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 team of friendly, trained Recovery Workers and Peer Support Workers (people with lived experience of mental health challenges) will work with you to develop a personalised wellbeing plan and support you to access activities and groups at the Centres and in your local community.
“When I visited, I was struck by the commitment, warmth and experience of the team and its warm, welcoming and relaxed atmosphere.”
Group support
They offer a wide variety of person-centred groups that are offered online and face-to-face, within their Centres and in outdoor locations.
Group activities range from walking, yoga, mindfulness, stress management, peer social support groups and much more. Timetable is regularly reviewed and adjusted in line with feedback from our clients.
They can also offer you one to one sessions during assessment if needed to support you to attend group sessions.
Centre activity timetables can be viewed and downloaded from the Downloads section at the bottom of this page.
Am I eligible?
The services are available for adults (aged 18 +) living in East Sussex who are experiencing issues affecting their mental health and wellbeing.
How do I apply?
They accept self-referrals and referrals from health professionals. To make an online referral for yourself or on behalf of an individual, please click here.
Contacting the Wellbeing Centres
You can contact the Wellbeing Centres directly as follows:
Hastings/St Leonards Wellbeing Centre: Carisbrooke House, Stockleigh Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN38 0JP | Phone: 01424 435472 | Email: hastingsandstleonardswellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Bexhill Wellbeing Centre: 73a London Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3LB | Phone: 01424 215548 | Email: bexhillwellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Eastbourne Wellbeing Centre: Suites 1&2, The Printworks, 20 Wharf Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3AW | Phone: 01323 405330 | Email: eastbournewellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Lewes Wellbeing Centre: 47A Western Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1RL | Phone: 01273 472453 | Email: leweswellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Newhaven Wellbeing Centre: Summerhayes, Marshall Lane, Newhaven, East Sussex, BN9 9RB | Phone: 01273 517641 | Email: newhavenwellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Hailsham Wellbeing Centre: Prospects House, 7/9 George Street, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1AD | Phone: 01323 442706 | Email: hailshamwellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Uckfield Wellbeing Centre: Bellbrook Centre, Bell Lane, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 1QL | Phone: 01825 760684 | Email: uckfieldwellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Heathfield Outreach Service: Prospects House, 7/9 George Street, Hailsham, East Sussex, BN27 1AD | Phone: 01323 442706 | Email: hailshamwellbeingcentre@southdown.org
Downloads
Further Information
For more information and to discuss accessing support from Wellbeing centres run by Southdown across East Sussex, please call 0808 196 1768 to speak to a member of our Central Access Point team. Alternatively, if you would prefer, you can arrange a callback.
