What to do if you are in crisis
If you are actively considering suicide please read this first.
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 support in different ways depending on what you prefer. All services are free.
Call NHS 111 and select the mental health option (available 24/7). To request an interpreter, please ask someone to call on your behalf and say which language is needed.
Call the Samaritans on 116 123 (available 24/7).
Visit a Staying Well service (out-of-hours mental health crisis support service for people aged 18+ available in Brighton, Crawley, Eastbourne, Hastings and Worthing). If you need an interpreter, these services can call for interpretation help while you are with them.
Text the word SUSSEX to 85258 (24/7 mental health text-messaging support service). If you are using Google Translate, please tell the mental health professional that you don’t speak English and they will work with you and support you to feel calmer.
Download the Stay Alive app - a suicide prevention resource full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.
Visit the complete Sussex Mental Health page here:
https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/nhs-111-mental-health
If you need urgent help live outside Sussex and you don't want or need to go to A&E, here are some options:
Call the Samaritans on 116 123 (free, open 24/7)
If you or someone you know needs urgent care but it's not life-threatening, call 111
Visit the NHS website and find crisis support services near you.
Contact your GP surgery and ask for an emergency appointment.
