Support over Christmas
Our offices will be closed from 2pm on Tuesday 24th December until 9am on Monday 4th January 2021.
If you need support during this time you’ll find the opening times of other organisations available during the festive period below.
Out of hours social care Emergency Duty Team (EDT)
Surrey County Council’s Emergency Duty Team provides an emergency social work service for urgent situations which arise out of normal office hours.
You can phone them on: 01483 517 898
And you can find more information about them here.
Urgent mental health support
For adults
If you are experiencing mental health difficulties, and are aged over 18, you can call the Mental Health Crisis Line for Surrey on 0800 915 4644.
You can find the full details of the services online.
Go to mental health support information
For children and young people
The CYP Haven is a safe space for children and young people aged 10-18 where you can talk about worries and mental health in a confidential, friendly and supportive environment. They are based at 4 locations in Surrey and are open over the Christmas period with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
You can call them 7 days a week on 01483 519 436 or find more on their website.
Samaritans
You can also call The Samaritans at any time on 116 123 – calls are free 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
In emergency health situations contact emergency services on 999.
MASH – Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub
If you’re concerned about someone’s safety, you can call MASH. The Surrey MASH is made up of staff from Adult Social Care, Children’s Social Care, Health and Surrey Police
You can reach them on their out of hours line: 01483 517 898 (please note this is the same number as the EDT above)
Coronavirus Community Support in Surrey
If you are isolating and need help with things like food shopping and collecting prescriptions you can find out how to access support at the Surrey Community Helpline pages – you can also call the service on 0300 200 1008
Go to Surrey Community Helpline
It’s been a really tough year and if you are struggling and need emergency food and supplies, the Trussell Trust has a list of local foodbanks which will be operating their own opening times over Christmas – you can find more information here.
The Action for Carers office will reopen on Monday 4th January.
Wishing you a safe, peaceful break.