Coping with a mental health crisis

When someone’s mental health gets worse quickly, they might be having a mental health crisis. When someone is in a crisis, they might feel out of control. They might also not feel able to cope. Their nervous system (nerves, brain, and spinal cord) has been pushed past its limits. It can be frightening to feel like this or see someone else in crisis.

This course looks at:

• What a crisis is.
• How to cope during a crisis.
• Planning for what to do if you have a crisis.
• How to move forward over time and build resilience.
• Helping someone else who is in a crisis.

You don’t need to rush this course, take as long as you need. You can stop doing the course and come back to it at any time.