Mental health resources
Local resources
Living Well North Tyneside brings together information about activities, events and services for residents living within North Tyneside. It can help you find out what’s happening in your local area.
North Tyneside Talking Therapies provides psychological assessment and treatment to adults who live in North Tyneside who are suffering from common mental health problems.
Kooth.com is for Young People aged 11-18 living in North Tyneside for support on any issues or concerns they may have.
North Tyneside Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) provides help to children and young people up to 18 years old, and their families. who are having moderate to severe emotional, behavioural, developmental, psychological or relationship difficulties.
First Contact Clinical provides a Social Prescribing Service in North Tyneside which can help people with different social, emotional or practical needs to find the right support and improve their health and wellbeing.
Our Libraries provide Reading Well Books on Prescription, a collection of titles for adults containing information and step-by-step self-help techniques for managing a variety of common mental heath conditions.
North Tyneside Citizens Advice Bureau offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice on a wide range of subjects.
National resources
Find out more about how to look after your mental health on the NHS Choices website.
Young Minds – the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people.
Samaritans – email jo@samaritans.org or call 08457 90 90 90 (both 24 hour services).