Festive Period Service Closures
Festive Period Service Closures
Over the festive period, some of our services will be closed or running on reduced schedules. Please see below for details of individual service closures and reopening dates.
Adult Services
- HQ (Talking Therapies): Closed on bank holidays – 25 & 26 December and 1 January.
- Private (RISE) Counselling: Closed 24–26 December, open 29 December, then closed again 30 December – 2 January.
- Wandsworth Floating Support & Housing Management: Closed on bank holidays – 25 & 26 December and 1 January.
- Community Wellbeing Programmes: Last sessions 15 December, restarting 5 January.
- Suicide Bereavement Services: Closed 18 December – 7 January.
- Suicide Prevention Services: Last session 22 December, restarting 2 January.
- WAFER Service: Closed 24 December – 2 January.
- Community Befriending: Closed on bank holidays – 25 & 26 December and 1 January.
- CEN and CLW Peer Support: Closed on bank holidays – 25 & 26 December and 1 January.
- Mind Skills Development Service: Closed 22 December – 2 January.
Children and Young People’s Services
- Mental Health Support Teams: Closed 22 December – 2 January.
- Be Kind to Your Mind (Art Therapy): Closed 22 December – 2 January.
- Youth Clubs: Closed 22 December – 9 January.
- SEND in Mind: Closed 22 December – 2 January.
- Westminster Mental Health Hub: Closed 22 December – 2 January.
Urgent Support
Please note, we are not a crisis service. If you or someone you know needs urgent help during this time:
- Call 999 for an ambulance
- Go to A&E if possible
Urgent NHS Mental Health Support Lines:
- North London: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust – 0800 0234 650
- South London: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – 0800 731 2864
Other support available 24/7:
- Samaritans: 116 123 | samaritans.org
- Shout: Text SHOUT to 85258 | giveusashout.org
- Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM): 0808 802 5858 | thecalmzone.net
- YoungMinds Crisis Messenger: Text YM to 85258
We’d like to thank everyone for their understanding and wish our community a safe and supportive festive period.
Posted on: 15th December 2025