{"id":9185,"date":"2021-07-14T10:09:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T16:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living-2\/the-best-place\/five-challenges-for-devon-2-2-2-2-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:37:33","slug":"your-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/cost-of-living\/your-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Your mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>I need help now<\/h2>\n<p>For a 24\/7 urgent mental health helpline, call <strong>NHS 111<\/strong> and select the mental health option.<\/p>\n<p>This is provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpt.nhs.uk\/our-services\/first-response-service\" rel=\"noopener\">First Response Service<\/a>, who can provide support if you are experiencing mental health distress or are worried about someone else\u2019s emotional state.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to get help quickly. You are\u00a0not alone.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting help<\/h2>\n<p>If you are worried about your mental health, or are concerned about someone close to you, it\u2019s important to get help and support as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to contact your GP, who can help with diagnosis, prescribe medication if suitable and\/or refer you to the right local mental health service.<\/p>\n<p>You can also read our\u00a0factsheets about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/factsheet\/mental-health\/\">mental health<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/factsheet\/suicide-prevention\/\">suicide prevention.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Support services in Devon:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/adult-social-care\/care-and-support\/disabilities\/mental-health\/\">mental health resources pages<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mental health services are provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpt.nhs.uk\/our-services\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS Devon Partnership Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkworks.dpt.nhs.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Talkworks<\/a>, a free confidential therapy service for people 18+ in Devon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mind.org.uk\/information-support\/guides-to-support-and-services\/seeking-help-for-a-mental-health-problem\/where-to-start\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Mind<\/a>, a charity who can offer more resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I need help now For a 24\/7 urgent mental health helpline, call NHS 111 and select the mental health option. This is provided by the First Response Service, who can provide support if you are experiencing mental health distress or are worried about someone else\u2019s emotional state. It\u2019s important to get help quickly. You are\u00a0not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":8222,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-9185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-31 19:47:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9185"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9388,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9185\/revisions\/9388"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/cost-of-living\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}