External Support
Find helpful resources, guides, and advice to support your university journey. From wellbeing tips to academic support, this page provides essential information to help you make the most of your time at the University of Chichester.
Urgent Care
- If you or someone you know is hurt, in danger or experiencing a mental health crisis please call 999 or 111, or attend St Richards Accident and Emergency department : St Richard’s Hospital, Spitalfields Ln, Chichester PO19 6SE.
- You can contact NHS 111 any time to access support for your health. To get urgent mental health support, call 111 and select option 2.
- You can also call the Samaritans on 116 123 at any time for mental health and crisis support. They can discuss mental health or illness, family and relationship problems, isolation, loneliness, bereavement and suicidal feelings.
- Text SHOUT on 85258 at any time int the UK for free, confidential mental health crisis support via text message. You can receive help for various issues, including suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and loneliness, from trained crisis volunteers. The service aims to provide immediate support, empower individuals to find their strengths, develop coping strategies, create safety plans, and connect them to further help when needed. free, confidential mental health crisis support via text message. You can receive help for various issues, including suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and loneliness, from trained crisis volunteers. The service aims to provide immediate support, empower individuals to find their strengths, develop coping strategies, create safety plans, and connect them to further help when needed.
- If you are outside the UK, the Befrienders Worldwide website has a tool to search by country for emotional support helplines around the world.
- The Stay Alive App , developed by Grassroots Suicide Prevention, is a suicide prevention resource for the UK, packed full of useful information and tools to help you stay safe in crisis. You can use it if you are having thoughts of suicide or if you are concerned about someone else who may be considering suicide.
- If you are under 35 and struggling with suicidal feelings, or concerned about another young person who might be struggling, You can call Papyrus HOPELINEUK on 0800 068 4141, email pat@papyrus-uk.org or text 07786 209 697 (24 hours, 7 days a week).
- If you identify as LGBT, you can call Switchboard on 0300 330 0630 (open 10am–10pm every day), email chris@switchboard.lgbt or use their webchat service . Phone operators all identify as LGBT+.
- For more specific options, visit the Helplines Partnership website for a directory of UK helplines.
