Crisis Support

If you live in Sussex (including Brighton & Hove) and need urgent mental health support:

Contact the Sussex Mental Healthline on 0800 0309 500 or by calling NHS 111 and choosing the mental health option.

For text-based support, you can text SUSSEX to 85258.

They offer crisis care 24 hours a day, seven days a week to anyone in Sussex needing urgent mental health support.

If you need medical help, but it’s not an emergency:

• You can contact your local GP and make an appointment.
• You can call NHS 111 for advice.

If you are seriously injured or at immediate risk of harm:

• You can go to any hospital A&E department and ask for help.
• You can call 999 and ask for an emergency service if you need to.

If you are in need of emotional support now:

• You can contact Papyrus HOEPLINE247 by calling 0800 068 41 41 or texting 88247

They give confidential advice and support to under 35-year olds thinking about suicide, and anyone who is concerned about a young person and suicide. Their professional advisers are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year (including bank holidays and weekends).

You can also go to the Papyrus website if you are thinking about suicide or are worried about someone

• You can contact Saneline – 0845 767 8000 (local rate on BT landlines).
  They give help, support and information to anyone affected by mental health. They are open 6pm – 11pm every day or you can email [email protected]

Visit Saneline's website here.

• You can contact the Samaritans- 116 123 (free to call from within the UK and Ireland)
  24 hours a day. They give confidential listening support.

For more advice on coping with suicidal thoughts, please visit the NHS website or the Mind website.

You can also download the Stay Alive app below: