Many of life’s problems can make you unwell and many people struggle with stressful problems that can have an impact on their health and wellbeing.
SOCIAL prescribing takes a more holistic approach to your health by attempting to tackle some of the things that can contribute to poor wellbeing. By helping people access community groups and local services they can get support in a way a doctor cannot.
Feeling lonely, lack of access to exercise and healthy eating, can all be supported through local voluntary organisations. As can issues that cause stress such as housing, debt and benefits. Often people go to their GP for help with these kinds of problems and their effects. But it’s not only GPs that can prescribe access to community groups.
Trans Link at Switchboard is a social prescribing service that is designed specifically for trans and non-binary people in Brighton and Hove.
Trans Link will match you with community services and groups to help improve your health and wellbeing. For example, you might be feeling isolated and that you don’t get out enough or that you need advice and support with an issue causing you stress.
Clients will typically meet with a Trans Link Community Navigator 3-6 times over the course of a few months, working together to find suitable activities for improving quality of life.
The service is free and is open to anyone who feels they would benefit from working with a Community Navigator.
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