Children's mental health

If you're in crisis

Our local mental health crisis line, managed by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust can now be accessed via NHS 111 and selecting ‘mental health option’. It can also be accessed online via 111.nhs.uk. 

For people who are deaf or have hearing loss, use the following link to be connected to local crisis service – NHS 111 – SignVideo. 

Specially trained mental health staff will speak to callers, discuss their urgent needs, and assess what the best way to support them is depending on their symptoms.

Anyone can call for themselves or someone else can call for them, for example a friend, carer, family member or GP.  NHS 111 is for all ages, including children and young people and those with neurodevelopmental needs.

If people have physically harmed themselves, or if their life is at immediate risk, then they should continue to call 999 or go to A&E.

If a person is not in a mental health crisis, but feels they need mental health support, they should begin by making an appointment with their local GP.

For health and care professionals, the Mental Health Access Hub number will remain open for use: 08081 966798.

A crisis could be a time when you are unable to keep yourself safe.

Please see a list of self-help resources and information. To find help from services, use our directory.

• Rise - Self-help resources and information
• Emotion Coaching UK - For parents/carers and professionals
• Beacon House self-help resources
  • Mirroring - Accurately reflecting how another person is expressing their thoughts and feelings
  • Dan Hughes' 24 S's - A guide for raising your troubled or sensitive child
  • Making Space Exercise
  • Hidden Needs Exercise
  • Chuck It Bucket Exercise
• Anna Freud Mental health lead resource hub for a whole-school or college approach - This resource hub has been created in partnership with and funded by the Department for Education, with new resources added regularly. 

Reading Well for Children aged 7-11 and Reading Well for Teens

We offer these book collections in our libraries for these age groups. 

The collections provide children, young people and their families and carers with information, advice and support for coping with feelings and worries, daily life and getting through a tough time as well as boosting confidence.

• Reading Well for health and wellbeing web page
• Reading Well Books on Prescription for Children booklist