Wellbeing Centres

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About the service and what to expect Southdown‘s seven Wellbeing Centres, located across East Sussex, provide a range of community-based mental health and wellbeing support to enable you to get well, stay well and prevent crisis. The Centres are part of a network of mental health recovery support, called the East Sussex Community Network. Their

Health & Wellbeing Service

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About the service The Health and Wellbeing Service (also known as ‘Screen and Intervene’) is a specialist social prescribing service in East Sussex run by Southdown, working in partnership with GP practices and the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The service supports people who have a diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia, or experience psychosis, following their free

Emotional Wellbeing Service

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About the service and what to expect Do you have a diagnosed mental illness or are you having difficulties with your mental health and wellbeing and would like coping strategies and resources to help you feel better? The Emotional Wellbeing Service is now available in many GP surgeries across East Sussex, to offer you information,

Community Connectors

A man and a woman are seated at a small, round table in a bright, minimalist room. The man is wearing a dark blue polka-dotted shirt and has a relaxed posture, smiling as he converses with the woman. The woman, dressed in a light blue blouse with dark spots, is sitting across from him, also smiling. She has a laptop in front of her and is holding a pen, seemingly taking notes during their conversation. The setting appears to be casual and friendly, suggesting an informal meeting or consultation.

About the service and what to expect Community Connectors is a Social Prescribing service run by Southdown, working in partnership with GP Practices across East Sussex locations like Hastings & Rother, and Eastbourne, Seaford & Hailsham, supporting you to improve your health and wellbeing. They help you to develop personalised and practical solutions to everyday

Seaview Project

About the service and what to expect Seaview’s range of support services helps marginalised people with addiction problems, mental health issues, ex-and at-risk offenders and rough sleepers achieve improved health outcomes, access to care, personal growth and fulfilment. Wellbeing Centre The Seaview Project’s Wellbeing Centre in St Leonards-on-Sea offers a welcoming environment where individuals can

YMCA DownsLink Group

The YMCA Youth Advice Centre (part of the YMCA Downslink Group) offers advice, support and guidance to young people in Brighton and Hove. Youth Advice Centre (YAC) workers are able to offer expertise in a wide range of areas. Their aim is to provide young people in the local area with a safe and friendly environment where they can access helpful advice and support.

Staying Well Brighton & Hove

Staying Well is an out-of-hours walk-in service for people aged 18 or over experiencing mental distress or requiring crisis support.

The Hangleton and Knoll Project

Community Development Workers support local residents to come together, develop the skills knowledge and experience necessary to take collective action, and make positive change in response to issues identified by the community.

Rethink Mental Illness – MENDOS

Rethink Mental Illness is a national charity who work to improve the lives of people severely affected by mental illness.

The MENDOS service supports those who are within in the criminal justice system and whose offending is connected to mental health. The service offers emotional and practical support to help people reduce their offending and improve their mental health.

Mental Health Support Coordinator Service

Mental Health Support Coordinators (MHSCs) work with people with complex mental health challenges to help them achieve healthy social networks and the right support in the community.