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Mental Health
Mental Health Support
Feeling unable to cope, worried you may hurt yourself or somebody else and/or experiencing suicidal feelings?
For immediate help
Call 999 or go to A&E now if:
- someone's life is at risk - for example, they have seriously injured themselves or taken an overdose
- you do not feel you can keep yourself or someone else safe
Call: 999
Get advice from 111 or ask for an urgent GP appointment if:
- you need urgent help for your mental health
Get help from 111 online or call 111 and select the mental health option. (also known as the Sussex Mental Healthline) (available 24/7).
For same or next day help
You can get help with your mental health in different ways depending on what you prefer. All services are free.
- Get help from 111 online or call NHS 111 and select the mental health option. (also known as the Sussex Mental Healthline) or the Samaritans on 116 123 (both available 24/7)
- Visit a Staying Well service (out-of-hours mental health crisis support service for people aged 18+ available in Crawley and Worthing.
- Text the word SUSSEX to 85258 (24/7 mental health text-messaging support service).
- Download the Stay Alive app - a suicide prevention resource full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis.
Experiencing a significant change in your mental health?
You should call NHS 111 or visit NHS 111 online for advice if you - or the person you are concerned about - experience a significant change in your mental health and are not already receiving care from mental health services.
This might include:
- Hearing or seeing things that are not experienced by other people, for example hearing voices
- Having strong beliefs that are not shared by others, for example believing there is a conspiracy against you
- Having excessive energy or movements, sleeping very little
- Behaving in a bizarre and out of character way
- Changes in behaviour like wanting to avoid people, lack of basic self-care.
Whilst these can be normal experiences, they can also be signs of something more serious.
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.
Money worries and cost of living support
Help with housing
Support for people affected by domestic abuse
Drug and alcohol recovery support
Mental Health Support at your GP Surgery
If you have a diagnosed mental illness or are having difficulties with your mental health and would like coping strategies to help, your GP can refer you to the Mental Health Support Co-ordinator at the surgery.
Please contact the surgery to access an appointment.
Staying Well Worthing
Staying Well in Worthing has changed to a walk-in service to support people who are experiencing a self-defined mental health crisis (e.g. they feel at breaking point and in need of urgent help).
This means people can now get help and support with their mental health without first needing to make an appointment.
The service is available to everyone over the age of 18.
We have made these changes so that people in Worthing and surrounding areas
can get the right help at the right time with their mental health. This is in response to the significant need for support in our communities and demand on services.
The Staying Well team supports people experiencing a self-defined mental health crisis and helps them in their recovery.
Staying Well in Worthing is a co-delivered service, led by West Sussex Mind working in partnership with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The service has a mental health clinician, employed by Sussex Partnership, embedded within the team.
What you can do
If you know someone who is experiencing mental distress or requires crisis support, please give them the details of Staying Well Worthing.
Opening hours
- Weekdays: 5.00pm to 10.30pm
- Weekends: 12 noon to 10.30pm
Telephone: 01903 268107
Mind Mental Health Support Coordinators
You can be referred directly to this service if you have mental health problems and have used Time to Talk or similar and are still struggling with their mental health needs. Please speak to the surgery to refer you.
West Sussex Mind
Open Monday to Friday from 10am until 4pm.
Community Mental Health Team
Meadowfield
Stay Alive App
The Stay Alive app is a pocket suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information to help you stay safe. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.
Off the Record
Offer free & confidential mental health support & information to young people.
Time to Talk
Offer a talking therapies service. Their free service is available for anyone aged over 18 and registered with a local GP.
Early Intervention Psychosis Service
Offer support to anyone aged 13 to 65 years.
0300 304 0667 (Worthing Area)
0300 500 0101 (Out Of Hours)
Be OK
Offers a mental health service to young people in Adur, Arun, Worthing & Chichester.
01903 268 107 (Worthing, Adur & Chactonbury)
01903 721 893 (Littlehampton & Bognor Regis)
07946 988 212 (Chichester & Midhurst)
e-Wellbeing
e-wellbeing is a digital wellbeing service and participation group for young people, run by YMCA DownsLink Group.
Mind
Mind provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. They campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness through a network of local groups and services, expert information and successful campaigning. The goal is to make sure everyone affected by severe mental illness has a good quality of life.
Anxiety UK
Anxiety UK was formed in 1970, by Katharine and Harold Fisher as a result of Katharine’s experience of agoraphobia and her desire to develop support for others similarly affected.
Samaritans
Samaritans offer a safe place for you to talk any time you like, in your own way – about whatever’s getting to you. You don’t have to be suicidal. Call Samaritans free, 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
Combat Stress
Combat Stress is the UK’s leading charity for veterans’ mental health. For a century, they’ve helped former servicemen and women with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
CALM (Campaign against living miserably)
The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is leading a movement against male suicide, the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK.
Young Minds
Young Minds is leading the fight for a future where all young minds are supported and empowered, whatever their challenges.
Dementia UK
Dementia UK offers specialist one-to-one support and expert advice for people living with dementia.
Kooth
XenZone is a provider of online mental health services for children, young people and adults. Kooth, from XenZone, is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop and free at the point of use.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Help individuals support each other, at the time of their loss and in the months and years that follow. We aim to provide safe, confidential environments where people can share their experiences and feelings, giving and gaining support from each other.
Safe Surgeries
DementiaFriends An Alzheimer's Society initiative
Armed Forces veteranfriendly accredited
GP practice
