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Support Groups Web Directory - find over 300 local and national support group websites
Find over 300 local and national support group websites in our Support Groups Directory

There are many support groups in Eastbourne to help people, or relatives of people who:

  • suffer from illness
  • are bereaved
  • are victims of crime or violence
  • are disabled
  • are homeless
  • are victims of abuse
  • need guidance or have no-one to talk to or confide in

The East Sussex Community Information Service website (ESCIS) gives information and contact details for most of these local support groups.

Support Groups Web Directory

  • Use the directory in this section to find over 300 local and national support group website addresses and telephone helpline numbers

  • search the directory categories for parents, teenagers and young people, older people or disabled people

  • or search for topics including consumer and legal advice, childcare, pregnancy and sexual health, drugs or domestic violence

  • or select the category General Directories to find many more national organisations and other sources of help and support

Further Information

Eastbourne Central Library in Grove Road holds many free leaflets and newsletters from local support groups.

Eastbourne Association of Voluntary Services (EAVS) helps to co-ordinate community groups, many of whom offer a support service.

East Sussex NHS Stop Smoking Service List of Clinics
East Sussex NHS Stop Smoking Service List of Clinics - [49 KB] Download details of times and venues of local free Stop Smoking Clinics run by East Sussex NHS Stop Smoking Service, telephone 0800 917 8896.
Drug and Alcohol Services in East Sussex NHS Leaflet
Drug and Alcohol Services in East Sussex NHS Leaflet - [175 KB] Download a guide produced by NHS East Sussex Community Health Services, with contact details including East Sussex Under 19s Substance Misuse Service, Action for Change Eastbourne, Wealden & Lewes, and Alcoholics Anonymous East Sussex.
Health and Lifestyle Advice Online
Health and Lifestyle Advice Online - [102 KB] Publicity flyer promoting the advice and publications, including our Directory of Support Groups, available on the council's website at www.eastbourne.gov.uk/lifestyle