Health and Adult Social Care
Local community mental health services cover all treatment and care not based in a hospital. This could take place in your home or at a local assessment and treatment centre (ATC).
The trust will work closely with you to make sure you receive the care you need, when you need it. They will talk through what you can expect from them in supporting you on your way to recovery and beyond. They will support you, and your carers, from the moment you first ask for help, throughout your time with them and after you leave their care.
If you need help, for example, following your discharge from hospital, housing, getting a job or organising the benefits you are entitled to, they will arrange for the right people to get in touch.
Assertive outreach teams (AOT) are made up of mental health staff from different professional backgrounds. They work with you if you have complex needs or need encouragement and support to get involved in treatment. Staff work with very closely with you to help you get the treatment and support you need.
This is the entry point into specialist mental health services. You'll be assessed to decide what care is best for you. This may be a specific therapy or longer-term care where a 'care coordinator' will support you through your recovery journey.
This department works with local authorities and other organisations to care for people with learning disabilities in the community. Their teams include staff with different backgrounds including speech therapists and psychiatrists.
These local teams are made up of specialist teams offering assessment and treatment to children and young people up to age 18 who have emotional, behavioural or mental health problems.
The local crisis resolution and home treatment teams (CRHTs) are designed to provide safe and effective care in your own home, if you experience a mental health crisis and would otherwise need to be admitted to hospital.
Community services cover all treatment and care not based in a hospital. This could take place in your home or at a local assessment and treatment centre (ATC).
The local psychiatric liaison services provide mental health assessment and treatment for people who are inpatients in general hospitals or for those who may go to an A&E department and are in need of a mental health assessment.
The local OCD Clinic is part of the adult primary care mental health services in East Sussex (Health in Mind) and in Brighton and Hove (Brighton and Hove Wellbeing Service).
They work with children, young people and their families to treat eating disorders. This service looks at physical health as well as mental health and working with you they will put together a treatment plan to help you get back on track.
A local information and advice service for patients, relatives and the public. They are available to support you in whatever way they can to ensure your experience at Sussex Partnership is a positive one. If you don't know what's happening regarding your care, or the care of a loved one, or you need information and advice but don't know who to ask, PALS can help. They help people to resolve situations and assist them if they wish to make a complaint but are unsure how to go about it, or who to talk to.