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 (previously called Healthy Minds), supports people who are experiencing problems such as stress, anxiety, low mood and depression. You must be aged 16 and over and registered with a GP in Sandwell. The service provides ways to improve mental well-being through a range of interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), counselling,
Sandwell School Nursing Service
School Health Nurses offer services to school aged children and young people 5-19 years old across Sandwell that are visible, accessible, and confidential regardless of educational provision. Delivering universal public health and ensuring early help and extra support is available to children and young people at the times when they need it, including emotional health
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
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
PAGE (Parents, Advocacy, Guidance and Empowerment)
Partnership with Sandwell Advocacy as Communities in Sync empowering Parents aged 18+ with Learning Disabilities to thrive. Providing wellbeing, independent living support and advocacy for parents subject to or at risk of interventions from early help; child in need plans, child protection plans or Section 47 enquiry. Practical ‘hands on’ outreach/ self-help ensuring parents with