Mental health
Find out how to get support for your mental health.
Get support without seeing a GP
Healthy Surrey – Mental Wellbeing Support
This site provides information on local support and services to help you, or someone you know, if they:
- Are having a mental health crisis or breakdown
- Are experiencing emotional distress or have a mental health concern
- Have a longer-term condition, or are in a situation, which is affecting their mental health. For example, an eating disorder or bereavement.
Talking Therapies
Talking Therapies Surrey is a free NHS service offering short-term psychological therapies for a range of common mental health problems. There is no need to see a GP first.
The service is free for all patients aged 17+.
Southern Gambling Service
From 1 December new Southern Gambling Service will be covering the Surrey Heartlands ICB population. This service offers patients access to a new specialised service providing evidence-based treatment to people with gambling-related harms/disorders and provides three main treatments:
1. medication
2. individual psychotherapy and
3. group psychotherapy offered virtually.
This service is funded by NHS England, as part of a national programme to support the increasing numbers of people seeking support with gambling addiction. The service is open to people aged 17 and older with gambling-related harms/disorders who meet our referral criteria. Patients can self-refer or be referred via their healthcare professional.
More information, including referral forms, is available on our website http://www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/gambling. Click Here to find an electronic version of a leaflet to share with patients. If you would like printed copies, please email southerngamblingservice@southernhealth.nhs.uk<mailto:southerngamblingservice@southernhealth.nhs.uk>
If you need urgent help:
NHS urgent mental health helplines are for people of all ages. You can:
- get 24-hour advice and support – for you or someone else
- speak to a mental health professional
- get advice on the best way to get help
Request an appointment at the surgery
If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment at the surgery.
Other organisations that could help you
There are a number of other NHS services and charity groups that work in our area.