Helplines – other ways to gain support
Check these links for helpline opening times as not all of these organisations are able to offer out of hours support.
National Mental Health Helplines
The Samaritans – 24 hours 7 day a week
Saneline – everyday 6pm-11pm
Helplines Partnerships – listing of national helplines available
Local Mental Health helpline
Sussex NHS Mental Healthline can be reached between 5pm and 9am and all day during weekends and bank holidays on 0300 5000 101
For people at risk of suicide or thinking about suicide – please contact your GP or go to A&E or look at the link below:
http://www.prevent-suicide.org.uk/find_help.html
Online support communities
Elefriends – supporting those with depression online – http://elefriends.org.uk/
Specific Helplines
Addictions
Horsham Well Being – Alcohol Support Service
Adoption
Adoption UK – help for those seeking to adopt
Barnados – support for those who are adopted
Alzheimers and Dementia
Anger
Information from Mind
Anxiety and Phobias
Armed Forces Support
Body Image
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation
Bipolar Disorder
Bereavement
Bereaved children
Stillbirths and Neo-Natal Loss
Loss from a multiple pregnancy/loss of a multiple
TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Births Association) Bereavement Support
Cancer Support
Carers
Concern about protecting children or young people from harm
Keeping children safe online
The Ultimate Parent Guide for Protecting Your Child on the Internet
Crime victims
Depression
MIND infoline
Disability
Contact a Family – supporting parents with a child/children with disability
Domestic Violence
Worth – support for victims of domestic violence in West Sussex
National Domestic Violence helpline
Mens Advice Line for men experiencing domestic violence
Eating Disorders for adults and young people
HIV and Aids
Lesbian Bisexual Gay Transgender Support
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
Missing People
Parenting
Family Lives – helpline for parents
Twinline – helpline for parents with multiple birth children
Support for unwanted pregnancies
BPAS – abortion advice
Relationship Difficulties
Relate – online support
Sexual Abuse and violence – support for men and women
Life Centre Chichester – supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse
NAPAC – the National Association for People Abused in Childhood
Rape Crisis– for female survivors of sexual violence
Mankind UK – support for men who have been abused (not a helpline)
The Saturn Centre – Crawley – for immediate help for men and women who have been affected by rape or sexual assault recently and support for those affected in the past