Health in Mind
NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression
If you live in Sussex, are over 18 and are struggling with common mental health problems such as feelings of depression, excessive worry, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), you can refer yourself to your NHS East Sussex Talking Therapies: www.healthinmind.org.uk
Services are free, confidential and provide a wide range of support, including courses, online programmes and one-to-one sessions. They aim to help you understand your symptoms and take practical steps to improve your mental health.
NHS Talking Therapies is unable to provide urgent mental health help or support to people experiencing more severe difficulties with their mental health. Instead, please see a GP who can refer you to the appropriate service.
SHOUT
Shout is a free, confidential, support service for anyone in the UK who is struggling to cope. To start a conversation, text the word ‘SHOUT’ to 85258. Our trained volunteers are here to listen at any time of day or night, and messages won’t appear on your phone bill. Or you can get more information and self refer on the SHOUT website.
What do they provide?
- 24/7 text support
- Support with mental health
- Support with stress anxiety
- Support with self-harm
- Support with eating disorders
- Support with cost of living
- Support with bullying
- Support with autism
and much more
STAR – Drug and Alcohol Service
STAR provide tailored help for those who are using drugs such as opiates, cocaine, cannabis, benzodiazepines, ketamine, MDMA, steroids and amphetamine. Our support focuses on your needs. They offer one-to-one or group work, substitute prescribing, detox and rehab programmes, to self refer online visit the website linked.
What do they provide?
- Pre-detox support
- Detox prep
- Relapse prevention
- Cocaine and cannabis workshops
Al – Anon – Alcohol support
Self refer to Al-anon online for alcohol support. Becoming an Al-Anon member will provide you with one another for mutual support, by sharing their experiences with each other. Al-anon also offer literature about various aspects of alcoholism and the Al-Anon principles, which include the Twelve Steps. Many Al-Anon members choose to apply these principles in their own lives but there is never any pressure to do so.