Survivors of Suicide (SOS) Brighton and Hove

The SOS service provides short term emotional support, information and advocacy to people aged 18+ who live in Brighton and Hove, who have thoughts of suicide or have made previous suicide attempts or those who have been bereaved by suicide.

We offer psycho-social support to addresses the immediate crisis and provide ongoing support to help you manage your mental well-being.

We accept self referrals or referrals from other services.

We challenge the stigma attached to suicide by speaking openly about suicide, dispelling myths and giving useful and credible information.

We provide support in a number of ways

We can provide a range of 121 support. This can include:

• Emotional support from our dedicated and qualified staff team
• Signposting to other services or forms of help
• Advocacy on your behalf should you need it
• A recovery focused approach
• Safety planning, self-management of pre-triggers.
• Opportunities to become a volunteer and share your recovery journey and skills with others going through similar circumstances

Our bereavement groups aim

• To create a safe and supportive space where suicide bereavement and related issues can be explored
• To empower group members to express their feelings
• To explore choices and options
• To connect people in the community and share experiences
• To break down the stigma and taboo that can be associated with suicide and emotional well-being

Groups will be maximum of six other members. This group will run with the same members for 5 weekly sessions then 7 monthly sessions, so we can support you for a period of time.

We offer evening group sessions for those working or with other day time commitments. We run these groups regularly throughout the year.

We offer to meet you individually before you join a group to make sure this is the group for you.