The 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Assessment Service (MHCAS) offers a calm and therapeutic mental health setting to see the majority of emergency mental health presentations and represent an improvement on the service previously offered in busy emergency departments.
MHCAS offers full emergency mental health assessments and onward care planning in the department with a diverse and highly skilled mental health workforce incorporating support workers, peer coaches, nurses and doctors. MHCAS can support every aspect of emergency mental health care planning, from GP referrals to Mental Health Act Assessments.
See the self referral section
iCope is the local provider of NHS, talking-therapies and psychology support.
You can self-refer for help by phone, or by following the link below:
Phone: 020 3317 7252
Website: www.icope.nhs.uk
See the self referral section
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, feeling in despair or suicidal , please call the Islington Crisis Team on 0800 917 3333.