Staying Healthy . New Mental Well being Service
New service for mental wellbeing in East Sussex
In October 2012 , Together opened four ‘ Your Way ’ wellbeing hubs in Sussex . Their aim is to promote people ’ s mental wellbeing and support people on their journey to recovery .
Your Way offers flexible , personalised mental health day support and guidance . Whether people want to learn to manage their illness , return to work , enter education , find new hobbies and social activities , solve housing issues , make friends or organise their finances , they can help people plan for their future and build structures that will help them stay well .
People are welcome to access support from their staff in the best way that suits them . For some people , going along to one of their daily dropins provides regular social contact and familiar surroundings ; other people may prefer to meet a worker out in the community or sometimes just keep in touch by phone . Their aim is to meet people ’ s needs as best as they can in a variety of ways .
Together values the input of people ’ s families and carers as part of their support and recovery networks . With this in mind , they are looking to provide courses for carers of people with mental health problems later this year .
For more information visit theYour Way pages on Together ’ s website at : www . together-uk . org / ourmental-health-services / your-way /
Or contact one of the Your Way hubs directly :
Lewes 01273 475219 lewes-yourway @ together-uk . org
Newhaven 01273 514753 newhaven-yourway @ together-uk . org
Hastings 01424 434886 hastings-yourway @ together-uk . org
Bexhill 01424 213099 bexhill-yourway @ together-uk . org
New survey to gather views of carers of people with dementia
If you care for someone with dementia , or if you used to , you are invited to complete a survey which is part of a new research project , commissioned by Carers
Trust , to help understand the needs of carers and improve future services for them .
Thea Stein , Chief Executive of Carers Trust , said : “ Carers support people with dementia to stay independent for as long as possible , and when the dementia advances , they provide support which delays the costs of residential care . However many carers say they feel unsupported and uninformed on the condition of the person they care for . “
To find out more , and to complete the survey online , visit : www . carers . org / news / newsurvey-gather-views-carerspeople-dementia
Alternatively , to receive a copy of the survey in the post , call Martin or Liz at Firefly Research on 01653 691351
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