Feeling stressed or anxious? Worried about your mood, or feeling depressed? If you need someone to talk to, no matter what it might be about, you can now find a friendly ear in your local pharmacy. 

Walk in to any pharmacy in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly during opening hours and ask to speak to a member of staff - find your nearest pharmacy here.

If you’re suffering from: 

• Stress
• Anxiety, fear and panic
• Low mood, sadness and depression
• Feeling lonely
• Grief after bereavement or loss
• Anger
• Loneliness
  

Help is now at hand in your local pharmacy, at your convenience -  find your nearest pharmacy using our convenient map tool now.

Not what you’re looking for? Find a complete list of NHS mental health services here

NHS Talking Therapies

If you live in England and are aged 18 or over, you can access NHS talking therapies services for anxiety and depression.

Talking therapies can treat conditions like:

• depression
• generalised anxiety
• social anxiety
• panic and agoraphobia
• other phobias
• obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
• post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• body dysmorphic disorder

Find out more about NHS talking therapies here

Urgent Help with Mental Health 

If you need help for a mental health crisis or emergency, you should get immediate expert advice and assessment.

Get help from 111 online or call 111 and select the mental health option.

111 will tell you the right place to get help. You may be able to speak to a trained mental health professional over the phone.

Free listening services

These services offer confidential support from trained volunteers. You can talk about anything that's troubling you, no matter how difficult:

• Call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans, or email: jo@samaritans.org for a reply within 24 hours
• Text "SHOUT" to 85258 to contact the Shout Crisis Text Line, or text "YM" if you're under 19
• If you're under 19, you can also call 0800 1111 to talk to Childline. The number will not appear on your phone bill.

These services will only share your information if they are very worried about you or think you are in immediate danger.