Mental Health Support in Sussex
Mental health support
There is lots of support available if you know a young person struggling with their mental health.
If you suspect a child or young person is showing signs of mental ill-health the first thing to do is visit a GP. Mental health issues are common and treatable. The sooner you seek help, the better.
Below is a list of other support available throughout Sussex
Children & Adolescents Mental Health Service (CAMHS)
CAMHS provide children and young people’s mental health services across Sussex and Hampshire.
They help children and young people, their families and carers when someone is experiencing emotional well-being or mental health difficulties.
They provide services across locations, such as GP surgeries, clinics, hospitals and schools, to support young people experiencing mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and psychosis.
All their staff are trained to help children and young people understand why they might be feeling or behaving in a certain way, and support them in their recovery to overcome these difficulties with the most appropriate course of treatment.
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Crisis Services
A mental health crisis is when someone feels at ‘breaking point’. A mental health crisis disrupts usual thought patterns, mood, daily activities and feelings. People in crisis will usually need urgent help.
If you are concerned about yourself, or someone else, please use the information below to find the right place to get help. If your life – or someone else’s life – is in immediate danger, please call 999.
You can also go to your nearest hospital with an Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department. There is staff on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, who will be able to assess you and give you the appropriate help.
NHS 111
For NHS urgent and emergency care, call 111 for a free 24-hour NHS helpline and select option 2 for mental health.
If you are receiving support from Sussex Partnership mental health services, you should have a care plan and crisis card. These will include details of whom you should contact in a crisis. If you can’t find your care plan, contact your community team during the day 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Ask for your Lead Practitioner or the person on duty.
If you are not receiving support from Sussex Partnership Mental Health services, you may also want to call your GP practice if it is in hours or call 111 for out of hours services.
Sussex Mental Healthline: 0800 0309 500
24/7 mental health telephone support and information service.
0800 0309 500 (free to call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
The Sussex Mental Healthline offers listening support, advice, information and signposting to anyone experiencing difficulties, or who may be in crisis and in urgent need of help, with their mental health. The service is free and is available to anyone concerned about their own mental health or that of a relative or friend. This includes carers and healthcare professionals. They welcome Text Relay calls and New Generation Text calls from hearing and speech impaired callers, on 0300 5000 101.
