resources.

Bucks MIND provides support to people with mental health needs and offers one-to-one counselling, befriending, peer support and more. Tel: 01494 463364.

For help with bereavement contact  Cruse Bucks, by either telephoning 01494 766 455 (Amersham), 01296 425757 (Aylesbury), 01494 511 117 (High Wycombe) or by  email.

For help with relationships contact  Buckinghamshire and Mid-Thames Relate by telephone: 01296 427973 or by email.

Support for unpaid carers can been found through  Carers Bucks by phoning 0300 777 2722 (calls charged at local rate) or by email.

For vulnerable and isolated older people support and befriending can be accessed through  Age UK Buckinghamshire by calling 01296 431911.

For lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgendered people and communities, free and confidential advice can be accessed via the  London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (LGS) 0300 330 0630 (Daily 10am-11pm).

For help and advice about domestic abuse call the  National Domestic Violence helpline: 0808 2000 247. A list of  local support services are also available.

For free debt and welfare advice call the  National Debt helpline on 0808 808 4000 or contact your local branch of the  Citizens Advice Bureau.

For support with Drug and Alcohol problems, and as a first point of contact, go to the Bucks Open Access Service: 01296 337717 (Aylesbury) or 01494 474804 (High Wycombe), or by  email.