Our core purpose is to work with people and lead communities in improving their mental and physical health and wellbeing for a better life; through delivering excellent and responsive prevention, diagnosis, early intervention, treatment and care.
This section has Information and Questionnaires to help you decide whether a referral is needed, or if Self help might be a better option for you. If you have questions for us after reading any of the information on the website, or about completing the referral form, then please see our contact details below:
If you prefer, download a copy of our Self-referral leaflet
Telephone: 0300 123 0542. Normal office hours are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. You can also choose to leave a non-urgent confidential message and someone will return your call.
Email: dhcft.talking@nhs.net
Office address: Talking Mental Health Derbyshire, Ilkeston Resource Centre, Ilkeston Community Hospital, Heanor Road, Ilkeston DE7 8TL.
Information for all Talking Therapy providers in Derbyshire can be found on the Derby and Derbyshire CCG website.
Should you feel that you need to speak to someone urgently, we recommend that you contact your GP surgery and speak to the duty doctor. If your GP surgery is closed, the following organisations may be able to offer you support:
NHS: 111
Samaritans: 116 123
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) – for men: 0800 58 58 58 – 5pm to midnight every day
Hopeline UK – for people under the age of 35: 0800 068 41 41 – Monday to Friday 10am to 10pm, weekends 2pm to 10pm, bank holidays 2pm to 5pm
Childline – for children and young people under 19: 0800 1111 (the number will not show up on your phone bill)
Silver Line – for older people: 0800 4 70 80 90
Learn more about these organisations on the NHS website.
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What to do in a Mental Health Crisis
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