YOUNG people in East Sussex have designed and produced a booklet advising schools how to support pupils’ mental health and wellbeing.
The booklet and accompanying posters, launched to mark World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, October 10 2017, were devised by young people from the East Sussex Youth Cabinet and Download mental health participation group. Continue reading
EVENTS are being held at an East Sussex archive centre as part of a programme of activities for Older People’s Day.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the celebration of the contribution of older people, with activities running across the county under the theme ‘Full of Life’. Continue reading
People in East Sussex are being urged to stand up for their county by calling on the Government to give them a fairer deal.
Today’s launch of the campaign Stand Up For East Sussex asks residents to sign a petition to the Prime Minister which calls for an urgent rethink on the resources the county receives. It warns that real hardship will result if the particular needs of East Sussex are not taken into account, with the public services many residents rely on stretched beyond their limit. Continue reading
EFFORTS to support vulnerable children and their families have earned East Sussex County Council a place on a prestigious national awards shortlist.
The authority’s children’s services department has been shortlisted in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2017 in the category of Best Social Work Employer. Continue reading
