Annex: Mental health and emotional support

Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales

This is the annex of the Health and Social Care Committee ‘Connecting the dots: tackling mental health inequalities in Wales’ report.

Annex: Mental health and emotional support

If you need help and support, the C.A.L.L mental health helpline for Wales provides mental health and emotional support, and signposting to local services:

• Freephone 24 hours a day on 0800 132 737, or text HELP to 81066.

If you’re struggling to cope, need to talk to someone or feeling suicidal, you can contact Samaritans:

• Freephone 24 hours a day from any phone on 116 123.
• Welsh Language Line: 0808 164 0123 (7pm-11pm, 7 days a week)
• Email: jo@samaritans.org

You can also find information about other mental health resources and sources of support in the Senedd Research mental health support factsheet.

Table of Contents

— Chair's foreword

— Recommendations

— Summary

— Introduction

— Mental health inequalities

— Person-centred services

— Mental health is 'made' in communities

— Social prescribing

— Workforce

— Coordinated cross-government action

— Reform of the Mental Health Act 1983

— Annex: Mental health and emotional support