Bath Mind run a wide range of mental health services, however not all our services are appropriate for crisis support. Our mental health Freephone support line 0808 175 1369 is open 7 days a week from 9am – 11pm. But if you’re in need of immediate support with your mental health outside of these hours, there is still help available.
Mental health emergencies are serious. You’re not wasting anyone’s time.
Take a look at our list of available services below:
Breathing Space is Bath Mind’s face-to-face and telephone support service. It offers calm, non-clinical support to individuals experiencing or at risk of a mental health crisis.
The Breathing Space telephone line is open every evening between 5.30pm and 11pm. The support line can be reached by calling 0808 175 1369. You will be offered calm, compassionate, non-clinical support over the phone.
Our face-to-face service is open every evening from 6pm to 10.30pm at Oasis Church, Fountain Buildings, Bath, BA1 5DU.
If you want to use the service, you need to be referred or to self-refer before 5pm on the day you wish to attend. You can do this by phoning 0808 175 1369 and leaving a message, or by emailing [email protected]. You will then be called between 5pm and 6pm to be told your session time.
If you feel like you might attempt suicide, or that you may have seriously harmed yourself, you need urgent medical help. Please:
If you live in Bath and North East Somerset or Wiltshire, you can contact the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP) Team’s 24/7 mental health support line on: 0800 953 1919
Alternatively, you can contact the AWP Intensive Team on 01225 362814 to self-refer to their services. You can also be referred via your GP. Find out more at the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership website.
Call or self-refer to book in a one-to-one chat about your mental health, and to find out how our services can help.
Email: [email protected]
Freephone Tel: 0808 175 1369
Open: 9am to 5.30pm, every day of the week
Breathing Space is a face-to-face and telephone service offering calm, non-clinical support to individuals experiencing or at risk of a mental health crisis.
The Breathing Space telephone line is open every evening between 5.30pm and 11.00pm. The support line can be reached by calling 0808 175 1369 where you will be offered calm, compassionate and non-clinical support over the phone.
Our face-to-face service is open every evening from 6pm – 10.30pm at Oasis Church, Fountain Buildings, Bath, BA1 5DU.
If you want to use the service, you need to be referred or self-refer before 5pm on the day you wish to attend. You can do this by phoning 0808 175 1369 and leaving a message, or emailing [email protected]. You will be called between 5pm and 6pm to be told your session time.
For opening hours, please take a look at the Bath Samaritans webpage.
Anxious, worried, or stressed? Prefer to text with someone rather than speak on the phone? Get 24/7 support from the SHOUT team of Crisis Volunteers.
Text 85258.
Contact Bath Mind to discuss what support we can offer, and how you can access this support. Our Access Community Mental Health Service team can support you in finding the right support, and understanding what options are available.
Contact our Access Mental Health team
Email: [email protected]
Telephone (freephone line): 0808 175 1369
This service is open from 9am to 5.30pm, every day of the week.
Alternatively, you can self-refer to our wellbeing groups via our referral form.
If you haven’t spoken to a health professional about your mental health before, the first step in accessing ‘primary care’ is to contact your GP.
You can contact your GP surgery and ask for an emergency appointment.
For advice on how to talk to your GP about your mental health, take a look at the Find the Words Guide.
View Bath Mind’s Support Directory to see what support is available both locally and nationally, and how you can access this support.
The Community Wellbeing Hub provides a central place for individuals living in Bath and North East Somerset to access a range of services that will help you stay safe and well and improve your health and wellbeing.
If you live in BaNES, you can contact the Community Wellbeing Hub to talk to their friendly and caring triage team of advisors who will give the advice and support you need.
The Hub offers a range of services to support you with:
To access the hub, call 0300 247 0050. Phone line is open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm.
01225 371480
Triage function 8am – 6pm Monday – Friday
Face to face assessment function operates 9am – 5pm Monday-Friday
The Primary Care Liaison Service (PCLS) provides a first point of contact to access mental health services in Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire.
The teams offer mental health telephone triage, face-to-face assessment, brief interventions, support, advice and signposting.
BaNES Talking Therapies support people who are feeling low, anxious, stressed or worried. The service runs courses about improving wellbeing, and also offers one-to-one appointments either face-to-face or over the telephone.
Part of the Talking Therapies service is a Wellbeing Service for people with long-term health conditions such as diabetes, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and COPD.
This service helps people to live well with their long-term health condition by supporting their psychological wellbeing and working together with physical health teams.
Wellbeing Practitioners are located in GP Surgeries across BaNES. Patients can self-refer. To book an appointment or for more information please call the team on 01225 675150 or visit the website.
