Mental Health Support Services
Facing challenges with your own mental health or being worried about a friend or a family member can feel overwhelming. There are lots of groups and organisations that can offer support in different ways to best suit each person, from support through NHS services to local peer support groups run by people with lived experience. Help can be accessed and delivered in different ways, including text message, phone call, online and in person.
We encourage people to reach out whenever they feel it may be helpful. If you know anyone who may be struggling with their mental health, checking in with them, showing compassion and suggesting places they can get support can be incredibly powerful.
Below is a summary of the key support sources in Blackpool.
If you are a young person aged under 18 years old – please see the Healthy Young Minds website (if you are under 25 years old with additional education needs, there may be resources available to you on this website too) or the Blackpool Council Young People’s Mental Health Support website.
For urgent support:
NHS mental health service covering Blackpool and the Fylde Coast
Phone (available 24/7) – 111 (then select mental health option). This website has options for text relay or sign language
Mental health service Website
Support for an immediate mental health crisis and longer-term recovery goals, with an emphasis on the factors which contributed to the crisis.
Drop in – 4pm – 10pm 7 days a week. 259 Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, FY3 9JL
Phone – 01253 713277 / 07741 834840
Listening volunteers providing confidential emotional support
Phone (available 24/7) – 116 123 (free) or 0330 094 5717 (standard local rate)
The email service is closing and being replaced by an online chat, this will be accessible on the website once it is available. Website
The Stay Alive app and website offers information and tools to help keep yourself safe in a crisis.
Tools include those to help make a safety plan and a LifeBox of life-affirming photos, videos and links. It can be helpful to complete these parts while you are feeling okay so that they are there when you need them.
Confidential text message support for anyone who is struggling to cope.
Text message (available 24/7) – 85258 (free)
Urgent advice and support can also be found by contacting your General Practice (GP) or attending the Emergency Department at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
Find a GP website
Emergency Department Address – Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Rd, Blackpool FY3 8NR
Support Groups and Services:
A peer support group for men focussed on positive mental wellbeing and tackling stigma often faced by men when talking about what’s going on for them. Run by Empowerment Charity.
Weekly drop in session – 12.30 – 2pm every Monday at Low Moor Community Centre, Edmonton Place, Blackpool, FY2 0UT
Weekly pool and snooker – 12.30 – 2pm every Tuesday at Q’s Sports Lounge
Phone – 0300 32 32 100 (option 1)
An organisation that supports women with a wide range of situations. This includes 1 to 1 and group sessions around mental health and wellbeing. Alongside specific advice about money, employment or justice and safety.
Drop in- Monday to Friday 10am-3pm at 255 Church Street
Blackpool, FY1 3PB.
Phone (open during working hours) – 0300 330 1354
A peer support group running weekly meetings for men to talk.
Drop in – every Monday evening (except bank holidays) from 6.45pm (for the meeting start at 7pm). The Grange, Dinmore Ave, Blackpool, FY3 7RW
Website
Providing emotional and practical support to people who have been affected by suicide. Support can be provided to individuals or groups at a location that is most suitable.
Phone – 0330 088 9255
Solace supports people and families who have been bereaved by suicide. Run by Empowerment Charity.
Drop in – regular drop-in sessions aimed at different groups on Wednesdays. Contact Solace for more information.
Phone – 0300 32 32 100
Alongside Elliot’s Place and Solace, Empowerment has multiple other groups that can provide mental health related support.
- I Am Dylan – mental wellbeing support for neurodiverse people
- Armed Forces Community
- The Lived Experience Team
Further information about each group is available on this
Togetherall is an anonymous, online peer support community. It can be accessed 24/7, is moderated by mental health professionals and is free to use for Blackpool residents.
You can self refer for a range of psychological therapies through Blackpool Talking Therapies. These are free, brief and evidence based interventions. These can be delivered face to face, over the phone or via video consultation.
Phone – 01253 955700
Email -bfwh.talkingtherapies@nhs.net
Website
Horizon brings together multiple organisations that can provide treatment, advice and support around drugs and alcohol, housing and benefits. Support can be accessed by filling in a brief online form or attending one of the hubs in person. Website
The Hub is a friendly, inclusive space that offers drop in support and a range of practical and social activities.
Drop in – Monday to Friday daytime (hours vary slightly, see website),258 Church Street, Blackpool, FY1 3PX
Phone – 07483172384
Email – recoveryhub@jfhcic.org.uk
Website
(a timetable shows weekly sessions and activities)
Blackpool Football Club Community Trust runs a regular social group known as Get Vocal to provide a safe space for men to come together and talk. Both sessions are drop in with no registration needed.
Drop in – Aspire Sports Hub, Garstang Road West, FY3 7JH
- Tuesdays 6.30pm – 7.30pm (All men aged over 18)
- Thursdays 7.30pm – 8.30pm (Armed forces community)
Phone – 01253 348 691 - Email – info@bfcct.co.uk
- Website