Safe Spaces
Award winning crisis support service for anyone experiencing mental health distress
Anyone aged seven and over living in Bradford District and Craven can access urgent same-day support from Safe Spaces at our Bradford and Keighley Hubs.
Our experienced staff can provide support in-person from our Hubs or over the phone.
Safe Spaces can support you with:
- severe anxiety
- panic attacks
- suicidal thoughts
- intense depression
- feeling disconnected from reality (dissociation)
How can I access support from Safe Spaces?
If you need urgent support today call First Response or Guide-Line for a same-day appointment with Safe Spaces.
Call First Response – 0800 952 1181 (24 hour helpline)
Call Guide-Line – 08001 884 884 (8am until midnight)
Depending on your location you’ll be assigned an in-person or telephone appointment with a Crisis Support Worker. Due to resource, we are not able to guarantee requested workers for clients.
Do you provide urgent support in-person closer to where I live?
We also have a range of drop-ins in Bradford and Craven.
Safe Spaces provides support everyday including:
If you’re feeling overwhelmed our top tips may help:
- Stop… take a deep breath
- Find somewhere you feel safe
- If you have a care plan or action plan that helps you know what to do when things are too much…read it and use it
- Find a trusted friend or adult who you can talk to or just be with
- If you are feeling like you need urgent support over the phone or in-person then call First Response on 0800 952 1181 and ask for ‘Safe Spaces’ for a same-day appointment at our Bradford or Keighley Hub.
- You can also get a same-day appointment in our Hubs by calling Guide-Line on 08001 884 884, ask for ‘Safe Spaces‘.
Safe Spaces drop-ins
If you need to talk and feel supported you might benefit from a Safe Spaces drop-in service, check our map for up to date location and times that may be local to you. No need to book you can turn up on the day.
Click here to find your local drop-in service.
Guide-Line provides confidential, emotional support to from 12pm (noon) to 12am (midnight), 365 days a year.
There are two ways to access Guide-Line support:
- You can call us for telephone support on 0800 188 4884.
- You can chat online using live chat: GUIDE-LINE LIVE CHAT
West Yorkshire Night OWLS is a confidential support line for children, young people, their parents and carers available 8pm–8am every day.
Call on: Freephone 0800 1488 244
Text on: 07984 392700
The Healthy Minds Directory provides list of services, advice on how to stay well or simply answer a few questions to find the best support near you.
Looking to develop your career in mental health?
We are recruiting for Team Leaders, Crisis Support Workers and Relief Crisis Support workers for our Hub, Overnight Service and Crisis Cafes.
Check out the vacancies here.
Support your community by volunteering
If you are looking for voluntary opportunities we would love to have your support, find all voluntary roles here via Mind in Bradford.
Safe Spaces is led by Mind in Bradford and The Cellar Trust alongside a partnership of local mental health service providers:
Award-winning crisis support service in Bradford and Craven
At the 2023 ‘Celebrate as One’ awards ceremony led by Act As One, Safe Spaces won the ‘Team of the year’ award for delivering frontline services in Bradford District and Craven.
At the 2024 ‘3rd Sector Care Awards, Safe Spaces won the ‘Collaboration (Integration) Award’ award for ways of working in partnership with other organisations or services, achieving outcomes that would otherwise not have been achieved.
