Mental Health

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services – CAMHS Sussex

We help children, young people, families and carers when someone is experiencing difficulties with their emotional wellbeing or mental health. Referrals are made via your GP.

Click here to visit the website www.sussexcamhs.nhs.uk

Family Lives

Family Lives provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families. If you need to talk, we’re here to listen. 0808 800 2222

Click here to visit the website: www.familylives.org.uk

Mind – West Sussex

We support adults, young people (16-25), carers, older people and families. We also run mental health support groups for parents. 0300 303 5652

Click here to visit the website: www.westsussexmind.org

Pause

A national charity that works to improve the lives of women who have had – or are at risk of having – more than one child removed from their care, and the services and systems that affect them.

Click here to visit the website: www.pause.org.uk

Richmond Fellowship

Richmond Fellowship runs a number of community-based services, supporting you if you’re living with mental ill health to build your confidence and self-esteem and help them to develop links within your community. We work on an individual basis to tackle any barriers stopping you from living a fulfilling life. We provide holistic support in all areas affecting wellbeing including employment, finances, accommodation, and social activities.

01243 780420 or Pathfinder.Chichester@richmondfellowship.org.uk

Click here to visit the website: www.richmondfellowship.org.uk

Samaritans

If you need someone to talk to, we listen. We won’t judge or tell you what to do. Call 116 123

Click here to visit the website: www.samaritans.org

Southdown Mental Health and Employment Support

To support people to get well, stay well and prevent crisis, we provide a range of mental health and employment support services across Sussex.

Click here to visit the website: www.southdown.org

Sussex Mental Healthline

Call NHS 111 and select the mental health option

Call NHS 111 and select the mental health option to be connected to a 24/7 mental health crisis line. The service is also known locally as the Sussex Mental Healthline.

A mental health crisis is when someone feels at ‘breaking point’.  It can disrupt usual thought patterns, mood, daily activities and feelings. People in crisis will usually need support quickly.

Click here to visit the website: www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk

YMCA Dialogue Counselling Services

Counselling and therapy for children and young people

Click here to visit the website: www.ymcadlg.org

Youth Emotional Support

Youth Emotional Support (YES) is a free service for young people aged 11-18 looking for support with their wellbeing. Some of the things we can support you with include:

• your mood
• feeling anxious
• relationship issues
• self-injury
• unhelpful thoughts
• self esteem
• significant life event
• anything that might be worrying you.

The type of help we can offer includes one-to-one support. We can also tell you about online or face-to-face counselling and other agencies that can support and advise you.

Click here to visit the website: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/youthemotionalsupport

Young Persons Shop

YPS is a charity that offers free and confidential support for young people aged between 11 and 25 who are struggling with their mental health. We are based in Chichester but aim to ensure that every young person in Chichester and Arun Districts can access help and advice when they need it.

Click here to visit the website: yps-south.org.uk