Brighton & Hove Recovery College

Brighton & Hove Recovery College is provided by Southdown a Sussex-based housing, care and support provider committed to preventing homelessness and supporting people’s health, wellbeing and independence. Provided in partnership with the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Southdown’s Recovery College in Brighton and Hove offer educational courses as a route to recovery from mental health challenges.

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

Thinking Well

A heart-shaped white plaque features wooden Scrabble tiles forming the words "THINKING," "WELL," "KIND," and "LIVE." The word "THINKING" is horizontally placed at the top, intersecting with "KIND" vertically. "WELL" is arranged horizontally at the bottom, while "LIVE" is positioned vertically, intersecting with "WELL." In the center of the plaque is a cut-out heart shape, and surrounding the words are small, wooden butterfly decorations. The plaque is set against a light wooden surface.

Service update Christmas and New Year Opening Times Christmas Eve: Open to membersChristmas Day: CLOSEDBoxing Day: CLOSED27th December: Open to members30th December: Open to membersNew Year Eve: Open to membersNew Year Day: CLOSED About the service and what to expect Thinking Well offers dedicated social, educational, and clinical sessions across three areas in East Sussex for people

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

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

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.

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.

Allsorts Youth Project

Allsorts Youth Project listens to supports and connects children and young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity (LGBT+) and their families.

Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC)

The Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC) supports self-identifying women from all backgrounds, facing all kinds of issues, to live happier lives. The charity provides a variety of services and a safe, women-only space for women dealing with bereavement or trauma, women who have been through homelessness or the criminal justice system, survivors of abuse or discrimination.