What is a Mental Health Crisis?

The word “crisis” can be used to describe many different situations. In mental health, the term “crisis” usually suggests that someone may need urgent help to support them with mental health problems.

For example, someone might be experiencing thoughts about ending their life, hurting themselves or feeling so angry and afraid that they may threaten or plan to hurt others. Someone might be highly emotionally distressed and struggling to calm down, or feeling unable to cope with how life is currently.

This is not an exhaustive list of examples – if you are in doubt, call the crisis team on 0203 317 6333 and discuss the situation with them.