Supports Groups in Hastings

Adult Social Care, East Sussex
Contact Social Care Direct if you or the person you care for are over 18 and find it difficult to manage daily tasks within the home. Social Care Direct is open during office hours. Opening hours: 8.30am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8.30am - 4.30pm Friday If you need to contact Social Services outside of office hours: 5pm - 8.30am Weekdays, Weekends or Bank Holidays then telephone our Emergency Duty Team for adults on 01323 636399 or for children's services 01273 335905/6
http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/socialcare/
t Social Care Direct: 0345 60 80 191; East Sussex County Council Main Switchboard: 01273 481000; Minicom 01323 466630 OR SMS text message: 0779 7878 111 f 01323 466567 e socialcaredirect@eastsussex.gov.uk
Al-Anon Family Groups, Sussex Area
For your local venue visit the Al-Anon site, select England and the Sussex East. Understanding and support for the families and friends of problem drinkers.
Al-Anon is worldwide and offers understanding and support for families and friends of problem drinkers, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not. For details of meetings please contact the helpline.
www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Al-Anon Family Groups Uk & Eire 61 Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4YF
t 0207 4030888 e enquiries@al-anonuk.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Hastings
A fellowship of men and women who share their experiences to help others to recover from alcoholism.
Information not available
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
t Help & Information 01622 751842
Eastbourne Survivors
Helping adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
A self help group for men, women and their partners. If you're suffering the consequences of sexual abuse and want the support and understanding of other survivors, why not come and join us on the FIRST Tuesday of every month.
Ground floor meeting room; with full disabled access to facilities.
Saffrons Lodge Day Centre. 6 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DG
t 01323 747223 e ebsurvivors@aol.com
Vicky Clark & Judy Pass, Volunteers, Community Mental Health Team, St. Mary's House, Eastbourne, BN21 3UU t 01323 747212
FMH for Mental Health
For young men under 25, advise and support.
www.fmhsussex.co.uk
Focus on Mental Health
Mental health service user involvement group.
Focus meets once a month to discuss issues around mental health services. Aims to have a voice in the improvement of quality in mental health services and regularly communicates with local statutory services. Office open M_F 10am - 3pm.
Ground floor is accessible with toilet & kitchen facilities suitable for wheelchairs.
6 Trinity Street, Hastings, TN34 1HG
t 01424 442435 e focusonmentalhealth@hotmail.com
Su Barnicoat, Development Manager t 01424 442435
Grassroots Training C.I.C.
Grassroots Training is a community organisation set up to support our community to prevent suicide. We do this by developing and delivering training that challenges stigma and discrimination relating to mental illness and suicide.
We provide opportunities for community members to learn skills enabling them to be ready, willing and able to support someone at risk of suicide, or to intervene with a person experiencing distress related to their mental health. Our training packages include: ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training), SafeTALK (A 3.5 hour suicide alertness workshop complementing ASIST Mental Health awareness, Recovery and Understanding and Working with Self Injury
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www.grassrootstraining.org.uk
Valley Social Centre Whitehawk Way, Brighton, BN2 5HE
t 01273 675764 e office@grassrootstraining.org.uk
Chris Brown, Company Secretary t 07795 342505
Mind in Hastings and Rother (Activ8) (MIND / Activ8)
Wellbeing venue providing information. Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
Activ8 provides information, volunteering opportunities, groups and creative activities for people who wish to maintain positive emotional and mental health. Open to all. M_F 10am - 4pm.
Ground floor is accessible with , disabled toilets & kitchen.
www.activ8network.org
6 Trinity Street, Hastings, TN34 1HG
t 01424 442435 e activ8network@hotmail.co.uk
Narcotics Anonymous
An International community based non-profit fellowship of recovering addicts.
Meet regularly to help each other stay clean. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using. Covers the whole of Sussex. Meeting times and venues are variable. Please telephone to check meetings. Helpline-0845 373 3366.
Details of accessibility is available on our meetings list - we do have disabled access at the majority of meetings.
www.ukna.org
Sussex Area PO Box 716, Hove, BN3 1DW
t 01273 604604 e ukso@ukna.org
OCD Action
A national organisation for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Spectrum Disorders (OCD) and their carers
A free information pack can be ordered via the website or telephone. Self-help and support groups run on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month 6.30 - 8.15 pm in the Brighton area. Contact Linda on 01403 713123 or email on lin.thornton@btopenworld.com
www.ocdaction.org.uk
Davina House Suite 506-507 137-149 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7ET
t Helpline 0845 390 6232 f 020 7253 5272 e info@ocdaction.org.uk
Rethink East Sussex Carers Support Services
Offers support to carers of people living in East Sussex and experiencing mental health problems.
Working together to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
www.rethink.org
6 Trinty Street, Hastings, TN34 1HG
t 01424 716712
Rethink East Sussex Carers Support Services
Offers support to family, friends and partners of people living in East Sussex and experiencig mental health problems.
Working together to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
www.rethink.org
6 Trinty Street, Hastings, TN34 1HG
t 01424 716712
Jane Lawrence, Service Manager t 01424 716712
Rethink Sussex Area Services Office (RETHINK)
Working together to help everyone affected by severe mental illness recover a better quality of life.
Rethink Sussex Office Administration Office of the Area Services Manager covering Rethink services based in Sussex: Survivors of Suicide, Carers Support, MENDOS, and Mentoring for Care Leavers, BME CDW Service, and Engagement Project.
www.rethink.org
Ground Floor, 19 Gildredge Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4RU
t 01323 644027 f 01323 644027
Xpress Advocacy Service Helpline 0800 454424
Xpress supports young people who are either in care or who have left care, who have a learning or physical disability or who have a mental health difficulty age 8-21.
To assist young people (aged 8-21) who are / have been in care, have a disability, mental health difficulty or who generally want information about their rights.
www.seap.org.uk
42 Robertson Street, Hastings, TN34 1HL
t Telephone Helpline: 0800 454424