Mental health
Here are contact details for organisations providing support to people with mental health problems.
Age Concern
Concerned with the needs and aspirations of people 55 years and older. Age Concern Croydon publishes a directory of relevant services on their website.
Alzheimer's Society
Provides support and advice about Alzheimer's and related diseases.
Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Health
Provides support for people in drop-in clubs and opportunities for them to engage in creative workshop activities.
Community Drug Service (South London)
Offers advice, support, counselling and groups for drug users and their families.
Croydon Alcohol Counselling Service
Provides information, advice and counselling to people concerned about their drinking as well as to families of alcohol misusers and people who grew up in families where the parents misused alcohol.
Croydon Drop In
Free, confidential information and short-term counselling for young people aged 11 - 25 years. Also offers advocacy and advice for justice and equality, housing and benefits. Outreach services cover sexual health, mental health and substance misuse.
Croydon Voices Forum
A forum for people who suffer from, or have suffered from, schizophrenia. Opening times: second Wednesday of each month from 7pm - 9pm.
Cruse in Croydon
Offers free information and advice to anyone affected by a death. Provides support, one-to-one and group counselling. There is a group in Selsdon and one in Thornton Heath.
Department of Health
The Department of Health has a booklet for carers called "Who cares? Information and support for the carers of people with dementia". It gives information about dementia, caring for someone with dementia, and the help available to carers.
Depression Alliance
Provides information and support for people suffering from depressionn, and their carers.
Eating Disorders Association
Provides information, training and support on eating disorders for suffers and their families.
Hear Us
User-led project which aims to use people's experience of mental health services to influence purchasers and providers in health and social services.
Manic Depression Fellowship
Self-help group for those suffering from manic depression, and their carers. Opening times: third Thursday of the month at 7.30pm.
Mind in Croydon
Provides a wide range of services for people with mental health problems, their relatives and carers. These include advice and information, counselling, help with welfare benefits, advocacy, day care, work opportunities and a furniture project. Mind maintains the online guide to mental health services in Croydon. It also offers professional counselling to people with psychological or emotional problems, including one-to-one counselling and group therapy. In crisis situations an assessment can be made within 48 hours (usually the same day).
Parentline Plus
Offers support to people parenting a child, be they parents, stepparents, grandparents or foster parents.
Pharmacy Helpline
Advice about psychiatric medication to those with mental health problems, and their carers. Opening times: Monday to Friday from 11am - 5pm.
Primary Care Psychological Therapy Service
Offers assessment and treatment for depression, anxiety disorders and trauma. The service's leaflet can be downloaded from this page.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre
Information, advice and support for wom,en and girls who have been raped or sexually abused. Opening times: Monday to Friday 12noon - 2.30pm and 7pm - 9.30pm. Saturday and Sunday 2.30pm - 5.00pm.
Relate
Counselling, sex therapy and relationship education to support couple and family relationships. There is a Croydon office and a Purley/Sutton office.
Rethink Croydon Carers' Support Project
Provides support, advice, advocacy, information, education and training to relatives and friends of people with severe mental health problems. It also runs three carer support groups, which meet monthly.
Saneline
Offering support and information concerning all types of mental illness. Opening times: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10am - 3pm. Tuesday and Thursday 10am - 1pm.
If you can't find the mental health service you are looking for on this page please contact Mind in Croydon.
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Saneline
- Telephone
- 0845 767 8000
- Website
- www.croydononline.org/community_information/list-
fse.asp?wtT=2962
- Contact name
- Hear Us
- Telephone
- 020 8681 6888
- hear.us@hear-us.org
- Address
- Orchard House
15a Purley Road
South Croydon
CR2 6EZ - Website
- www.hear-us.org
- Contact name
- Association for Pastoral Care in Mental Health
- Telephone
- 020 8665 6718
- Fax
- 020 8665 1972
- apcmh@cornerstonehouse.org.uk
- Address
- Cornerstone House
14 Willis Road
Croydon CR0 2XX - Website
- www.croydon-apcmh.co.uk
- Contact name
- Rethink Croydon Carers' Support Project
- Telephone
- 020 8649 6281
- Fax
- 020 8686 3472
- dudley.edwards@rethink.org.uk
- Address
- Rethink Carers' Support Project
Courtyard House
1d Church Road
Croydon CR0 1SG - Website
- www.carerscontactline.co.uk/rethink
- Contact name
- Mind in Croydon Counselling
- Telephone
- 020 8763 2064
- counselling@mindincroydon.org.uk
- Address
- 26 Pampisford Road
Purley
Surrey
CR8 2NE - Website
- www.mindincroydon.org.uk
- Contact name
- Relate (Croydon)
- Telephone
- 020 8680 1944
- Fax
- 020 8680 9551
- Address
- 9 Ramsey Court
Church Street
Croydon
Surrey CR0 1RF - Website
- www.croydononline.org/community_information/list-
fse.asp?wtT=200
- Contact name
- Age Concern Croydon
- Telephone
- 020 8680 5450
- Fax
- 020 8288 9229
- acc@ageconcerncroydon.org.uk
- Address
- 158-162 London Road
Croydon CR0 2TD - Website
- www.ageconcerncroydon.org.uk
- Contact name
- Depression Alliance
- Telephone
- 020 7633 0557
- Fax
- 020 7633 0559
- Website
- www.depressionalliance.org
- Contact name
- Alzheimer's Society Croydon
- Telephone
- 020 8662 5955
- laurainerobinson@alzheimerscroydon.freeserve.co.u
k - Address
- Morland Lodge
4 Morland Road
Croydon CR0 6NA - Website
- www.alzheimers.org.uk
- Contact name
- Croydon Drop In - Support for Young People
- Telephone
- 020 8680 0404
- Fax
- 020 8681 0494
- enquiries@croydondropin.org.uk
- Address
- 132 Church Street
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 1RF - Website
- www.croydondropin.org.uk
- Contact name
- Relate (Purley/Sutton)
- Telephone
- 020 8660 6492
- Fax
- 020 8401 3514
- Website
- www.croydononline.org/community_information/list-
fse.asp?wtT=888
- Contact name
- Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre
- Telephone
- 08451 221 331
- Fax
- 020 8683 3366
- info@rasasc.org.uk
- Website
- www.rasasc.org.uk
- Contact name
- Pharmacy Helpline
- Telephone
- 020 7919 2999
- Contact name
- Parentline Plus
- Telephone
- 0808 800 2222 (Helpline)
- Fax
- 020 8665 1972
- Address
- Cornersone House
14 Willis Road
Croydon
CR0 2XX - Website
- www.parentlineplus.org.uk
- Contact name
- Manic Depression Fellowship (Croydon)
- Telephone
- 0845 6340 540
- Fax
- 020 7793 2639
- Address
- Primary Room
United Reformed Church
Addiscombe Grove
East Croydon
Surrey CR0 5LP - Website
- www.croydononline.org/community_information/list-
fse.asp?wtT=1719
- Contact name
- Cruse in Croydon
- Telephone
- 020 8679 7872
- Website
- www.croydononline.org/community_information/list-
fse.asp?wtT=865
- Contact name
- Croydon Voices Forum
- Telephone
- 020 8464 7052
- Address
- 10 Altyre Road
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 5LA - Website
- www.croydononline.org/community_information/list-
fse.asp?wtT=2762
- Contact name
- Croydon Alcohol Counselling Service
- Telephone
- 020 8667 9500
- Fax
- 020 8680 5379
- Address
- 28 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR0 2AD - Website
- www.croydononline.org/community_information/list-
fse.asp?wtT=517
- Contact name
- Community Drug Service (South London)
- Telephone
- 020 8773 9393
- Contact name
- Eating Disorders Association Helpline
- Telephone
- 01603 621414
Downloads
Primary Care Psychological Therapy Service leaflet
(363K)
- Assessment and treatment for depression, anxiety disorders and trauma.
