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Supporting well
If a loved one is showing signs and symptoms of mental illness, be open and honest about your concerns. Offer encouragement and support.
Help find a mental health professional for them.
If they need urgent help call 999 or visit West Yorkshire Suicide Prevention.
You might have difficult thoughts like:You don't really see yourself as a carer
You don't understand what they are going through
You might have concerns, such as feeling:
Worried you're doing the wrong thing
Worried about what other people think
You might experience challenges like:
They push you away or say upsetting things
It's hard to get them the help they need
If you haven't experienced a mental health problem, it can be difficult to understand what it's like. Ask them to try and explain – but remember it isn't always easy to describe. You could both look at some mental health information, blogs and short videos. These resources might help them find something that puts it into the right words.
If your loved one has self-harmed or is considering doing so, take them to hospital or call for emergency help
Parents Mental Health Support | Advice for Your Child | YoungMinds
Get urgent help for mental health - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Mental health services - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Support services for mental health - Mind
Online mental health support | Mental Health Foundation
Adult mental health support - Wakefield Council
Mental health and wellbeing - Wakefield Council
Self-Care - Things you can do to proactively look after your mental health.
Talking Therapies – One to one or group therapies.
GP Practice – Your GP can refer you to secondary mental health services or prescribe medication.
Live Well Wakefield - Supporting healthy living for the people of Wakefield District, providing information, advice, and support in coping with everyday life.
Call: 01924 255363
Wakefield District Domestic Abuse Service - A comprehensive local support service
Call: 0800 915 1561
Samaritans - Offering a safe place to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever's getting to you. You don't have to be suicidal. Telephone support available 24hrs a day – 365 days a year.
Call: 01924 116 123 (this number is free to call)
Turning Point - Offers specialist and integrated services across England and Wales, focusing on substance misuse, learning disability, mental health, and employment. The service is designed to provide quick and easy access to a range of psychological therapies – so you can get the help you need, when you need it.
Call: 01924 234 860
The Silver Line
0800 4 70 80 90 - The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Age UK
Age UK services for the elderly | Age UK
Your mind matters: Elderly mental health | Age UK
Age UK Wakefield District:
01977 552114
Social Care Direct
If you need extra support, contact Social Care Direct. They will make an over the phone assessment to assess the help you may need
Online forms:
Contact details:
Telephone: 0345 8 503 503.
Fax: 01924 303455
Minicom: 01924 303450 (type talk welcome)
Email: social_care_direct@wakefield.gov.uk
Access Bus
AccessBus | Metro (wymetro.com)
Access Bus is a dial-a-ride bus service, which provides door-to-door transport.
Operates 7 days a week (excluding bank holidays) and with limited capacity on Sundays.
How to register:
Application form: (pdf - opens in new window)
Telephone:0113 348 1903