Suicide awareness and prevention

If your life - or someone else's life - is in immediate danger, please call 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.

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.

The NHS Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust - assessment and treatment service are the entry point into specialist mental health services for adults over the age of 18 years old.

Phone 0300 304 0055 (Worthing and Littlehampton)
Phone 0300 304 0400 (Bognor and Chichester)

If you need help or are concerned about someone else, please visit the Preventing suicide in Sussex website.

Phone 0800 0309 500

Phone 116 123

Phone 111

Phone 0300 303 5652

We believe that suicide is a preventable death. We work closely with our partnership agencies to look at support for those affected by suicide.

There are four population groups that have been nationally identified as at higher risk of suicide:

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