COLOURFUL cards designed by East Sussex primary school children are helping to brighten the lives of thousands of vulnerable residents.
As part of an East Sussex Public Health initiative to tackle loneliness and social isolation, 5,000 cards have been sent to those who have been shielding and self-isolating during the Covid-19 pandemic via Community Hubs, foodbanks and community and volunteer groups. Continue reading
PROJECTS aimed at reducing suicide and self-harm across Sussex could benefit from cash boosts of up to £15,000.
The Sussex Health and Care Partnership, which includes local councils and health services, has launched a Suicide Prevention Innovation Fund and is inviting groups and organisations to apply for a share of £155,000.
SOME of the most frail and vulnerable residents in East Sussex enjoyed a taste of Easter thanks to their care staff and the generosity of one of the country’s leading supermarkets.
Staff at the Milton Grange care centre in Eastbourne arranged a chocolate-tasting session for their clients, many of whom live with dementia or other serious impairments. Continue reading
COMMUNITY hubs have begun operating across East Sussex to bring extra help for people who need support in coping with the effects of coronavirus.
The hubs provide online forms and phone lines which anyone can contact to seek help if they are isolated, anxious or unwell at home and do not have family or friends they can call on.
