Our service operates within working hours and we are not able to respond to crises.
If you need urgent support please use one of the emergency services below.
Emergency Services
- Police – 0845 60 70 999, in an emergency dial 999
- Samaritans – (24hr Helpline) 0845 790 9090
- NSPCC – (24hr Helpline) 0800 800 5000
- Childline – (24hr Helpline) 0800 1111
- Victim Support – 0845 303 0900
- Rape Crisis – www.rapecrisis.org.uk
- Papyrus HOPEline UK – 0800 068 41 41, www.papyrus-uk.org
(Support for those dealing with suicide, depression or emotional distress – particularly teenagers and young people.) - Depression Alliance – Mon-Fri 1pm-5pm 0845 123 23 20, www.depressionalliance.org
- Cruse Bereavement Care – 0844 477 9400, www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk
- Sussex Mental Healthline – 0300 5000 101 5pm-9am Monday – Friday. Weekends and bank holidays 24 hours
- Kent Mental Healthline – 0800 107 0160 available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, free from landlines.
General Contacts
- East Sussex Mental Health Directory of Support – www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialcare/healthadvice/mental-health/directory/help/
- BACP – 01455 88 33 00
Self-Help Websites
- www.zerosuicidealliance.com – online suicide prevention training.
- www.moodgym.anu.edu.au – an innovative, interactive web programme designed to help with depression, low mood and bi-polar disorder.
- www.moodscope.com – a social networking tool that helps treat depression by simply giving sufferers a way of getting help from their friends and monitoring their moods.
- www.getselfhelp.co.uk – lots of advice and information on a wide number of emotional difficulties.
- www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk – a site designed to help you think about emotional problems and work towards solving them.
- www.helpguide.org – a site offering help on a wide range range of topics.