Safespace:
Out-of-hours support for people in distress
Safespace offers emotional support for people in distress  during evenings and weekends.
In crisis?
NHS mental health services
01924 316830 (open 24 hrs a day)
Samaritans 116 123 (free to call)
​Safespace is now open every evening to ensure that people have access to support, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.
To enable this quickly, we have had to make some changes to how the service runs.  There are still a few things to get into place, and we encourage you to keep an eye on the website and Facebook for updates.
Safespace is now available every evening from 6.30 – 10.30pm.The last call taken will be at 10pm.
 
​Call 01422 345154 or contact by Facebook (Safespace Calderdale) or email safespace@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk
Calls are being diverted to staff on duty.  They will take some brief details and arrange a call back for you at an agreed time.  Please be aware that the call may come from a withheld number.
If lines are busy, please leave a message and a member of the team will call you back.

Facebook and email contacts will be monitored and responded to during the evening.

We are working on a text messaging service – we will post details here as soon as this is available.

Getting to open Safespace every evening has become possible thanks to support from Calderdale CCG and staff from other Healthy Minds services making themselves available in addition to the current Safespace team.

HOW it works
You can now get  Safespace support online via Facebook:
Contact Safespace 
by telephone on 01422 345154
or via Facebook here (search "SafeSpace Healthy Minds Calderdale")

The team will take some basic details from you and offer one or more options:
1: Face-to-face appointment - Not  currently available due to Covid-19
2: Group support  - Not  currently available due to Covid-19
3: Telephone support - if you can't  come to the service, a worker will call you back
4: Online support via Facebook private messaging
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You can have up to an hour with a worker - whichever way you've contacted us - to talk through   what's happening for you and agree next steps.  If you need further help and support, the team will agree onward referrals and keep in touch with you.  

Safespace IS

  • for people in fear of crisis
  • for people who are experiencing distress
  • for people aged 18 and over
  • a place where people will be listened to and support offered
  • a place where people will be signposted to other services if required and follow up work will be completed by a member of staff
  • a place where people will have the option of one to one support with a member of staff with follow-up work as required
  • a complementary service that aims  to work closely with other statutory and voluntary sector services where possible
  • a PILOT project to test out whether there is demand for additional / alternative mental health support in Calderdale
Safespace is currently funded by Calderdale CCG & the Safer Communities Fund.

Safespace ISN'T

  • doing mental health assessments
  • a place to ‘hang out’
  • a counselling service
  • a ‘drop in’
  • replacing any other service - it is a NEW and ADDITIONAL service in Calderdale
Safespace also needs volunteers to help with the service, to assist the staff team and offer supportive company for people who come to us. This can be an emotionally-demanding role and we have a rigorous selection process, with training and ongoing support provided for the right volunteers. 
Contact the Safespace team on 01422 345154 or safespace@healthymindscalderdale.co.uk with enquiries.
An external evaluation of Safespace's first 10 months showed that the project has had positive impacts and every £1 spent on Safespace was worth £4.24 to society.  You can view the report here.