Right Here promotes awareness of young people’s resilience and mental well being, and improve local services.

Right Here Brighton and Hove is a partnership between Sussex Central YMCA, Mind in Brighton and Hove, Brighton and Hove Children and Families Services, and the PCT. Right Here works with young people to promote emotional health and wellbeing through a mix of awareness raising campaigns and building individual resilience through peer support and activity programmes. Through consultation and project development young people from Brighton & Hove have worked with the partner organisations to identify how they want to promote mental health and well being.

You can read all about the project on the website.

Right Here offers Resilience-building activities through subsidised access to sports, arts and other recreational activities. Current sessions include rock climbing, Anger management (Keep Calm and Carry On), Self Esteem building, Chill Out, Music Production and Hiking.

We are also working to increase young people’s access to support services across Brighton and Hove so that they can get the help they need with practical and emotional issues that impact on their wellbeing. Campaign volunteers have developed a Young Peoples Service Map for Brighton and Hove which illustrates the services available for young people, where and how to find them, details of each service and links to their websites.

Volunteers have produced the Wellbeing Leaflet, entitled What Can I Do When It Comes To… which suggests support services, websites and help lines, together with useful tips to help stay mentally and emotionally healthy. This has been made by young people for young people. It contains tips to experiment with to keep you health on track, things like eating properly, talking about your problems and being kind to yourself. The leaflets have been distributed across the city in GPs, schools, colleges and youth settings.

We are currently doing some research to influence clinical services for young people in Brighton & Hove. Volunteers have been trained in research skills to assess and evaluate GP services according to their services approach and responses to young people’s mental and emotional wellbeing. After the pilot stage we aim to role this out across the city with a view to making recommendations as needed and developing an award for any GPs with exceptional practice.

Service Opening Hours
This service operates 9am-5pm Monday - Friday. To find out more about the project, contact the Activities Coordinator on 01273 222562 / 07850 500420 or the Campaign Coordinator on 01273 222562 / 07525 667683. Email: .

Project Funding
Right Here is part of a national pilot scheme by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and The Mental Health Foundation.

Resources
Right Here Brighton and Hove Film