Don't suffer in silence

Christmas can be a tough time for many people, but there is lots of help available. So please, if you need to, reach out and talk to someone. Remember, it's ok to not be ok.

Call NHS 111 for 24/7 mental health advice for adults and children from Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

Is your life in danger?

If you have seriously harmed yourself: call 999 for an ambulance or go straight to A&E.

Or ask someone else to call 999 or take you to A&E.

In Buckinghamshire, the nearest A&E is at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury HP21 8AL

Bucks Mind

The Bucks Mind telephone lines are now closed Tuesday 2^nd January 2024.

The exceptions are:

Safe Haven: Open 6.00pm-12.00 midnight, 7 nights a week (closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day only) to support you over telephone or in person.

Aylesbury: 01296 453017

High Wycombe: 01494 218098

You can also talk to the Samaritans anytime on 116 123 or  find out more here https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ (external link)

Advice and tips from Mental Health Foundation on ways to look after your mental health over the festive period.

https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/explore-mental-health/blogs/tips-looking-after-your-mental-health-christmas?fbclid=IwAR2KI8AyYDTE1ahE-IQMXDfMHk_FA1zMuigde6N8hzqXS_C5Tf-28hOVeBY (external site)

No one should feel unsafe in their own home, at Christmas or at any time of year. Contact Bucks Domestic Abuse Services 24/7 on 01296 437777 or visit the Buckinghamshire Domestic Abuse Partnership website: https://orlo.uk/i0gr