Getting professional help

Expert information

Professional help in the workplace is most likely to be guided by policies set down by HR and assessments provided through occupational health. These sections have further information about these professions:

• Human resources and mental health
• Specialist occupational health

If you experience mental distress, it can be frightening and you may feel alone.
Mind and Rethink have telephone helplines where you can get information for yourself or for another person.

• Mind information line

• Rethink National information and advice service

•  Mind legal advice service

Coping in a crisis
Both Mind and Rethink also offer information on how to cope when someone you know is in crisis or you need help urgently.

• Rethink information on coping in a crisis

• Mind information to help you cope in a crisis

Local services
Find local NHS services in your area with their website search.

Counselling and psychological therapies
Information from the NHS on accessing talking therapies.

Mind has some information about different talking treatments and you can order a guide from Rethink on talking therapies.