West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership
The Partnership aims to reduce violent crime and has a team within Sandwell. We benefit from the expertise of partners in public health, criminal justice, sports, education and policing in order to take a collaborative approach. The Partnership Helping Communities Fund supports programmes based on local community needs. This includes children and young adult’s up
Tough Enough to Care
Tough Enough to Care offer dedicated peer support groups for men and women, giving a non-judgmental, safe space for people to support each other and be supported. Groups run at varied times and locations throughout the UK, please check our website for details of your nearest group. Tough Enough to Care also offer mental health
The Recovery College
The Recovery College offers educational opportunities for individuals aged 18 and older residing in the Black Country or registered with a GP in Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall, or Wolverhampton, and who are either interested in mental health or facing personal challenges related to it. Our courses celebrate successes and build on existing skills and strategies rather
Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Community Service
The team support women with mental health difficulties during preconception, antenatal and postnatal periods (before and during pregnancy and after the baby is born). This may include women who have a previous history of serious mental health difficulties or women who are experiencing mental health difficulties for the first time. Examples include bipolar disorder, puerperal
SinglePoint Plus Family Hub Oldbury
SinglePoint services are available to all families and the wider community in Oldbury and the surrounding areas. We offer opportunities such as days out, community courses, workshops, upskilling sessions, healthy lifestyle groups, community resilience champions, volunteering, community mentoring, family support and counselling. Family support and counselling is available for children who attend SinglePoint’s partner schools
Single Point of Referral (SPOR)
The Single Point of Referral (SPOR) team is an assessment and signposting service, providing a single point of entry and a first level gatekeeping service into mental health services for adults 18-65 years old. We provide comprehensive assessments, including risk assessments and formulate a structured discharge plan of care to meet the individual needs. Our
Sandwell Talking Therapies
Sandwell Talking Therapies is a free and confidential service for individuals 16 and older registered with a local GP. We provide professional support for mental health challenges like anxiety, stress, and depression
Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation
The Sandwell African Caribbean Mental Health Foundation provides a range of culturally responsive services for people of African and Caribbean descent who are affected by mental ill health. They provide practical, emotional, and social support in addition to training and skills development. Some services that we provide include outreach support, bereaved carers support service and
Relate
We provide counselling to couples, individuals and families and counselling for children and young people, have a fixed fee for assessments, followed by a sliding scale for ongoing sessions, based on your ability to pay. If payment is a concern, please speak with a member of the booking team when you enquire. Relate’s Children and
POhWER
POhWER provides information, advice, support and advocacy to adults who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion. Services in Sandwell include NHS complaints advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Relevant Person’s Paid Representative (RPPR), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) including an issue-based advocacy service for informal inpatients of Sandwell