Community groups are a great source of company and support, but sometimes you need more: someone trained to help you understand what's going on and work through it. This guide explains how to get NHS mental health support from Louth, including the services you can contact yourself.
Your GP
Your GP surgery is a good place to start if you're not sure what you need. A GP can talk through how you've been feeling, look at any physical causes and refer you to local services. If you're not registered, see our list of doctors' surgeries in and around Louth.
Lincolnshire Talking Therapies
The NHS talking therapies service for Lincolnshire helps people aged 16 and over with common problems such as anxiety, depression and stress. It also supports people after a bereavement or a traumatic event. You can refer yourself, without seeing your GP first.
- Online: fill in the self-referral form
- By email: send a completed form to lincs.spa@nhs.net
- By phone: call 0303 123 4000 to ask for a form in the post
The service is for mild to moderate problems and can't help in an emergency. If you're at risk of harming yourself or someone else, call 999, go to A&E, or call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option.
Children and Young People
Lincolnshire Here4You is the place to start for anyone under 18, and for parents and carers. It's a 24-hour advice line on 0800 234 6342, and it can refer young people to local emotional wellbeing and mental health services.
Healthy Minds Lincolnshire supports children and young people up to 19 (or up to 25 for those with special educational needs or disabilities, and care leavers) with worries, low mood, exam stress, self-esteem, coping with change and self-harm. Support includes online workshops, small virtual groups and one-to-one sessions, often in school. A young person can ask a teacher, or call Here4You. If you're under 16, the team will usually need to speak to your parents. See Healthy Minds Lincolnshire.
If You Already Use Mental Health Services
If you're under the care of a mental health team, contact the person you usually see, such as your care coordinator, during office hours. Out of hours, a local crisis team can help, or call NHS 111 and choose the mental health option.
While You Wait
Waiting for an appointment can be hard. In the meantime, the groups in Somewhere to talk and Friendship and company are free and welcoming, and most don't need a referral.
Details checked 23rd October 2026.