About us

Pathfinder West Sussex is a group of mental health, homelessness and employment support organisations working together to improve people’s mental and physical wellbeing across the county

We're a group of specialist voluntary sector partners covering the whole of West Sussex. We are linked in with local NHS and GP services and work closely alongside clinical colleagues to offer people a single point of access to mental health and wellbeing support.

All the partners value the expertise of people with lived experience of mental health challenges and actively involve them in designing, delivering and monitoring our services. This is done with the help of the West Sussex Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG), an independent network of people with lived or living experience of mental health who work with the Pathfinder partners to co-produce services and improve mental health support.

What we offer

As well as mental health and wellbeing support across West Sussex, we provide:

  • Signposting to other services, such as debt and welfare advice and support with substance misuse
  • Support for people experiencing or at threat of homelessness
  • Employment support for people with mental health problems who are looking to find work
  • Referrals to NHS clinical intervention, where necessary, and ongoing support following hospital discharge.

All our services are inclusive and value diversity, providing a friendly, non-judgemental and welcoming environment for everybody.

Pathfinder partners

BHT Sussex

BHT Sussex is the lead provider for Pathfinder West Sussex and works across Sussex, empowering people to overcome homelessness, mental ill health, poverty and addiction. It provides homes, specialist support services and legal advice on housing, immigration and welfare benefits related issues.

West Sussex Mind

West Sussex Mind supports people with their mental health, provides specialist training and works to increase awareness about mental health and reduce stigma. It aims to improve people’s physical and mental wellbeing and help them to achieve their personal and social goals as part of their recovery journey.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT)

Sussex Partnership is a specialist NHS organisation providing mental health, learning disability and neurodevelopmental care to people living in South East England.

CAPITAL

CAPITAL is a peer-led mental health charity, which aims to improve mental health support from a lived experience perspective. CAPITAL oversees the West Sussex Lived Experience Advisory Group, a network of individuals with lived or living experience of mental health, who co-produce the design, development and monitoring of Pathfinder West Sussex services with its partners.

Stonepillow

Stonepillow is a Chichester-based charity supporting and empowering homeless people to achieve sustainable independence and wellbeing.

Turning Tides

Turning Tides provides a range of homelessness support services in West Sussex, covering Adur and Worthing, Littlehampton, Horsham District and Mid Sussex. It aims to support people on their journeys out of homelessness, empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Crawley Open House

Crawley Open House supports people experiencing homelessness and social isolation and runs a hostel and day centre in Crawley, offering a range of support from housing and money advice to counselling.

Southdown

Southdown is a not-for-profit support, care and housing provider in Sussex and runs a Work and Wellbeing service in West Sussex, providing employment support for people experiencing problems with their mental health.

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