This section provides general advice on how to support someone who is suicidal: this may be you or someone close to you. Some useful telephone numbers are provided at the bottom of the page
General advice
If you are going through a difficult time or are worried about someone else, don’t go through it alone ... TALK
Tell someone what you are thinking and how you are feeling
Ask for their help or seek help
Listen to their advice or seek advice from others
Know who to call in a crisis and keep the number with you at all times
If you are concerned your child may be feeling suicidal, the following advice may help:
Where to go for help
Below are some useful helpline numbers and websites where support is available.
Samaritans
Tel: 116 123
Email: jo@samaritans.org
Papyrus - a service for young people at risk of suicide
Tel: 0800 068 41 41
Text: 07786 209697
Email: pat@papyrus-uk.org
Bereavement support
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) - service for Young Men
Tel: 0800 58 58 58
Childline
Tel: 0800 1111
Help is at Hand - a booklet for people bereaved by suicide
Dealing with suicidal feelings
Mind
Tel: 0300 123393
Pathfinder - crisis support in West Sussex
SANE
SANEline: 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm – 10.30pm daily)
Rethink mental illness factsheet
Stay alive app
The Stay Alive app, produced by Sussex Partnership NHS Trust in conjunction with Grassroots Suicide Prevention, is a pocket suicide prevention resource, full of information to help you stay safe. it might be useful if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.The app includes a safety plan, customisable reasons for living and a life box where you can store photos that are important to you.
