Health and Adult Social Care
A safe, friendly, unbiased space to explore the options of a crisis pregnancy. If required, they offer ongoing support whatever choice is made. Their team of dedicated trained counsellors and psychotherapists also work with those suffering the loss of a pregnancy through miscarriage, termination, and still birth and to support those with issues around infertility.
A national service that can help you find practical and emotional support at the end of life and through bereavement.
A national centre that has an extensive range of practical information to support and advise people regarding what needs to be done when there has been a bereavement.
BHT's local mental health and wellbeing service (including women only counselling), aiming to support people to improve and maintain positive mental health and wellbeing.
A local support service to women with a wide range of issues, including anxiety, depression, self-harm, post-traumatic stress, chronic low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, parenting issues, birth trauma and perinatal depression.
A local online resource provides useful information to families about what's going on in the area.
A local centre that aims to empower women and children to improve their life chances and lead independent lives by reducing inequalities through the provision of holistic and integrated services.
A national charity that supports families and educates professionals when a baby or child of any age dies or is dying, or when a child is facing bereavement. Their vision is for all families to have the support they need to rebuild their lives.
A national helpline that aims to provide a quality freephone service to anyone affected by the death of a child of any age. They provide support not only at times of crisis but also for ongoing needs of callers over their lifetime. The helpline is staffed by volunteers, all of them bereaved parents trained, supervised and supported by professional teams.
A national coalition of 30,000 members across England and Wales which aims to help people talk more openly about dying, death and bereavement, and to make plans for the end of life.
Lists all local Women's Institutes in East Sussex and gives further information about how you can join a group.
The Facing the Future service has been developed by Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care to help support people who have been bereaved by suicide.
Facing the Future support groups will give you the opportunity to meet others who have lost someone to suicide and share your experiences and feelings. Each support group is run by two trained volunteer facilitators from Samaritans and Cruse Bereavement Care and the groups run once a week over six consecutive weeks, with each session lasting for 90 minutes. There are a minimum of five and a maximum of eight participants in each group and sessions are free of charge.
You can register your interest in attending a support group by completing the online registration form.