Community Recovery Services £19.95 per hour (available in West and East Sussex, and Brighton & Hove, areas)
Our Community Recovery Service is a team of highly skilled workers who can provide you with high intensity support if you have complex mental health needs. The team provides individualised packages of support to people aged 18 years and over both in the community and in your own home. We can provide you with a wide range of flexible, individualised support including help with medication, living skills, emotional and practical needs. We will work with you using the recovery star to achieve your goals, support you to do things rather than doing things for you, and promote your independence at all times. We will work with your individualised Recovery Plan and personal budget.
The service is registered with, and regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) www.cqc.org.uk/
CQC Information:
CQC Standards
CQC Information/Report
“I was not motivated at all after my mother’s death, I was in a spiral of depression feeling unmotivated and unwell. I was self-harming and only had my dad for support with I found difficult. The Community Recovery Team got me out of bed in the morning, they also knew how to make dad understand what I was going through which made our relationship better.”
To access the Mental Health Recovery Star outcomes tool click here: Outcomes Star
Community Recovery and Personal Assistant Services (click here for the CRS Statement Of Purpose January 2014 (CRT & PA) and Client Guide - January 2014 (CRT only))
For additional information, or an informal discussion, please contact Kerrie Carlier - 01444 447373 - Sussex Oakleaf, Norris House, Burrell Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1TW.
Personal Assistant Services £14.33 per hour (available in West and East Sussex, and Brighton & Hove, areas)
Our Personal Assistant service provides you with an individual lone worker who offers low intensity support with your mental health needs. They can support you in all areas of daily living, both in the community and in your own home, enabling and empowering you to maintain your wellbeing. Your Personal Assistant will work in a recovery focused way in line with your individualised support needs and personal budget.
“A personal assistant will help me with my confidence in going back to education and asking questions relevant to my mental health, it will be great to have someone who is there for me, who I chose using my personal budget.”
For additional information, or an informal discussion, please contact Kerrie Carlier - 01444 447373 - Sussex Oakleaf, Norris House, Burrell Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1TW.
Community Wellbeing Package £50.00 per week
You can also purchase an additional package of support and activities from our Community Wellbeing Services which operate in Crawley and Mid Sussex. The package entitles you to the following:
- A Community Links worker who will work alongside you to support you to achieve personal goals and integrate with your local community and educational and social needs.
A range of day-time and evening activities to support you in your recovery from mental health issues - Various training and volunteering opportunities
- Subsidised and/or free adult education courses
- Access to apply to attend our 12 week course to obtain a nationally recognized qualification in Peer Support (click here for the Peer Support leaflet)
“I have made new friends and feel more confident since having your support – thank you!”
For additional information, or an informal discussion, please contact the area office nearest to you:
Crawley: 01293 534782 – Steps Wellbeing Service, 5 Perryfield Road, Southgate, Crawley, RH11 8AA.
Mid Sussex: 01444 416391 – Sussex Oakleaf, Norris House, Burrell Road, Haywards Heath, RH16 1TW
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.
