For immediate help if your life or someone else’s life is in immediate danger go to your nearest A&E or call 999
For same or next day help, you can:
Call 111 and select the mental health option (also known as the Sussex Mental Healthline) – available 24/7
The Samaritans on 116 123 – available 24/7
Visit a Staying Well service – out of hours mental health crisis support for people aged over 18 years in Eastbourne and Hastings
Text the word SUSSEX to 85258 for mental health text messaging support service – available 24/7
Download the Stay Alive App – a suicide prevention resource full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in a crisis.
Feeling stressed, anxious, low or experiencing panic attacks?
You can refer yourself to Health in Mind for NHS talking therapies. Talking therapy can help with feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Health in Mind is not able to offer urgent help or support.
Health in Mind offers free, confidential, support including one to one sessions, online programmes and courses.
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.
Social Prescribers can help to connect you to support, services and activities to help address the challenges and issues you may be struggling with. In Rural Rother PCN, you can refer yourself to our social prescribers, or you speak with any member of your practice team who can refer you.
You can access other practical help from:
- Money worries and cost of living support
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/cost-of-living-support - Help with housing
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/housing - Support for people affected by domestic abuse
www.eastsussex.gov.uk//children-families/family-support/domestic-abuse - Drug and alcohol recovery support
www.changegrowlive.org/star-drug-alcohol-service-east-sussex/drugs - Citizen’s Advice 1066 can provide support with energy bills, advice on benefits and finances and much more www.citizensadvice1066.co.uk
Where to find advice and information about local mental health support
Not sure what support you need or would like? Whether you have a diagnosed mental illness or just need short-term help or advice you can find what’s available in your area:
- Call UOK East Sussex on 0808 196 1768 available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm or request a call back via their website www.uok.org.uk/talk-to-us
