Out of Office

Brighton and Hove CBT and Brighton Exiled/Refugee Trauma Service is closed from Monday 9th November until Friday 20th November 2026 inclusive and we will not be answering texts or collecting voicemail messages during this time. Please do not call our telephone number as we will be away and not answering this service whilst on annual leave.

If you have an NHS referral of an asylum seeker or refugee to BERTS, we are currently closed to NHS referrals until December as our waiting list is full.

If you are enquiring about private 1:1 cognitive behavioural psychotherapy for yourself, there is some availability in early December and we will respond to you on Monday 23 November via email.

If you have an urgent clinical matter to communicate to BERTS kindly contact us on Monday 23 November or send an email to s.r.munt@sussex.ac.uk.

If you need any urgent help around mental health, please reach out to these services:

• National Health Service
  Call the NHS national health number 111 for advice. In an emergency, dial 999 or go directly to A&E where there is 24 hour mental health support and a duty psychiatrist.
• Sussex Mental Healthline
  0800 0309 500
  A 24/7 telephone service offering support and information to anyone experiencing mental health problems including stress, anxiety and depression.
  www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/sussex-mental-healthline
• Staying Well Space (SWS) Brighton
  0800 023 6475, choose option #3
  Out-of-hours mental health crisis prevention service providing psychosocial support and crisis prevention planning. Individuals can phone the service directly to self-refer for support when they feel they aren't able to cope or feel they are headed towards a crisis point.
  Email stayingwell.brighton@southdown.org
  www.communityroots.org.uk/services/StayingWellBrighton
• The Samaritans
  116 123
  A 24/7 confidential listening service providing emotional support for anyone in crisis. Their number is free from landlines and mobiles.
  Email jo@samaritans.org
  www.samaritans.org

If you have another pressing health problem call 111 for advice. In an emergency, dial 999 or go directly to A&E where there is 24 hour mental health support and a duty psychiatrist.