Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A 24-hour mental health crisis service could be operational “within the realm of a few months”, it is hoped. Leader of Dundee City Council, John Alexander. Dundee City Council leader John Alexander said that while a physical drop-in service may not be ready in that timeframe, a 24/7 phone line for people to call when they are in a crisis could be set up. The Strathmartine SNP councillor that while he would like to see the service up-and-running “tomorrow”, realistically it would take more time to properly man the service, with partners including NHS Tayside, the Integrated Joint Board (IJB) and the third sector all involved.