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Carer Helpline
- 0300 028 8888
- info@carerssupport.org.uk
- Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm | Wed 9am-7pm | Sat 10am-12pm
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Out of Hours Contact Information
- Emergency Contacts
Carers Support West Sussex does not provide any emergency or out of hours services. Instead you may wish to contact the following:
- For immediate emergency assistance: Dial 999
- For non-emergencies: You can call the police on 101 and get medical advice by calling 111
- To talk to someone: Contact Samaritans – call free on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org
- Alternatively: Present yourself at your local A&E department, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, anyone can visit free of charge. To find your local A&E search on the NHS Choices website.
- For adult social care support : Call 01243 642121 or email socialcare@westsussex.gov.uk An online form is available here.
- NHS 111 24/7 crisis mental health support: If you are, or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis, call the NHS 111 line, select the mental health option to speak with a trained mental health professional. Available for people of all ages.
- West Sussex Mental Healthline: Call 0300 5000 101 Telephone support and information is available 24 hours a day
- Concerned about a child call MASH: Phone: 033 022 26664 5.00pm to 8.00am weekdays, with 24-hour cover during weekends and bank holidays, to speak to a social worker.
- Drinkline Advice: Call free on 0300 123 1110 (weekdays 9am – 8pm, weekends 11am – 4pm) For those worried about their own, or a loved one’s, alcohol use.
- DrugFAM: Call free on 0300 888 3853. Open 9am-9pm, 7 days a week. For those affected by someone else’s drug or alcohol addiction or bereaved through drug or alcohol use.
Head Office
Dove Lodge Community Resource Centre
49 Beach Road
Littlehampton
BN17 5JG
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