If your life or someone else's life is in immediate danger, phone 999 or go to A&E.
You can get help with your mental health in different ways depending on what you prefer. All services are free.
For same-day or next-day help, you can:
You can contact the services directly (details below), or a GP can refer you.
The phone lines for the services listed are staffed by English speakers. You can use this web form to contact Sussex Interpreting Services in your preferred language or phone 01273 702 005 to get help with contacting these services.
If you live in Sussex, are over 18 and are struggling with common mental health problems such as feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), you can refer yourself to your NHS Talking Therapies Brighton & Hove.
Services are free, confidential and provide a wide range of support, including courses, online programmes and one-to-one sessions. They aim to help you understand your symptoms and take practical steps to improve your mental health.
NHS Talking Therapies is unable to provide urgent mental health help or support to people experiencing more severe difficulties with their mental health. Instead, please see a GP who can refer you to the appropriate service.
If you have a diagnosed mental illness or are having difficulties with your mental health and would like coping strategies to help, you can get support with your mental health from the Emotional Wellbeing Service, or a similar service, at most GP surgeries. These services can provide you with information, advice, guidance and support.
Contact your GP surgery to find out about available mental health support.
You should phone NHS on 111 or visit NHS 111 online for advice if you, or the person you're concerned about, experience a significant change in your mental health and are not already receiving care from mental health services.
This might include:
Whilst these can be normal experiences, they can also be signs of something more serious.
There are lots of ways you can get practical help with issues that may be affecting your mental health.
The phone lines for the services listed are staffed by English speakers. You can use this web form to contact Sussex Interpreting Services in your preferred language or phone 01273 702 005 to get help with contacting these services.
Social Prescribers can connect you to support, services and activities to help address the challenges and issues you may be struggling with.
Ask your GP or GP surgery if they have a Social Prescribing service. Waiting times differ between GP surgeries.
If you're unsure what support you need or would like, several community-based groups can support you with your mental health, whether you have a diagnosed mental illness or need short-term help or advice about your mental health.
To find out what’s available in your area, contact UOK.
If you're a carer for someone with a mental health difficulty, contact The Carers Centre
If your life, or someone else's life, is in immediate danger, phone 999 or go to A&E at the Royal Alexander Children’s Hospital.
You can get help with your mental health in different ways depending on what you prefer. All services are free.
For same-day or next-day help, you can:
E-wellbeing is a specialist website to support children and young people across Sussex with their mental health.
If someone you know has died by suicide, talking through difficult emotions can help you deal with your loss.
Cruse offers a confidential support service for people bereaved by, or affected by, suicide who are residents across Sussex. Contact the Sussex Suicide Bereavement Support Service.
The Help is at Hand booklet may be helpful for emotional and practical support during this difficult time.
First Hand is a support guide if you have witnessed a suicide but did not know the person.