What is it?
- Telephone number: 0800 151 0023
- Mental health crisis support line
- For young people in Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden & Islington
- Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Here's more detail
crisis line
For immediate support, call the 24/7 mental health crisis support line on 0800 151 0023
shout
If you can’t use a phone to call someone, you can text the word ‘SHOUT’ to 85258
Mental health support for children, young people and their families
We are working with our local authority partners and other NHS organisations to ensure children, young people and their families in North Central London - Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington - get the advice and support they need.
Where to get urgent help
24/7 mental health crisis support line
If you are a child or young person aged under 18 in crisis and living in Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington, or if you are the parent or carer of a child or young person in crisis, you can call the mental health crisis support line available 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 0800 151 0023.
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services (or CAMHS)
- If your child is currently being supported by mental health services for children and young people (CAMHS), you can contact your care coordinator or the duty number for the team during office hours. Out of hours and on weekends, please contact the mental health crisis support line on 0800 151 0023.
Accident and Emergency Department (A&E)
- If a child or young person needs emergency medical help, is seriously ill or their life is at risk, then call 999 or take them to the nearest Accident & Emergency (A&E).
NHS 111
Live outside North Central London?
NCL Waiting Room was designed to support people in the North Central London area, which includes the London boroughs of Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey.
However, people outside of North Central London may still use this website. Urgent help information will be available, but non-urgent clinical service and team information for out-of-area Trusts will not be available.
Here are the alternative crisis line numbers for the other London Integrated Care Systems, as well as Hertfordshire:
- North West London (NWL): 0800 0234 650
- North East London (NEL): 0800 995 1000
- South West London (SWL): 0800 028 8000
- South East London (SEL): 0800 731 2864, select Option 1
- Hertfordshire: 0800 6444 101
Other support for children and young people:
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