Local emergency departments
If you need to go to an emergency department, here are your local hospitals.
Exeter:
Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
Barrack Road
Exeter EX2 5DW
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Barnstaple:
North Devon District Hospital
Raleigh Park
Barnstaple EX31 4JB
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Contact finder tool
Want to find someone to talk to? Use our interactive contact finder tool below for a few ideas of organisations who can help.
Are you or someone else at risk of death or serious injury?
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Call 999 immediately and ask for the police and/or an ambulance. |
Which of the following options best describes why you're seeking help?
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Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. → If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7). → If you're under the age of 35, you can also call the Papyrus HOPELINE on 0800 068 4141 or text 07786 209 697 (not open 24/7). → If you identify as male, you can also call the CALM helpline on 0800 58 58 58 or use their live webchat (neither open 24/7). |
Where in Devon do you live?
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Call Livewell Southwest's first response service on 0800 923 9323. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. → You can also call Colebrook's Head Space helpline on 07890 257 614 (open 7 days a week from 6pm to midnight). → If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7). |
Call the NHS Partnership Trust's first response service on 0808 196 8708. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. → You can also call Colebrook's Head Space helpline on 07890 257 614 (open 7 days a week from 6pm to midnight). → You can also call The Moorings @ Devon, which offer three different helplines based on where you live (not open 24/7). → If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7). |
Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. → If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7). |
Use the YoungMinds Crisis Messenger by texting YM to 85258. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. → If you're under the age of 19, you can also call Childline free on 0800 1111 or use their live webchat (neither open 24/7). → If you're under the age of 35, you can also call the Papyrus HOPELINE on 0800 068 4141 or text 07786 209 697 (not open 24/7). |
Call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 or use their live webchat. This service is available daily from 10am to 10pm. → You can also call the LGBT Foundation helpline on 0345 3 30 30 30 (open weekdays 9am to 9pm, weekends 10am to 6pm). → You can also call Mind's own Mindline Trans+ helpline on 0300 330 5468 (open Mondays and Fridays from 8pm to midnight). |
Do you think they're putting themselves or someone else at risk of death or serious injury?
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Call 999 immediately and ask for the police and/or an ambulance. |
Are they a child, teenager or young adult (up to the age of 25)?
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Call the YoungMinds Parents' Helpline free on 0808 802 5544. This service is available weekdays from 9:30am to 4pm. → If you need help outside these hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7). → You can also call the NHS Devon Partnership Trust's First Response Service on 0808 196 8708 (helpline open 24/7). |
Call the Samaritans for free on 116 123. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. → You can also call the NHS Devon Partnership Trust's First Response Service on 0808 196 8708 (helpline open 24/7). |
Call Cruse Bereavement Care on 0808 808 1677. Helpline opening hours are available here. → If you need help outside the helpline's opening hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7). |
Call The Silver Line for free on 0800 4 70 80 90. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
Call Family Lives for free on 0808 800 2222. Open weekdays 9am to 9pm and weekends 10am to 3pm. → If you need help outside these hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7). → If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7). → If you're under 25, you can also use the YoungMinds Crisis Messenger by texting YM to 85258 (helpline open 24/7). |
Call the PANDAS Helpline for free on 0808 1961 776. This service is available daily from 11am to 10pm. → If you need help outside these hours, call the Samaritans for free on 116 123 (helpline open 24/7). → If you'd prefer not to talk over the phone, you can also text SHOUT to 85258 free for confidential support (helpline open 24/7). |
Call Devon Mind on 01752 512 280 for advice. We are open weekdays from 9am to 5pm (4pm on Fridays). → You can also call the national Mind Infoline on 0300 123 3393. This service is available weekdays from 9am to 6pm. → If you have a question about your legal rights, call Mind's legal line on 0300 466 6463 (open weekdays from 9am to 6pm). |
24/7 crisis helplines:
Other out-of-hours support:
The Moorings @ Devon:
The Moorings @ Devon offer out-of-hours mental health support to anyone aged 18 and over in Devon. There’s no need to be referred and no need for an appointment. Support is available face-to-face and virtually. Visit www.mhm.org.uk/the-moorings-devon for more information.