Finding your way
Mental health issues can be difficult as it is not easy for others to see how you feel.
Your GP can help discuss ways to try and help and sometimes a referral to a psychiatrist is necessary but often you may find self help is possible.
Please use our resources below to find ways to help yourself, it is possible to self refer to many mental health services without having to be referred by your GP.
Alzheimers Society
National Dementia Helpline
0300 222 11 22
Our helpline advisers are here for you.
Local services for Dementia
www.alzheimers.org.uk
Community Elderly Care Mental health
We help older people experiencing mental health problems. We can assess your condition and provide you with care and support that’s tailored to your individual needs. We want to help you live as independently as possible.
www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/services/mental-health/older/community
Dementia - What is it?
We all tend to get more forgetful as we get older. But dementia is different. It is a brain disease which often starts with memory problems, but goes on to affect many other parts of the brain, producing:
- difficulty coping with day-to-day tasks
- difficulty communicating changes in mood, judgment or personality
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders/dementiakeyfacts.aspx
Research into Dementia in the UK?
The UCL Dementia Research Centre is a hub for clinical research into various forms of dementia.
Our work focuses on identifying and understanding the disease processes that cause dementia, the factors that influence these disease processes, and how best to support people with dementia and their families. In addition to our research, we also provide a cognitive disorders clinic within the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
www.ucl.ac.uk/drc
Confidential help and advice
It’s safe and easy for you to speak to a qualified health professional. Just send a message, you don’t have to give your name.
Discreet and quick. It only takes one message to start making a difference. You’ll get confidential advice from trained health staff in your area.
Do you, or someone you care for, self harm? This service looks to provide support for those affected.
Adults and over 18’s With Mental Health concern
Are you or someone you know experiencing a crisis and need urgent mental health support? Call 111 or visit www.111.nhs.uk and speak to the NHS Mental Health Triage Service.
Our NHS 111 mental health triage service provides advice, support and guidance, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for anyone living in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The Mental Health Triage Team has a wide range of skills, including on the phone brief psychological support and has access to key services and organisations that can offer mental health support to people in their time of need.
This service can also be also used by GPs and other healthcare professionals, the emergency services, mental health charities and any other organisations that come into contact with people experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Mental Health Triage Service can be accessed by phone by dialling 111 and online at www.111.nhs.uk.
If you are experiencing a life threatening emergency, please call 999.
Acute mental health services
Southern Health provide Acute mental health services
Parkway Centre
Park Way
51 Leigh Road
Havant PO9 2BF
Phone 023 9268 3500
Crisis Number: 02392 344562
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