Pale green pattered background with text that reads Staying Well Hastings (StLeonards). Also has the Southdown logo.
Service Type: Mental Health and Employment Support
Service Location: East Sussex

Staying Well Hastings

Service Update

Update:

Please note that unfortunately the service is closed on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

If you feel like you can’t cope and are at breaking point, there are alternative ways you can get same-day or next day help. Visit the Sussex Partnership’s website for more information.

About the service

Staying Well Space is an out-of-hours mental health crisis prevention service, provided at Southdown’s Hastings (St Leonards-On-Sea) Wellbeing Centre.

The service supports people aged 18 or over who feel they aren’t able to cope or are headed towards a crisis point.

This is currently a 5 day service open over 7 days a week (including bank holidays. It’s closed on Wednesdays & Saturdays) the service provides psychosocial support and crisis prevention planning. We support people to build a crisis plan and increase resilience and coping skills to support their own recovery.

Staying Well is provided by Southdown in partnership with the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

The Hastings service enhances the current mental health and wellbeing services delivered under the UOK East Sussex network. It is also one of five Staying Well services provided across Sussex.

What support is available?

If you need urgent mental health support, outside of normal working hours, Staying Well is here for you, providing help and advice in a relaxed, friendly and safe environment. We primarily offer face-to-face support but if you are unable to physically attend the building we can provide phone or video call support as an alternative.

Our team of Recovery Advisors are on-hand to provide non-judgmental support tailored to your needs; whether that’s simply listening or providing more in-depth support.

Am I eligible?

The service is free and available to people aged 18 or over with urgent mental health support needs living across East Sussex.

How do I access support?

Please note, the Hastings service is not a walk-in service and requires a referral first.

You can contact the service directly to self-refer for support if you feel you aren’t able to cope or feel you are headed towards a crisis point. To refer yourself or on behalf of an individual, please click here for our online referral form.

An Easy Read version of our referral form is also available to download from the ‘Downloads’ section at the bottom of this page.

Urgent referrals to the service can be made by calling 0800 0236475 during the opening times listed below.

Finding us and getting in touch

We are open:

  • Weekdays – 4pm to 10.30pm We are closed on Wednesdays
  • Weekends – 3pm to 10.30pm We are closed on Saturdays

NB: Any changes to our opening hours will be shared in the box at the top of this page.

Telephone (Freephone): 0800 023 6475, choose option #2
Email: stayingwell.hastings@southdown.org
Address: St Leonards-On-Sea Wellbeing Centre, Carisbrooke House, Stockleigh Road, Hastings, TN38 0JP

Inclusivity for all

We are a Neurodivergent, LGBTQ+, class, race, age and disability friendly service. We are committed to learning and striving toward a more inclusive and person-centred approach, by listening to your experience and providing meaningful support, information and advice according to your needs.