Getting support with your Mental Health

Here are some links to  information, resources and tips about how to support your wellbeing.

• Sussex Mental Healthline: provides direct support for mental wellbeing and signposting to other services. Sussex Mental Healthline 24/7 telephone service: 0300 5000 101.
• Every Mind Matters: NHS resource to support you in looking after your mental wellbeing.
• Adult e-wellbeing: digital wellbeing service run by YMCA DownsLink Group, for adults over the age of 25 who live in Sussex (including Brighton & Hove).
• Together Co: Support to navigate local services and make connections with people and places to support your health and wellbeing. Social Prescribing Brighton & Hove | Together Co 01273 229 382

For young people:

• Rise Above
• e-wellbeing for 13-25 year olds

• Mental Health Rapid Response Service (MHRRS): provides support for adults (18+) experiencing a mental health crisis. Anyone can refer: 0300 304 0078 – if the line is busy, an advice message will be given.
• Community Roots is a group of sixteen community groups working together to provide prevention, wellbeing and recovery support for people with a range of mental health issues. Support for carers and families is also available. A Freephone Central Access Point phone number is operated by a team of Community Navigators who can guide people through the support available and provide professional advice. Self-refer online or call 0808 196 1768. Open Monday to Friday 9-5pm.
• Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service: wellbeing service supporting people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The service provides talking therapies to adults (18+) with mild to moderate depression, anxiety disorders and some trauma. The Children and Young People’s (CYP) service provides a range of treatment for young people from 4-25 who require support for anxiety, low mood, stress and phobias. The service offers an open access Advice and Information Service to the public as well as to Wellbeing clients. Self-refer online or call 0300 002 0060 Email: bics.brighton-and-hove-wellbeing@nhs.net
• Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust (SPFT): specialist mental health service. Access to support
  is via GP and primary care team and other professional referral routes. Find more information about the Trust

Drug and Alcohol Services: To contact call on 01273 731900 or email Brighton and Hove Recovery Service

• Need someone to talk to? Call Samaritans on 116 123 and look at the Preventing Suicide in Sussex website.
• Grassroots Stay Alive App: suicide prevention resource if you are having thoughts of suicide or are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide. Download the suicide prevention app
• Bereaved by suicide? 07376 616628 Sussexbereavedbysuicide@cruse.org.uk
• Comprehensive online guides: www.supportaftersuicide.org.uk/help-is-at-hand

• Brighton & Hove City Council provides support for social care, education, housing, finance and related public services. Go to the Brighton & Hove website for more information
• Breakeven Sussex: Free gambling counselling. Breakeven Sussex: free problem gambling counselling in East Sussex, UK
• Are Money Worries affecting your mental health? Information and support available on the Brighton and Hove City Council website