Housing problems can make it harder to cope with your mental health. Likewise, feeling unsafe, insecure or uncomfortable at home can affect your wellbeing.
This page explains how to get support for your mental health, as well as help if you’re homeless or worried about losing your home.
It’s important to look after your mental wellbeing along side any housing issues you may be experiencing. The following services can help.
Essex Wellbeing Service offers support and advice for emotional wellbeing.
Although they do not provide specialist mental health treatment, they can help with factors that affect your mental health, including:
· emotional wellbeing
· social isolation
· weight management
👉 Find out more on the Essex Wellbeing Service website.
If you are an adult living with a mild to moderate mental health problem, MIND’s Support, Time and Recovery Service (STaRS) can help you access local services and practical support.
STaR workers can support you with:
· housing issues
· debt or financial worries
· benefits
· accessing other wellbeing or community services
If you live in North East Essex, you can self‑refer online.
👉 Visit the Therapy For You website tomake a referral or call 01206 334001.
👉Find out more on the MIND Mid and North East Essex website.
The NHS offers a range of mental health services and advice:
If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, please call 111 and choose the option for mental health crisis.
If you are homeless, at risk of homelessness or concerned about your housing situation:
📝 Complete our self-referral form on the Homelessness Advice page.
We will contact you to offer you advice or an appointment with a Housing Solutions Officer.
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