The Community Wellbeing Services operate in the Crawley and Mid Sussex areas, and also offer the Community Recovery and Personal Assistant Services in other parts of Sussex. These services are accessible to anyone who has a mental health need, is aged between 18 and 65 (click here for an Application Form).
For additional information, or an informal discussion, please contact the following area offices:
Crawley: 01293 534782 – Steps Wellbeing Service, 5 Perryfield Road, Southgate, Crawley, RH11 8AA.
Mid Sussex: 01444 416391 – Sussex Oakleaf, The Yews Community Centre, 55 Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1BJ
or for either, please email: info@sussexoakleaf.org.uk
The Community Wellbeing Services in Mid Sussex and Steps Wellbeing Service in Crawley offer everyone using the service individual support to focus on achieving personal goals and aspirations. We also offer a range of day-time and evening activities to support people in their recovery from mental health issues, and various training and volunteering opportunities – including a nationally recognised qualification in Peer Support (click here for the Peer Support leaflet)
These services are available to people living in the area, who can self refer or be referred by a Health Professional.
We offer a range of services including:
- Local Wellbeing Services offering a range of group activities (for more information click here: Community wellbeing leaflet/MSCWS Timetable Sept-March 2012/Steps Timetable Jan-March 2012)
- Community Recovery and Personal Assistant Services (click here for the Mid Sx CRT Statement of Purpose andService user guide and click here for the Steps CRT Statement of Purpose and Client guide)
We also offer signposting to specialist support, e.g. counseling, mental or physical health care, crisis support or intervention.
Two thirds of all British press and TV coverage on mental health includes an association with violence. (Health Education Authority 1998) 44% of respondents to a study by the Mental Health Foundation in 2000 reported stigma and discrimination from GPs. Sandamas and Hogman, 2000, found that black people are twice as likely to be involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act than white people.
