People with mental health needs experience unique obstacles in obtaining specialist mental health advice and information. They may find mainstream advisory services too daunting or difficult to use.

Feedback tells us that access to information about rights, services and mental health issues can increase peoples’ sense of empowerment and support paths to recovery – reducing exclusion and isolation.

We hold the Community Legal Services Quality Mark to provide a range of information and legal advice services and meet quality standards set by the Legal Services Commission. We are externally audited by the Legal Services Commission, which has awarded us the Quality Mark for 'General help with casework'.

The Advice and Information Services can:

	Provide information and advice on mental health services, support groups, activities, diagnoses, treatment options and legal rights
	Offer support with accessing support services, groups and activities, by making enquiries, form filling, letter writing and booking first appointments
	Help to get information about and understand any treatment being offered and given
	Provide support with making telephone calls or writing letters to services
	Contact services on your behalf, at your request
	Help with any other questions that you have about mental health

Service Opening Hours

We offer telephone Advice and Information on 01273 66 69 63. We aim to respond to all calls within 7 days. We offer Advice and Information appointments in our central office or at Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project. Appointment times vary, so call for details.

Project Funding

The Advice and Information service is funded by Brighton and Hove Primary Care Trust. We have a CLS Quality Mark for General Help with casework.

Downloads
Community Services Leaflet