Service Detail

The Early Intervention Service offers supports to people in the North Essex area aged between 14 and 64 years old, who may be experiencing symptoms of first episode psychosis. Psychosis is a condition that effects a person’s ability to know what is real. This can affect people’s thoughts, experiences, emotions or behaviour and can be distressing or troubling for either the person or those around them. For more information, please contact your GP, who will be able to provide advice and referral options.

Service Information

What is Psychosis?

Psychosis is a name that mental health services use to describe certain experiences. Whatever the cause, no one person’s experiences are exactly the same, but might include things like:

Hearing voices when there is no one there
Seeing, feeling, tasting or smelling things that others can’t
Holding strong beliefs that other people do not share or think are unusual
Worrying that people might want to hurt you in some way
Feeling very special, energised and having lots of thoughts and ideas
Having difficulties concentrating and thinking
Feeling confused and out of touch with your normal way of experiencing the world

To find out more vist our web page : Early Intervention Psychosis Service (EIP) - North Essex - Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Who can use this service?

How are services delivered?

People in the North Essex area aged between 14 and 64 years old, who may be experiencing symptoms of first episode psychosis. Anyone aged between 14 to 18 years will also have support from the Children & Young People’s mental health services. For more information, please contact your GP, who will be able to provide advice and referral options.

We work across the North East of Essex and are based in the community. This means that we can meet with people in a whole variety of settings, depending on what feels most useful and comfortable for them.

The service also provides support for families and carers.

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