Self-referral form to U25's Substance Misuse Service
This form is for you if you, or someone you care about, is struggling with alcohol or any drug and you wish to contact the U25’s Substance Misuse Service.
If you work in services working with children and young people, please do not use this form and instead see our referral page for professionals.
Our duty worker is also available Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, and Friday 9am to 4.30pm:
Phone: 01323 464 404
Email: U25's Substance Misuse Service
We offer free, flexible and confidential help and support services across the county.
How addictions can affect you
You may be:
- spending too much money on cannabis, alcohol or other substances
- tired and anxious
- missing school, college or work
- falling out with family or friends
- getting into trouble with the police.
How the East Sussex U25’s Substance Misuse Service works with you
The Under 25’s Substance Misuse Service is an integrated multidisciplinary team led by the local authority. It works across the whole of East Sussex from Children’s Services teams and other accessible young person-centred locations.
The service offers Tier 4 specialist drug treatment provision.
There are staff in the team from different professional backgrounds like nurses and social workers all working together to assist you.
U25’s Substance Misuse Service: your information and you
To ensure you can get the right support, we require some basic information about you:
- to understand how you feel we can help you
- to develop a treatment plan with you to help you make the changes you want
- to deliver substance misuse services across East Sussex
This may include asking for:
- personal information: name, address, contact information, date of birth, and other identifying information
- information about you and your family
- information about your concerns: this may include information about the specific concerns you have about your substance misuse and its impact on you for example, employment, education, physical and/or mental health
- information about your preferences: this may include information about the specific services you would prefer to receive and where you would like to receive them.
To deliver our work with you we may also share some information about you and your family with other professionals. We may also ask them to share information with us. This helps us understand what assistance you may need. By professionals, we mean other services that may have worked with you and your family or may provide advice and support in the future.
Only staff who need it to do their job can look at any personal information you provide. They might need your information to arrange a home visit or to arrange to meet you outside of your home. These staff have completed training on the proper use of your data and on confidentiality.
Sometimes we share or ask for information to help improve our services. Information shared within the Council to improve our service would be anonymised.
For more information about we use your data, your rights and how to complain, please read our privacy notice.