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Mental Health Support in North East Essex

Have you experienced a mental health crisis or ever thought about taking your own life? Healthwatch Essex are looking to hear about your story of getting support in North East Essex.

We are producing a report documenting the lived experiences of those who have tried to get help in Colchester and Tendring when struggling with a mental health crisis or suicidal ideation, the challenges faced in receiving it, and highlighting the things that could have been done better - hopefully leading to positive changes in the way future services are delivered locally.
Healthwatch Essex may use quotations from this survey in our final report but they will be attributed to an anonymous resident from one of the locations below (please select). Any additional information provided that could potentially identify you will be removed before submission of the report.

Please select your location

Were you (or the person you are completing this form for) over 18 years old at the time you sought help with your mental health?


Every question on the following survey is completely optional.

1. Can you tell us about the lead up to your mental health crisis?

Please go into as little or as much detail as you feel comfortable sharing with us.

2. Where did you go to get help?

3. How did you know where to go? Were you referred or did you contact them yourself directly?

4. Did you seek support from anywhere else?

5. How was the support you received? What did you experience?

Please go into as little or as much detail as you feel comfortable sharing with us.

6. What (if anything) could have been done better? What would you like to see happen in the future?

7. Do you have any other thoughts around your experiences and support you receieved that you would like to share with us?


If you are happy being contacted by us to discuss your experiences further, please leave a name, telephone number and/or email address below. We will not share this information with anyone else.
This is completely optional.

Name

Telephone

Email