Rise Christmas Helpline Closure
The Rise Helpline Service will be closed over the Christmas period.
Our last Helpline Session of 2022 will be Wednesday 14th December, 5.00pm-7.00pm
The first Helpline Session in the New Year will be 3rd January, 9.30am – 12.30pm
We know that the Christmas period isn’t ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ for everyone – there is other help available.
- If you are in immediate danger, or need urgent support and advice call 999 and ask for the police.
- If you can’t speak and are calling on a mobile press 55 to have your call transferred to the police. Find out how to call the police when you can’t speak.
- Call the National Domestic Abuse Helpline on 0808 2000 247 24 hours a day for free, confidential advice in England in emergency or non emergency situations
- National services are also available in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
- If you are in Brighton and Hove, you can contact the Domestic Abuse Team at Victim Support on 0300 323 9985
- If you live in Brighton and Hove, you can find out about our services here
Other services which may be helpful are
- Sussex Mental Health Line - for support with Mental Health 24/7 – 0300 5000 101
- Samaritans - 24/7 service – 116 123
- Women’s Aid Live chat - for female domestic abuse survivors - https://chat.womensaid.org.uk/
- National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline – for LGBTQ+ DA survivors - 0800 999 5428
- The Men’s Advice Line - for male domestic abuse survivors – 0808 801 0327
- Rights of Women – for advice about the law - https://rightsofwomen.org.uk/&...;
- The Mix - free information and support for under 25s in the UK – 0808 808 4994
- Brighton and Hove City Council Housing Needs Team - 01273 294400 select option 1 to speak to the housing needs team or if you wish to make a homeless application. The answerphone is being monitored .You can also email [email protected]. Outside of working hours and on bank holidays, the housing advice line will automatically redirect to the night duty officers
- SHELTER – for advice about housing – 0808 800 4444
- Local Discretionary Social Fund - if you do not have money to buy food or essentials
