Live well Dorset
Live Well Dorset is a free health service provided by your council.
They’ll guide you to a healthier lifestyle through advice and coaching.
Get in touch today to access your free advice and coaching.
Phone
01305 233 105
Website
www.livewelldorset.co.ukWorried about losing your home?
If you are heading towards eviction from your home, we have a team of dedicated workers who can talk to you and help you find a way to prevent the situation from becoming a crisis.
Phone
01202 633819
Email
earlyprevention@poole.gov.uk
Available Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm and Friday 9am to 3pm.
The team will be at Parkstone Tower practice every second Wednesday of the month from 9:30am to 12:30am.NHS Mental health
Find information and support for your mental health.
Website
NHS: Mental healthKooth
Free anonymous online chat for young people to discuss their mental health issues.
Website
KoothSamaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Phone
116 123
Website
Samaritans
Email
jo@samaritans.orgRethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness provide expert, accredited advice and information to everyone affected by mental health problems.
Phone
0121 522 7007
Website
Rethink Mental Illness
Email
info@rethink.orgMind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Phone
0300 123 3393
Website
MindDorset Access Wellbeing
Access Wellbeing offers earlier access to different types of support depending on your need, whether that is your mental health, financial matters, work, or concerns about housing or benefits.
Early access to support can prevent concerns from escalating.
Website
Access WellbeingStop.Breathe.Think
With Stop.Breathe.Think young people, parents and professionals can reach out at the touch of a button.
This is why Stop.Breathe.Think – delivers online counselling nationally with no wait times.
Website
Stop.Breathe.ThinkSteps 2 Wellbeing
Steps2Wellbeing is a free, NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression service for adults over 18 years old in Dorset and Southampton City.
Website
Steps 2 WellbeingCAMHS Gateway
Dorset HealthCare’s CAMHS service has introduced a new part of the service to help manage assessments and provide some brief lower level intervention for children and young people up to the age of 18 experiencing problems with their mental health. The service acts as the ‘front door’ of CAMHS and has been introduced to help reduce the wait time.
Website
CAMHS Gateway
Mental health
Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 21 November 2025