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Mental Health & Wellbeing
Mental Health Support
Feeling unable to cope, worried you may hurt yourself or somebody else and/or experiencing suicidal feelings?
For immediate help
Call 999 or go to A&E now if:
- someone's life is at risk - for example, they have seriously injured themselves or taken an overdose
- you do not feel you can keep yourself or someone else safe
Call: 999
Get advice from 111 or ask for an urgent GP appointment if:
- you need urgent help for your mental health
Get help from 111 online or call 111 and select the mental health option.
For same or next day help
You can get help with your mental health in different ways depending on what you prefer. All services are free.
- Get help from 111 online or call NHS 111 and select the mental health option. (also known as the Sussex Mental Healthline) or the Samaritans on 116 123 (both available 24/7)
- Visit a Staying Well service (out-of-hours mental health crisis support service for people aged 18+ available in Crawley and Worthing.
- Text the word SUSSEX to 85258 (24/7 mental health text-messaging support service).
- Download the Stay Alive app - a suicide prevention resource full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.
Experiencing a significant change in your mental health?
You should call NHS 111 or visit NHS 111 online for advice if you - or the person you are concerned about - experience a significant change in your mental health and are not already receiving care from mental health services.
This might include:
- Hearing or seeing things that are not experienced by other people, for example hearing voices
- Having strong beliefs that are not shared by others, for example believing there is a conspiracy against you
- Having excessive energy or movements, sleeping very little
- Behaving in a bizarre and out of character way
- Changes in behaviour like wanting to avoid people, lack of basic self-care.
Whilst these can be normal experiences, they can also be signs of something more serious.
Worried about money, housing or another issue that is affecting your mental health?
There are lots of ways you can get practical help with issues that may be affecting your mental health.
Money worries and cost of living support
Help with housing
Support for people affected by domestic abuse
Drug and alcohol recovery support
Mental Health Support at your GP Surgery
If you have a diagnosed mental illness or are having difficulties with your mental health and would like coping strategies to help, your GP can refer you to the Mental Health Support Co-ordinator at the surgery.
Please contact the surgery to access an appointment.
Local Support
Sussex Mental Health Line
0300 5000 101 (24 hours / 365 days)
Time To Talk
This service helps adults suffering with mild to moderate anxiety and depression, providing a range of talking therapies and other treatments.
The Sustainable Mind
Mindfulness courses and drop in sessions available at the Sompting Big Local Hub.
NHS Sussex Mental Health Services
Feeling unable to cope, worried you may hurt yourself or somebody else and/or experiencing suicidal feelings?
National Support
Mental Health - Self-Help Guides
A series of self-help guides covering a wide range of topics such as depression, anxiety and stress which offer users the opportunity to find out more about the causes of mental health issues and provide tools to work through feelings and emotions.
Living Life to the Full
Free to access, online CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help with stress or anxiety
Mind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. The goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK was formed in 1970, by Katharine and Harold Fisher as a result of Katharine’s experience of agoraphobia and her desire to develop support for others similarly affected.
Samaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For a century, they’ve helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
CALM (Campaign against living miserably)
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.
Young Minds
Young Minds is leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges.
Dementia UK
Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.
Kooth
XenZone is a provider of online mental health services for children, young people and adults. Kooth, from XenZone, is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free at the point of use.
Childline
No More Panic
Valuable information for sufferers and carers of people with Panic, Anxiety, Phobias and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD).
OCD Action
Frontline services which make a tangible and long-term difference to the lives of people with OCD, their families, carers and friends.