Where to turn in Derbyshire, and how quickly
A plain-language map of NHS talking therapies, crisis lines and community listening groups, with realistic waiting times.
Wellness
Community health, reported with care
A section devoted entirely to how people here stay well: mental well-being, recovery support and holistic living. Written with practitioners, checked before publication.
If you need help today
Urgent support in Derbyshire
For a mental health crisis, the NHS Derbyshire helpline is available at any hour on 0800 028 0077. In an emergency call 999. Samaritans are on 116 123, free, day or night.
These numbers are checked monthly by our wellness desk.
Mental well-being
Support routes, waiting times and the groups doing quiet, steady work across the county.
Men's sheds and the quiet work of turning up
Six groups across the county where conversation happens sideways, over a workbench.
Supporting a teenager who has stopped talking
Local counsellors on what helps, what backfires, and the school routes into support.
Recovery support
Alcohol and drug recovery services, family support and long-form stories from people living it.
Alcohol and drug recovery: the county's services explained
Self-referral, family support and peer meetings, listed by town with contact details we have checked.
Life after treatment: three Derbyshire stories
Long-form interviews on what sustained recovery actually looks like month to month.
How to help without taking over
Guidance for families and friends, written with recovery workers in Chesterfield.
Holistic living
Movement, sleep, food and daylight — practical habits suited to a Derbyshire year.
Sixteen gentle walks for body and mind
Accessible, well-surfaced routes with distances, gradients and where to park.
Sleep, light and Derbyshire winters
Practical, evidence-led habits for the darkest ten weeks of the year.
Growing food in a small northern garden
What actually crops here, from allotment holders with clay soil and short seasons.
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