Links and Resources
Counselling Organisations
As You Are is a charity that offers low-cost counselling and group work for people living in Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Southwick, Shoreham, Lancing and Worthing.
Relate offers couple counselling, workshops, information on many aspects of relationship and family difficulties.
Bereavement
Cruse
promotes the well-being of bereaved people and to enable anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss.
Mental Health
Mind helps people take control of their mental health. It provides high-quality information and advice on depression, bereavement, anxiety and medication.
Anxiety UK
works to relieve and support those living with anxiety disorders by providing information, support and understanding via an extensive range of services, including 1-to-1 therapy services.
Rethink
works to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life. Rethink's aim is to make a practical and positive difference by providing hope and empowerment through effective services, information and support to all those who need support.
No Panic
provides support for sufferers of panic attacks, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, general anxiety disorder and tranquiliser withdrawal.
The Sussex Mental
Healthline is telephone service providing support and information to anyone experiencing mental health problems including stress, anxiety and depression. The service is also available to carers and healthcare professionals.
SANE
is a leading UK mental health charity that works to improve quality of life for anyone affected by mental illness. Volunteers are empathic and non-judgemental, providing a space for you to talk about any aspect of your mental health, or the mental health of someone you care about.
Despair and Suicide
The Samaritans provides confidential non-judgemental emotional support for people who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those which could lead to suicide.
Brighton and Hove Helpline: 01273 772277 (Branch) National Telephone: 08457 909090
The Sussex Mental Healthline
is telephone service providing support and information to anyone experiencing mental health problems including stress, anxiety and depression. The service is also available to carers and healthcare professionals. Helpline: 0300 5000 101
Addictions
FRANK is the UK's anti-drug campaign aimed principally at young adults. FRANK provides services for people who seek information and/or advice about drugs.
CRL
is a social care and health charity working with individuals, families and communities that are affected by drugs, alcohol, crime, homelessness, domestic abuse and antisocial behaviour.
Breakeven provides free specialist counselling for anyone affected by problem gambling.
Breakeven provides free specialist counselling for anyone affected by problem gambling.
Abuse and Sexual Violence
Survivors' Network
is a Rape Crisis service for Brighton and Hove supporting female survivors of sexual violence and abuse.
Mankind
is a national charity that provides help and support for male victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
Rape Crisis
England & Wales is a national charity supporting victims of sexual violence.
Women's Aid
is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children.
RISE
is a charity which supports women, children, young people and families affected by domestic abuse in Brighton & Hove and across West Sussex.
Eating disorders
MGEDT
‘Men Get Eating Disorders Too’ is an award winning national charity dedicated to representing and supporting the needs of men with eating disorders.
LGBTQ Resources
Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard
- The helpline is a supportive, non-judgemental and confidential space for LGBT people as well as for their family, friends and supporters.
MindOut
is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people. Based in Brighton and Hove, they provide local services as well as a number of national initiatives.
Terrence Higgins Trust are the largest voluntary sector provider of HIV and sexual health services in the UK, running services out of local centres across Great Britain.
FTM Brighton is a group for transgender men, gender queer people and those questioning their gender identity.
Allsorts Youth Project
is a project based in Brighton to support and empower young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Children and young people
NSPCC
protects children across the UK and provides a wide range of services for both children and parents.
Allsorts Youth Project is a project based in Brighton to support and empower young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Allsorts Youth Project is a project based in Brighton to support and empower young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or unsure (LGBTU) of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
The Young People's Centre (YPC)
is a free space for young people, a safe haven to come and relax, chat to people and volunteers. Drop-in centre for advice on sexual health and counselling
Women
Brighton Women's Centre aims to empower women in the Brighton and Hove area and promote independence in a safe, women-only space. Services include counselling, group work, open access drop-ins, holistic therapies, volunteer training and self-development courses.
Brighton Oasis Project
aims to improve the lives and maximise the potential of the diverse range of women, children and young people affected by substance misuse.
Self Harm
National Self Harm Network
supports individuals who self harm to reduce emotional distress and improve their quality of life
as well as providing information for family and carers of individuals who self harm
TESS is for girls and young women up to 25 who self-injure.
Self Harm offers support for young people impacted by self-harm.
Bullying
Bullying UK provides useful information to children, parents, teachers, adults and youth organisations about bullying both at school and the workplace.
TESS is for girls and young women up to 25 who self-injure.
Self Harm offers support for young people impacted by self-harm.
Bullying
Bullying UK provides useful information to children, parents, teachers, adults and youth organisations about bullying both at school and the workplace.