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Sussex Central YMCA’s Dialogue service provides counselling and other therapeutic support for children, young people and families across Brighton and Hove, East and West Sussex.

Counselling at Sussex Central YMCA

Dialogue services help individuals and families to achieve their full potential and specifically to recognise their existing strengths, build self confidence and self esteem, improve and maintain healthy relationships and to make informed choices for the future.

Services offered include:

Counselling For Children and Young People
Counselling in Schools and Colleges
Support for Families
Mediation for Divorce and Separation

For more information about the Dialogue services click here.

www.dialoguecentre.org.uk

Information, Advice and Support Services

Get Advice at Sussex Central YMCA

Please come down to our advice centres and talk to an advisor. We have workers who can advise or support you on sexual health, bullying, education, employment, money, parents, families or just to have a chat. We won't pass on any information about you without your permission (unless we believe you are at risk of harm or someone else could be).

Our main centres for advice and support are:

Youth Advice Centre: Come in and meet our team of friendly advisors who can give you a range of free and impartial advice about things happening in your day to day life. Contact us now on 01273 889292 or email yacservices@sussexcentralymca.org.uk
Safe + Sorted Youth Advice Centre: Need free, friendly advice in East Brighton then come down to Safe and Sorted in Moulscoomb to see one of our advisors. Call or text us on 07734 791200 or email safeandsorted@sussexcentralymca.org.uk.

We also offer housing advice:

Housing Services Drop In: Sussex Central YMCA's Housing Advice Centre has a free and confidential drop-in service to help 16-25 year olds who are in housing need or have problems with their housing in the Brighton & Hove area. Contact our housing services team on 01273 828828 or email housingservices.org.uk

Training Opportunities/Seminars

Preventing Youth Homelessness: Free Workshop

Workshop InviteFriday 14th December 2007 at 9 -12.30pm at Sussex Central YMCA, Marmion Road, This is a free workshop.

Sussex Central YMCA is facilitating a workshop for professionals working with young people and families in Brighton & Hove. The workshop will provide delegates with an understanding of the triggers of homelessness and will support them in identifying those young people at possible risk of future homelessness. Participants will develop an increased awareness of current homelessness legislation and of the housing options available to young people

Homeless Prevention has become an increasing priority for local authorities and voluntary agencies over the past couple of years. Young people, particularly those aged under 18, are a group that has been identified at being at a greater risk than the general population and in Brighton and Hove this is a high concern. Sussex Central YMCA housing advice service saw nearly 800 young people access their drop-in in 2006/7, one third were aged 16 and 17 years old. Family and friend eviction was the main reason cited for homelessness in 54% of these cases, rising to 70% in under 18’s. Nationally it is the third reason.

Practitioners

World Mental Health Day

Read how Young People in Brighton & Hove are sharing their vital experiences of mental health services

World Mental Health Day started in 1992. It was started as an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health. The day is officially commemorated every year on October 10th.

The Mental Health Foundation celebrates World Mental Health Day each year, using it as an opportunity to communicate with the general public about mental health issues.

In Brighton & Hove Young people are already communicating their experiences of mental health services in order to educate mental health professionals. Experience in Mind is a unique and innovative project delivered by Sussex Central YMCA in partnership with Mind in Brighton and Hove.