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Informal Mental Health Support

We have received funding to provide free informal mental health and well-being support to ethnic minority individuals in East Sussex through our trained bilingual advocates.

Bilingual advocates continue to provide informal mental health support to ethnic minority communities in East Sussex, offering five free sessions in which they assist community members in navigating systems that may be contributing to daily stress, anxiety or isolation. 

Bilingual advocates can provide support with tangible issues that may benefit the client’s mental health (for example, housing, healthcare, finance, education or benefits), and understand what the barriers are to the client accessing mental health services and resolving their issues on their own accord. Find out more.

If you need to be referred, please contact the surgery.

 

what we can help with

  • Cultural & linguistically appropriate support
  • Proactive support
  • Identifying needs
  • Support to ensure that individuals do not develop or suffer lapses of mental health.
  • Practical and emotional support
  • Reduce loneliness and isolation.
  • Reactive support
  • Follow up support - one off support or signposting

We can offer emotional and practical support to help you get back on track and feel confident about dealing with things happening in your life.

Email: admin@vandu.co.uk

Have you been feeling down or worried about something going on in your life?
Have you felt lonely, and like you needed to speak to someone?

Published: Apr 16, 2025