Know who to turn to: Mental health support
Download the Know who to turn to toolkit
Our campaign 'Know who to turn to' aims to support improved access and awareness to a range of mental health support in south west London.
New resources are now available to help local people, healthcare partners, community leaders and organisations in signposting to key NHS mental health services and wider support available in Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.
Accessing the right support at the right time
The campaign is all about supporting 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. This includes:
- Non‑urgent support, such as GPs, NHS Talking Therapies, Every Mind Matters and online support for young people through Togetherall.
- Urgent mental health support, including NHS 111, the South West London Mental Health Crisis Line, CAMHS Crisis Line, and out‑of‑hours Recovery Cafés (also known as crisis cafés)
- Emergency support: 999 or local A&E, if someone’s life is at risk
As part of the campaign we have also created a new resources to support people to find help in their local area. Know who to turn to in your community is our dedicated directory of local and trusted organisations, charities, and community groups providing social, welfare and mental health support across Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.
The Know who to turn to toolkit
The Know who to turn to mental health signposting toolkit provides a range of free printable and digital resources designed to raise awareness of the support available for people experiencing mental health difficulties, including those in crisis.
We are encouraging all partners, professionals and community networks in south west London to download and use download and use the toolkit.
You can get involved by:
- Downloading and sharing the Know who to turn to toolkit (or this campaign page) with your networks - the toolkit includes printable leaflets, posters, social media graphics, web banners and suggested messaging 👩💻📃
- Sharing information about the campaign via your website or newsletter using our suggested wording 💻🔊
- Sharing our Mental Health Support Flyer highlighting key support, and also our QR code posters promoting the Know who to turn to directory, in public places like GP practices, pharmacies, libraries, schools, housing services and other community spaces 🚦🏥🏛️
- And sharing digital content like our social media graphics and graphics promoting urgent help through websites, newsletters and social media channels. 📲🤳
If you want to quickly and easily share key information you can also re-post from the following links via social media:
Download the Know who to turn to toolkit
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.