Feeling unable to cope, worried you may hurt yourself or somebody else and/or experiencing suicidal feelings?
For immediate help
- If your life - or someone else's life - is in immediate danger, please call 999 or go to A&E.
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.
- 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.
Other sources of help
NHS Sussex Partnership assessment and treatment services
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)
Preventing suicide in Sussex
Preventing suicide in Sussex is aimed at reducing the suicide rate amongst men in Sussex.
If you need help or are concerned about someone else, please visit the Preventing suicide in Sussex website.
Sussex Mental Health Helpline
Phone 0800 0309 500
Visit the Sussex Mental Health Helpline website for more information.
Samaritans
Phone 116 123
NHS
Phone 111
Mind
Phone 0300 303 5652
Our work
We believe that suicide is a preventable death. We work closely with our partnership agencies to look at support for those affected by suicide.
High risk groups
There are four population groups that have been nationally identified as at higher risk of suicide:
- Middle aged men in their 40s and 50s
- People who self harm
- Children and young people up to the age of 25
- People with a mental illness