Mental health

Find out how to get support for your mental health.

Get support without seeing a GP

You may get help sooner if you use the services below. You do not need to see a GP first.

Urgent Help for Mental Health – NHS 111

If you're experiencing a mental health crisis or emergency, call 111 and select option 2 for Mental Health Crisis. Expert advice and assessment are available to help you immediately. Remember, support services are here for you, no matter what you're going through.

Where to get urgent help for mental health

Healthy Surrey – Mental Wellbeing Support

This site offers information on local support and services for anyone:

  • Facing a mental health crisis or breakdown
  • Experiencing emotional distress or mental health concerns
  • Dealing with long-term conditions or situations affecting mental health, such as eating disorders or bereavement.

Get support using Healthy Surrey Services

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+.

See things that Talking Therapies can help with
  • feeling stressed and worried all the time
  • trouble sleeping
  • difficulty recovering from coronavirus (long-covid)
  • feeling low and hopeless (including during or after pregnancy)
Get help using Talking Therapies

Southern Gambling Service

From 1 December, the new Southern Gambling Service will support the Surrey Heartlands ICB population, offering evidence-based treatment for gambling-related harms and disorders. Treatments include medication, individual psychotherapy, and virtual group psychotherapy. Funded by NHS England, this service is part of a national programme to address rising gambling addiction. Open to individuals aged 17+ who meet the referral criteria, patients can self-refer or be referred by a healthcare professional. For more details, referral forms, or leaflets, visit www.southernhealth.nhs.uk/gambling or email southerngamblingservice@southernhealth.nhs.uk.


Southern Gambling Service Website

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
Find a local NHS urgent mental health helpline

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.