Getting Help

If you need help in a hurry you can contact one of the following services by telephone, email or post, or visit their website:

NHS Direct 0845 46 47 647

An NHS helpline which is staffed by nurses who offer medical advice and information 24 hours a day. Click here for the NHS Direct website.

Sane 0845 767 8000
Saneline offers practical information, crisis care and emotional support to anybody affected by mental health problems. Saneline is open from 1pm to 11pm every day. Click here for the Sane website.

Mind 0845 766 0163
Mindinfo Line is a mental health information service providing support, understanding, details of where to get help and legal information. It also has a language line, meaning it is accessible to many people whose first language may not be English. Click here for details of Mindinfo Line on the Mind website.

Local support

For local support, please try one of the following services:

Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT)

CMHTs provide a service for people suffering from mental illness or emotional distress.

Bracknell Forest 01344 351850
Slough 01753 690950
Windsor & Maidenhead 01628 626948

An out of hours service is available for all of these locations on 01344 786543.

Contact your local GP.

To find the nearest doctors surgery to you, visit the NHS website and use their search facility.

East Berkshire Mind

Take a look at the information about the services we run in the services section. If you would like to use one of these services, you may either contact them directly or contact the head office for more information. Click on the Contacts page for contact numbers for services.

Other support services

Mental Health Service handbooks detail many national and local organisations which can provide support to people with a variety of concerns and mental health needs. Click on the following website links to download a copy of the handbooks or other useful information.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council Community Care - Details of support for adults who have mental health problems in the Bracknell Forest area.

Handbook of Mental Health Services in Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, 2005 (accessed via the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead website)

Slough Borough Council - Advice on how to access mental health services, plus leaflets to download

East Berkshire Mind is not responsible for content of these sites or documents.

For neighbouring mental health services, click on the Links page to view the local mental health organisations section.