Know who to turn to: Mental health support this winter
A new NHS campaign called 'Know who to turn to' is working to support improved access and awareness to a range of menta health support this winter.
New resources are now available to support local people, healthcare partners, community leaders and organisations in signposting to key NHS mental health services across south west London.
The new 'Know who to turn to' mental health signposting toolkit includes a range of printable and digital resources designed to raise awareness of the support available for people experiencing mental health difficulties, including those in crisis.
Download the Know Who to Turn To toolkit
Accessing the right support at the right time
The toolkit has been developed to support improved access to both urgent and non-urgent mental health services, ensuring that people across our communities know where to turn when they or someone they know needs help.
Urgent support is available including NHS 111 and crisis telephone services for adults and young people, as well as our network of local Recovery Cafés providing out-of-hours, walk-in support for adults. Non-urgent help includes NHS Talking Therapies, GP support and wellbeing resources like the Every Mind Matters digital tool and Togetherall for young people.
Print and share our traffic light leaflet
As part of the toolkit, a ‘traffic light’ leaflet is available to download, print and share. Designed for use in public and professional spaces, the leaflet offers clear, colour-coded guidance to help people understand when and how to access:
- Non-urgent support: GP, NHS Talking Therapies, Every Mind Matters
- Urgent support: NHS 111 ‘press 2 for mental health, the South West London Mental Health Crisis Line, the Children and young people’s CAMHS Crisis Line, and Recovery Cafes (also known as Crisis Cafes)
- Emergency support: 999 or local A&E, if someone’s life is at risk.
The leaflet is suitable for community locations like GP practices, pharmacies, schools, housing organisations, libraries, and other settings where people may be looking for help for themselves or others.
Download and share our digital resources
As well as this leaflet, we are encouraging all partners, professionals and community networks in south west London to download and use our digital toolkit, which includes social media graphics, web banners, posters and suggested messaging for newsletters and websites.
If you want to quickly and easily share key information you can also re-post from the following links via social media:
- Mental Health Crisis Line video on Instagram
- Mental Health Crisis Line video on Facebook
- Recovery Cafe post on Instagram
- Recovery Cafe post on Facebook
By working together, we can ensure that more people in south west London are supported to access the help and support they need, whether urgent or non-urgent.
Know who to turn to in your community
Are you looking for mental health support, advice or information near you? Know who to turn to in the community is our directory of local and trusted organisations, charities, and community groups that can help you in Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.