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Local people are being given the opportunity to talk mental health thanks to a group of volunteers in Eastbourne.

A local charity is helping to bring activities and home comforts to young people during their stay in a specialist mental health hospital.

For a parent or carer of a child with a mental health condition, it can be a very upsetting and challenging time.

We spoke to Kim from East Sussex, whose daughter was 11 years old when she first started experiencing difficulties with her mental health.

Sussex Partnership has teamed up with National Numeracy to support staff across the Trust who want to improve their everyday maths skills.

Sam Allen, Chief Executive, reflects on Sussex Partnership's NHS Staff Survey results for 2018.

Dog owners across Sussex are being asked to support the first ever local NHS Woof for Wards – a sponsored 5km or 10km walk, jog or run.

In this issue we look at refreshing our strategy, celebrate our Positive Practice Award winners, say goodbye and thank you to two of our Governors, welcome our new Non-Executive Directors and our Chief Nurse, Acosia Nyanin, and much more.

A Sussex Partnership nurse has become one of only 70 nurses in the country to be given the opportunity to become a research champion and drive improvements in future care through a new £3 million training scheme.

Our 2020 Vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in. We developed our five year strategy to achieve this in 2015.