What Is A Mental Health Crisis?

A mental health crisis can make you feel like your mental well-being is reaching its breaking point.

It's important to recognise the signs and symptoms you may be experiencing, as this understanding can help you make sense of what's happening.

Some Examples of Mental Health Crisis Include :

• Feeling suicidal or having suicidal thoughts
• Engaging in self harming behaviours
• Experiencing extreme anxiety or panic attacks
• Having psychotic episodes, such as delusions, hallucinations, paranoia, or hearing voices
• Experiencing hypomania or mania
• Engaging in behaviours that feel out of control and may endanger yourself or others

Urgent Mental Health Helpline

If you live in England, you can call a local NHS urgent mental health helpline for support during a mental health crisis. Anyone can call these helplines, at any time.

These helplines offer similar support to a crisis team. The NHS website has more information on urgent mental health helplines, including how to find your local helpline.