Mental health
If you are struggling with your mental health, you can talk to us or refer yourself to the services on this page.
Immediate action required: Call 999 or go to A&E if:
- you or someone else has seriously hurt themselves or taken an overdose
- you or someone else is in immediate danger
Urgent advice: Call 111 and choose option 2 if:
- you need urgent help for your mental health
- you are worried about someone else's mental health
NHS 111 option 2 is free and open 24 hours a day, every day. It replaced the old Greater Manchester 0800 mental health helpline in November 2025.
Find out where to get urgent help for mental health (opens the NHS website)
If you need to talk to someone now
- Samaritans: call 116 123, free, 24 hours a day
- CALM: call 0800 58 58 58, 5pm to midnight every day, if you are having thoughts of suicide or are worried about someone
Support for adults
NHS Manchester Talking Therapies
Free NHS help for anxiety, depression, stress, panic, phobias, OCD and grief, for adults registered with a Manchester GP. You can refer yourself.
Call 0161 226 3871 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or refer yourself online (opens the Big Life Group website).
Manchester Mind
Counselling, peer support groups, advice and support for new mums. Call 0161 769 5732 or visit Manchester Mind (opens the Manchester Mind website).
Men's groups in Withington
- Mandem Meetup: free talking circle at Withington Baths, 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 7pm. No booking.
- Be Well men's health drop-in: monthly on a Friday, 10am to 2pm, at Withington Library. Call 0161 470 7120 for dates.
Support for children and young people
- South Manchester CAMHS (opens the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust website): NHS mental health service for children and young people up to 18 with severe or complex mental health problems. Families can refer using the self-referral form on the page.
- 42nd Street (opens the 42nd Street website): support for young people aged 11 to 25. Young people refer themselves; parents can help them do it.
- Kooth (opens the Kooth website): free online counselling and chat for 11 to 18 year olds.
More information
Mental health on the NHS website (opens the NHS website) has advice, self-help and a list of national helplines.
Page last reviewed: 12 October 2026
Next review due: April 2027