Useful Information for the Christmas and New Year Period.
Crisis Support:
If you are struggling over the Christmas and New Year period and need to speak to someone urgently please click here www.mindcharity.co.uk/urgent-help. You will find details of services in East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove that can support you and helplines.
If you would like to find out more about local mental health services generally please go to How Are You Really Feeling? :: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Other useful directories of support and services open over this period can be found below:
Brighton and Hobe Food Partnership have published a guide which aims to help people find the food support they need, and/or get ideas of how to help out over the holiday season including:
A list of holiday opening times for local emergency and affordable food projects
A list of free or low-cost meals in Brighton and Hove throughout December and the start of January
Signposting to other useful services. For more information please go to:
Food bank Xmas opening times, meals and how to help this Christmas (2024)
In East Sussex go to: www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/cost-of-living-support/food
In West Sussex go to: www.advicewestsussex.org.uk/how-do-i-get-help-from-my-local-foodbank/
Ageing Well Brighton and Hove also have useful Festive Directory on where to find support and advice which can be accessed by clicking www.ageingwellbh.org/directories/
You can also find helpful tips and information from National Mind Christmas coping tips - Mind on looking after your mental health at Christmas including: