Emergency contacts
Emergency contacts
If you or someone else is in immediate danger, get help now. Use the contacts below to find the right support on campus or in the local community.
On this page:
Scan our QR code and save key contacts to your mobile:
Support in an emergency
Call 999 - Immediate danger or life-threatening emergency
Call 999 and ask for the police, fire service or ambulance. If you are on campus, contact Community Safety afterwards if you can, so the team can help while emergency services are on their way.
On campus: use the SafeZone app or call 024 7652 2222.
Call 101
Police - non-emergency
Report a crime or damaged/stolen property, or ask your local police for advice.
Call 111 - select option 2
Mental health crisis support
NHS mental health support, including Mental Health Access Hubs, available 24 hours.
On-campus support
Community Safety team
Emergency: 024 7652 2222 (24 hours)
Non-emergency / first aid: 024 7652 2083 (24 hours)
In an emergency, call 999 first. You can then contact Community Safety through the SafeZone app or by phone, so the team can help while emergency services are on their way.
Use SafeZone's blue Non-urgent button to chat or call for help, request first aid, check in when studying or working alone, or report a safety concern, including anonymously.
Residential Community Team
For students living on campus. Support is available 24/7.
Location: Red Square, Monday–Friday, 9am–11pm; weekends, 2.30pm–11pm.
For telephone numbers and out-of-hours contacts for your residence, visit Residential Community contacts.
Warwick Health Centre
For a doctor's appointment: 024 7526 3418.
Call at 8am for a same-day appointment, subject to availability. You can also seek medical advice from NHS 111.
Wellbeing and Student Support
Location: Senate House.
Office hours: 8.30am–5pm Monday–Thursday and 8.30am–4pm Friday. Consultations are available every working day, 10am–3pm, in person or online via the Wellbeing Portal.
Visit the Wellbeing and Student Support website for details.
Off-campus and NHS support
Hospitals and urgent care
- University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire — Coventry.
- Warwick Hospital — Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and other areas in South Warwickshire.
- City of Coventry NHS Healthcare Centre — 0300 200 0060, daily 8am–10pm.
Important: possible overdose
If you think you or someone else may have overdosed, call 999 for an ambulance immediately, even if they feel well. The effects can be delayed for hours or even days and can be fatal.
Mental health and wellbeing support
You don't need to wait until things feel unmanageable to ask for help. Choose a contact below or explore the specialist services further down the page.
Talk to your doctor (GP)
You can talk to your doctor about your mental as well as physical health. Conversations are confidential.
Find local support
Hub of Hope helps you find mental health support near you.
You can talk to the GP about your mental health, as well as your physical health. This video is about how to talk to them if you are not sure what to say, or why. Conversations with your doctor will be confidential.
Suicidal thoughts: help for you or someone else
If you are having suicidal thoughts
Please talk to someone. You can call 999 if you are in immediate danger, or call NHS 111 and select the mental health option (option 2), or contact Samaritans on 116 123.
Read more about support available at Warwick and how to access it.
If you are worried about someone else
Listen without judgement, take what they say seriously and encourage them to seek support. If they are in immediate danger, call 999.
Read more about how to support someone experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Specialist support services
Use this list for external support services. For immediate danger, call 999; for urgent mental health support, call 111 and select option 2.
| 0845 769 7555 (24 hours) |
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| Anxiety UK | 03444 775 774 (Mon - Fri, 9.30am - 5.30pm) |
| BEAT (Eating Disorder Support) | 0808 801 0677 |
| Bipolar UK | 0333 323 3880 |
| 0800 58 58 58 (Daily: 5pm - midnight) |
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| 02476 010241 |
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| Coventry & Warwickshire - AmparoLink opens in a new window | 0330 088 9255 |
| CRASAC (Coventry Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre) | 02476 277777 |
| Cruse bereavement care | 0844 477 9400 (Mon - Fri, 9am - 5pm) |
| Helping you to take care of your mental wellbeing |
Online service |
| Gambling helpline | 0808 8020 133 (Daily - 8am -midnight) |
| Hate crime, domestic abuse and sexual violence support services to LGBTQ+ victims/survivors |
0800 999 5428 |
| Switchboard LGBTQ+ (listening services for LGBTQ+ people) | 0300 330 0630 |
| Mental Health Support Network provided by Chasing the Stigma/Hub of Hope |
Online service |
| MIND | 0300 123 3393 (Daily - 10am - 10pm) |
| Confidential listening service for trans and NB people, and their friends and family |
020 7064 6500 |
| Narcotics anonymous | 0300 999 1212 (daily - 10am - midnight) |
| OCD UK | 0845 120 3778 (Mon to Fri, 9am - 5pm) |
| Rape crisis | 0808 802 9999 (Daily, 12pm - 2.30pm and 7pm - 9.30pm) |
| Refuge (domestic violence support) | 0808 2000 247 (24 hours) |
| SARC's (sexual assault referral centres) are specialist medical and forensic services for anyone who has been raped or sexually assaulted. | you can find your nearest centre here. If you have been subjected to any form of sexual assault, there are people who can support you. |
| Access to safe spaces for LGBTQ+ people |
020 7359 5767 |
| Victim support | 0808 168 9111 (24 hours) |
| Students Against Depression - Students Against DepressionLink opens in a new window |
Online service |
| Online service |