Mental Health Support

Looking after your mental health is just as important as caring for your physical health. Everyone experiences times when they feel low, anxious, or stressed but help and support is always available.

Healthy Wealden brings together local services, community groups and resources to help you look after your mind and feel connected.

Need urgent help?

If you or someone else is in crisis, please get help now:

• Call 999 if a life is at risk.

• Call the Sussex Mental Healthline on 0800 0309 500 (24 hours).

• Text “SHOUT” to 85258 for free, confidential support.

• Go to your nearest A&E for emergency care.

Try these simple ways to support your wellbeing

• Connect: join a local group or club .

• Be active: explore one of our Wealden walks, cycle routes, or leisure centres.

• Give: volunteer in your community - it boosts wellbeing and helps you connect with others.

• Take notice: spend time outdoors and enjoy our beautiful countryside.

Support Services

Local Minds

Local Minds provide mental health services in local communities across England and Wales.

Samaritans

The Samaritans provide 24/7 support to those who need someone to talk to.

The Sussex Mental Healthline

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.

Health in Mind

Health in Mind is a free NHS service for East Sussex residents who are experiencing stress, anxiety or low mood. You can self-refer through the website, and also find videos, top tips and free online therapy programmes.

Shout Sussex

Shout Sussex is a free, confidential, 24/7 text service where people can have a text conversation with a trained volunteer. The volunteers offer real-time support to people who are anxious, stressed, depressed, suicidal or overwhelmed.

YoungMinds

YoungMinds provide young people with the tools to look after their mental health.

Mental Health and Money advice

Mental Health and Money advice is a national impartial organisation has lots of advice and information on managing money, debts and benefits, as well as a toolkit to help you understand, manage and improve your mental and financial health.

Money Helper

Money Helper is government-approved online advice service, providing impartial free advice on money and debt issues.

Welfare Benefits helpline

Welfare Benefits helpline provides free, confidential support and advice to those who are struggling to pay bills, need help with a benefits issue, or are concerned about growing debt.

Citizens Advice

Citizens Advice has a range of information on their website, including information if you’re struggling with living costs.

Care for the Carers

Care for the Carers is an independent charity supporting unpaid carers in East Sussex and offers a range of services, guidance and information. Care for the Carers represents carers and raises awareness of caring, working with local communities, organisations and service providers to build a carer friendly East Sussex.

Call their Carers Hub, 01323 738390 or email info@cftc.org.uk.

Neurodiversity Support

It can be very overwhelming to know where to look to find the right support for you.

You might be able to find a clinic with shorter waiting lists through your GP using the Right to Choose scheme. Read about Right to Choose and your choices in the NHS.

Find out more information about diagnosis pathways as an adult at ADHDUK, or on the NHS Website.