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Sheila Clouting ran Sunday Clubs in Brighton and Hove, providing support to those with mental illness Sheila Clouting ran Sunday Clubs in Brighton and Hove, providing support to those with mental illness NicolaTaylor Mon 15 Mar 2021 06.38 EDT Last modified on Mon 15 Mar 2021 21.26 EDT My mother, Sheila Clouting, who has died aged 95, was a psychiatric social worker based in Sussex. While working at St Francis psychiatric hospital, Haywards Heath, she became aware that many patients suffered traumatic living situations that contributed to their illnesses. There were some notorious landlords in Brighton and Hove who treated their tenants very badly. And so the idea of the Brighton and Hove Mental Health Housing Association was born. Sheila and colleagues established this in 1973 despite the chorus of doom-mongering naysayers who thought the venture was beyond the capability of a volunteer group. Ambitious plans to raise money led to the first house purchase in 1975 to provide a s

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