LINKS FOR HELP AND INFORMATION
If you are under 25 and experiencing a mental health crisis, you can text for free 24/7.
If you need urgent help text YM to 85258 in the UK
Support if you have been diagnosed with an anxiety condition. Available Mon-Fri from 9.30am to 5.30pm
Call 03444 775 774
Supports Panic Attacks, Phobias, Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and other related anxiety disorders. Open weekdays from 10am to 10pm.
Call 0844 9674848
Supporting trans, non-binary and intersex adults in Sussex.
07464 229395 or email info@clareproject.org.uk
Offering practical advice and confidential support to anyone having thoughts of suicide, and those affected by suicide.
Call 0800 0684141
Take your mind off things with or find new ways to handle your emotions
Available online
Information about mental health, network and parents’ groups.
Available online
An organisation that supports and provides information for trans and gender diverse young people and their families.
Available online
Stonewall provides information and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people.
Helpline: 020 7593 1850 (Mon-Fri 09:30-17:30)
If you’re under 25 you can talk to The Mix for free on the phone, by email or on their webchat. You can also phone their counselling service, or get more information on support you might need.
Freephone: 0808 808 4994 (13:00-23:00 daily)
stem4 (apps for young people)
Calm Harm App: an award-winning, free app to help teenagers manage or resist the urge to self-harm.
Calm Fear App: a free app to help young people manage the symptoms of anxiety.
Move Modd App: a free app to help young people manage the behaviours associated with low mood and depression.
stem4 (app for families and friends)
Combined Minds App: a free app to help families and friends find ways to provide the right environment to help the individuals they support affect their own change. As important influencers in the lives of young people, this provides a positive impact on their mental health.
MindOUT is a mental health service in Brighton run by and for lesbians, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people with experience of mental health issues.
Tel: 01273 234839
Allsorts Youth Project listens to, supports & connects children & young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (LGBT+) in Sussex.
youth@allsortsyouth.org.uk
UK’s largest independent therapy organisation working with gender and sexual diversity clients.
admin@pinktherapy.com
07971 205323
South West London Health & Care Partnership: Bereavement Liason Service
The Suicide Bereavement Liaison Service aims to support individuals and families bereaved by suicide and link them to relevant services.
Tel: 07753 650951 or email sbls@bwwmind.org.uk
When someone you love dies, it can feel like everything has turned upside down. But you’re not alone. Apart of Me is an app and has been designed by grief experts and young people who have had a similar experience to you.
Apart of Me is freely available to download wherever you are in the world from both the iOS App Store and on Google Play.
We support children and young people after the death of a parent or sibling – based in Hove.
Call our Freephone Helpline on 08088 020 021.
We are open between 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Provides direct support
for mental wellbeing and signposting to other services. Sussex Mental Healthline 24/7 .
Tel: 0800 0309 500
Mental Health Rapid Response Service (MHRRS)
Provides support for adults (18+) experiencing a mental health crisis.
Tel: 0300 304 0078 – if the line is busy, an advice message will be given.
Supporting your own Health and Wellbeing
Every Mind Matters gives useful guidance on keeping yourself well.
Provides affordable counselling and group work for depression, stress and anxiety for people living in East and West Sussex.
Tel: 07392 612771
“Depression lies. It tells you you’ve always felt this way, and you always will. But you haven’t, and you won’t” Halley Cornell