Providing an Asian Mental Health Helpline across West Sussex.
The Sahayak Asian Mental Health Helpline offers a culturally sensitive listening and information service for anyone affected by mental health issues - whether they are service users, carers or friends, and people affected by domestic abuse.
Callers may speak to us in Asian languages (Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindu, and Urdu) or English.
When you call the helpline you can expect to be listened to, treated with dignity and respect, given emotional support and signposted to useful sources of information.
Calls to our number are free and will not show up on your bill.
Providing a range of advice and information, advocacy and support services, to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem to achieve what they want with their lives, and play a full part in society.
Mind in Brighton and Hove offers peer mentoring support in Crawley and Horsham, as well as community advocacy and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) services across West Sussex. Our advocacy services take action to help you say what you want to say, secure your rights, make your views and wishes heard, and support you to obtain the services that you need. IMHA services are available to those who have been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.
Areas covered: Crawley, Horsham (peer mentoring); West Sussex (advocacy)
Website: https://www.mindcharity.co.uk/services/services-in-west-sussex/
Tel: 01273 666950
Offering individual tailored support to people wishing to find employment or retain support with their existing job. Southdown Supported Employment is for adults who have mental health support needs to secure employment or support to retain their existing employment. The service provides free, independent, and confidential support. Sessions are held 1:1 with the Pathfinder Employment Specialist and tailored to individual goals. Appointments take place in the community, for example at a local cafe, with a focus on securing paid employment and the steps that will be needed to get there. Areas covered: across West SussexWebsite: https://www.southdown.org/how-we-help/mental-health-and-employment-supp…;