Support with drug and alcohol use for the trans and non-binary community
Finding a space that you feel comfortable and safe when you’re trans or non-binary difficult enough, but is especially hard when it comes to peer support groups. My name is Vernon and I created TransSober to fill this gap and ensure the TNBI community get the peer support they need around drug and alcohol use.
Drop-in Groups
Our Drop-In Groups are a friendly place where you can chat to like-minded TNBI people and find shared support and kindness when days are tough to get through
Trans Support
We also can provide one-to-one outreach support, offering bespoke support, advice and signposting for managing some of life’s challenges such as loneliness, transitioning, deed polls, wellbeing, money management, employment etc
SOber Socials
TransSober hosts regular fun social events where you can learn a new activity, access free services or take part in making something fun. Previous socials include acupuncture, trans banner making and learning cocktail recipes (non-alcoholic of course!)
Online Support
Join us for regular online meetings via Zoom every Thursday from 6pm to 7.30pm.
These meetings can only be accessed by a unique link which we share with members only, so its a good way to take part in a secure, safe environment, wherever you are in the country! If you’d like to attend our Zoom meetings, simply email us for access details.
Testimonials
Other Services
We also work with other services, such as Brighton Period Project and Terrance Higgins Trust. This enables us to offer free sanitary products and condoms; also toiletries kindly donated by the general public. We provide free wellbeing bags to any service user, thanks to National Survivor User Network. We can also offer some support with travel costs for people to attend our services.
NEW! In support of healthier lifestyles, we are also pleased to offer our group members Free sports equipment hire – to find out how to use this service, please click below.
We can also offer speaker services to your organisation or group, where we come along and talk about a range of things such as our own personal experiences and journeys of being trans and non-binary and how we came about learning to live drug and alcohol free.
We’re Award Winners!
In December 2022, we were nominated and eventually WON the Marsh Award Star Project for Mental Health Peer Support: In Connection! We are so proud of this achievement so early in our journey, and would like to thank Mind and the Marsh Charitable Trust for this wonderful award! We were also awarded prize money of £1000 which is a huge boost to the TransSober team!
These Awards are run in partnership with Mind and wider Peerfest partners and recognise excellence in peer led support for those experiencing mental health problems. This Award recognises peer support groups that have worked in collaboration with other groups or that have forged important supportive connections within the community that their participants live in.
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