Stunning postcards are being used to combine art with advice on where to get mental health support.

The five distinctive designs will be distributed at venues across Brighton and Hove to help mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday.

The artwork was created as part of a programme led by arts organisation The Basement and paid for by Brighton and Hove City Council.

Brighton-based artist Jake Spicer ran a series of drawing workshops that asked participants to respond to work by acclaimed artist Bobbie Baker.

Her work, called Drawings: Mental Health and Me, cover the artist’s experiences of day hospitals, acute psychiatric wards, crisis teams and a variety of treatments.

The five distinctive drawings chosen include one of a woman with a storm inside her brain and another with a blank face with just a clock on it.

Becky Jarvis, clinical lead for mental health at Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “We want to make sure people know that across the NHS we treat mental health emergencies as seriously as physical health problems.

“Anyone in the city in a mental health crisis can get support any time of day or night on the telephone and we can offer face to face appointments where this is needed.”

The postcards will be available in libraries, council buildings and venues around the city.

For anyone experiencing a mental health crisis, local services include 24/7 telephone support from a mental health professional as well as face-to-face appointments.

These can be accessed through a patient’s GP or by calling NHS 111 for advice.

For more information about services in the city visit www.mindcharity.co.uk.