Sussex Oakleaf are commissioned to provide Day Services in East Sussex based on the ethos of recovery and social inclusion for adults with mental health issues, offering social and structured support to members. All clients receive individual support designed to enable them to meet their personal needs and goals helping them to gain the confidence to engage with activities of their choice. The focus for example can be on volunteering, educational courses at local colleges, employment, spirituality, sports and exercise or creative activities such as music, drama or art.
The project enables clients to engage with activities that promote recovery including peer support; encouraging use of local community resources; participation in cultural events; support to increase physical activities and a clear role in influencing decisions in service provision and in all areas of life that affect them. Members are supported to attend a range of regular wellbeing activities at the Centres, including healthy eating sessions, walking groups, reading workshops, confidence building courses, sport, relaxation as well as drop in social groups at other local community venues.
Partnerships with other voluntary and statutory agencies provide additional facilitated groups and courses at the Centres including Rethink, Survivors, Health in Mind and Sussex Downs College.
For more information please download our Service Guide or community programmes, or contact us on the details below:
East Sussex Community Wellbeing Leaflet
Brightview (Eastbourne)
Tel - 01323 430 203
Email - [email protected]
Newsletter - Eastbourne - Brightview Newsletter - Summer 2015
Community Programme - Eastbourne Timetable - Jan - March 2016
North Wealden (Bellbrook, Uckfield)
Tel - 01825 766 528
Email - [email protected]
Referral Form - Referral Form North Wealden
Community Programme - North Wealden Programme Jan - March 2016
South Wealden (Old Chapel, Hailsham)
Tel - 01323 849 524
Email - [email protected]
Referral Form - Referral Form South Wealden
Community Programme - South Wealden Timetable Jan - Mar 2016
Artwork completed during a Confidence Building Through Art Course in Hailsham
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.
