Mental Health and Wellbeing Signposting
Health and Wellbeing for Children and Young People
The East Sussex Local Offer has specific pages dedicated to children and young people's wellbeing, physical health and mental health.
For mental health and emotional wellbeing support:
Physical health and practical support topics covered on this site include:
- Physical fitness and body health
- Healthy eating, diet and food
- Dentists / dentistry
- Learning disability register
- Annual health checks
- Sexual health, sexuality and relationships
- Online safety
To find out more, visit the page on Physical Health and Practical Support.
Sussex Mental Healthline
The Sussex Mental Healthline is a 24/7 telephone service. It offers listening support, advice, information and signposting to anyone experiencing difficulties with their mental health or relatives, friends, carers and healthcare professionals. You do not need an appointment.
If you need support right now, this is a good place to start.
- For telephone support, call NHS 111 and select option 2 or dial 0800 0309 500
- You can also visit the Sussex Mental Health Crisis Line | Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Health in Mind
Health in Mind are dedicated to improving mental wellbeing. For people in East Sussex, they deliver:
- Free courses
- Therapy
- Online programmes
- 1:1 talking therapies
Visit the Health in Mind website to find out more.
Counselling
Counselling is a good way for parents and carers to talk through the things that they find challenging. Counselling can either be:
- Via a health referral from your GP. Your GP can refer you to a local NHS therapeutic service. This route can sometimes have a long waiting list.
- Provided by a charity or community organisation. This can be free or low cost, though sometimes is harder to find.
- Private counselling. This would be counselling you find and pay for yourself. You can search for counsellors local to you on Google or use one of the many counselling directories. Counselling directories include Psychology Today and British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
You can search for a therapist via:
Resources
Here are some useful guides to help you with your child's mental health and wellbeing.
anna freud helping children and young people manage anxiety.pdf
children and young people with anxiety.pdf
building resilience in young children 1 .pdf
