UK urgent mental-health help signposts
Nation-separated starting points for urgent mental-health support: NHS urgent mental-health help in England, NHS 24's 111 Mental Health Hub in Scotland, NHS 111 Wales option 2, and Northern Ireland Lifeline/crisis routes.
Scope for navigation
United Kingdom Service
The reviewed listing describes a UK-wide or United Kingdom scope.
What it is for
Routing urgent distress to current human crisis or emergency services instead of trying to solve a crisis inside ND Oracle.
Who or what context
People in the United Kingdom needing urgent mental-health support; the correct route depends on nation and immediate risk.
Access
Related topics
Questions that lead here
- I am struggling after something traumatic and wonder about PTSD. What can the Oracle do without diagnosing me or choosing treatment?
- I need urgent mental-health help in the UK. Where should I go instead of trying to solve the crisis here?
- Low mood or possible depression is affecting my life. Where can I start without the Oracle diagnosing me?
- What does NHS England mean by person-centred suicide safety work instead of relying on risk labels?
Limitations and possible poor fit
- This is a signpost, not crisis assessment, diagnosis or counselling.
- If someone's life is at immediate risk, emergency-service instructions from the relevant national service take priority over ordinary information routes.
- Service wording and access channels can change and must be checked at the linked official source.
Cost and access notes
- Official national information routes; phone access and service availability are stated by the linked services and should be checked at time of use.
Ownership and conflicts
Evidence status
This listing makes no efficacy or safety claim. It records what the resource is, what it is for, how to reach it and what limitations are already known.
Page provenance and review state
Bounded review of current NHS England, NHS 24 Scotland, NHS 111 Wales and Northern Ireland crisis-support routes; recorded as nation-separated urgent signposts.