Self Referral Services

Need help with your mental health? If you’re feeling low or struggling to cope, you can text the word SUSSEX to 85258 for free, confidential support.

Here you will find information about sexual health services in East Sussex.

Mental health services and support guidance and information from East Sussex Council.

You are now able to refer yourself into the MSK Therapies Service via Sussex MSK. Please note you will need your NHS number.

We care for women and their babies, during pregnancy, labour, birth and up until one month after birth.

We all go through low points at times in our lives and it is not unusual to experience symptoms such as stress, anxiety and depression. Health in Mind is the free NHS Talking Therapies Service for anyone in East Sussex experiencing these kinds of emotional or psychological difference.

We provide community-based support to people aged up to 65 years old who are experiencing their first episode of psychosis. Early intervention means getting help for problems when they start, before they develop into a more serious illness. The earlier someone gets help, the more quickly support can be put in place to help their recovery. We have six teams: two in East Sussex, one in Brighton & Hove and three in West Sussex.

Care for the Carers is an independent charity and the Carers Centre for East Sussex. We have been supporting and representing unpaid carers in East Sussex since 1989.

Self-referral web-based support for sleep problems.

Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good.

We offer abortion treatments and free pregnancy testing, sexually transmitted infection screening and a fully comprehensive contraceptive service.

You don’t need a GP referral to access NHS funded abortion care. We’ve been helping people with their reproductive health options for over 40 years. We provide NHS-funded and self-funded abortion and vasectomy care through our network of local clinics all over England. You can give us a call whenever you need us. Our advice line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You can refer yourself directly to a psychological therapies service (IAPT) without seeing your GP. These services offer therapies, such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), for common problems including: stress, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and phobias

The Healthier You: NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) identifies those at diabetes high risk and refers them onto a behaviour change programme.