Switchboard LGBTQ helpline

Switchboard is for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) people looking for community, support or information. The team connect people and support them directly through specially developed Switchboard services or link them to other specialist organisations.

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.

Work and Wellbeing Employment Support

The Work and Wellbeing service provides specialist employment support for people living with mental health challenges. The service is provided by Southdown in partnership with the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

The Wellbeing Hub at Preston Park

The Wellbeing Hub at Preston Park (formally known as Preston Park Recovery Centre) is provided by Southdown and provides a welcoming and supportive environment in which people with mental health support needs can learn new skills and get involved in social groups and activities.

Money Advice Plus

Money Advice Plus provide free, confidential and accessible advice and support for people who want help dealing with their benefits and debts. The team are qualified money advisers and hold the Advice Quality Standard for the work they do. Advisors can work with clients for a few weeks, or many months depending on the circumstances.

Grassroots Suicide Prevention

Grassroots Suicide Prevention, is a leading charity in suicide prevention. Their vision is a future where more lives are saved from suicide. They empower people to help saves lives from suicide through connecting, educating, and campaigning nationally.

Fabrica – Men in Sheds

‘Men in Sheds’ is a free community workshop space for adult men in Brighton and Hove, which includes space for woodwork, arts and crafts.

Cruse Bereavement Support

Cruse Bereavement Support offer support, advice and information to children, young people and adults when someone dies.

The Clare Project

The Clare Project is a self-supporting transgender support and social group based in Brighton and Hove open to anyone wishing to explore issues around gender identity.

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.