Emotional Wellbeing Service
Brighton & Hove
East Sussex
Short-term, personalised support available through participating GP surgeries in Brighton & Hove and East Sussex.
How to access
Do you have a diagnosed mental illness or are you having difficulties with your mental health and wellbeing and would like coping strategies and resources to help you feel better?
The Emotional Wellbeing Service is now available in many GP surgeries across Sussex, to offer you information, advice, guidance, and support.
The service is provided by Southdown in partnership with local GP practices and the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, as part of the UOK network of mental health support.
Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams (NMHTs)
This service is also a part of the Neighbourhood Mental Health Team approach, where NHS, GP, community and voluntary partners work together to offer joined-up support.
Our focus is to help you get the right help, centred on what matters to you, without needing to retell your story or navigate multiple services. The section below outlines the types of support this service can provide.
How the service works
Mental Health Support Coordinators and Mental Health Practitioners offer short periods of support and work with you, and your family or carer, to create a personalised plan that helps you to take positive steps forward towards your goals at a speed that works for you. Support will usually be one-to-one, either in person, over the phone, via online video calls, or by email. Small group workshops may also be offered.
The service can help connect you to local groups and activities, to help you find the right support in the community, and build social networks. It can also help you develop coping strategies, so you can build on these to achieve your goals.
Am I eligible?
Support is available for people aged 18 or over, living in Brighton & Hove or East Sussex, with a diagnosed mental illness, or if you are having difficulties with your mental health and wellbeing.
You must also be registered with a local GP.