Ideal for All – Growing Opportunities
Sandwell’s leading social and therapeutic horticultural initiative Growing Opportunities delivering Healthy lifestyle and mental wellbeing support at our accessible 7 acres of gardens. Interventions include accessible therapeutic gardening, cooking, outdoor learning, fun, games, peer support/condition management, coffee mornings, crafts, and holiday / afterschool activities for children, young people and families, ‘wrap- around’ employment, skills, training
Horizon Sexual Assault Referral Centre
Horizon Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) provides people who have experienced rape and sexual assault within the West Midlands with support and advice to assist in their recovery. We aim to provide you with information about the options available to you and will support you in the decisions that you make. The SARC is a
Healthy Sandwell
Healthy Sandwell is the council’s Public Health frontline team, dedicated to improving the wellbeing of our residents through a wide range of lifestyle support services. These include stop smoking programmes, mental health support, weight management and physical activity initiatives. The team is highly trained in behaviour change techniques and can refer individuals to a broad
Best Start Family Hubs
Family Hubs will offer the right help, in the right place, at the right time to support all families in Sandwell with children aged 0 – 19 (or 25 with SEND). Support is also available for families during pregnancy and in baby’s first years including 1-to-1 low level perinatal mental health support. There is a
Family Action
Developed by volunteers and parents with lived experience, we offer virtual and face to face TIM (This is me) workshops that look at understanding behaviours. Centred around understanding individual feelings, these workshops act as a window to the young person’s behaviour and can be shared with any one that has contact with the little/young person.
Every Child Needs a Mentor Limited
Every Child Needs A Mentor (ECNM) delivers specialist mentoring programmes that support children and young people aged 8–25 to build confidence, resilience, and a positive sense of identity. Through 1:1 mentoring and targeted group interventions, we support emotional wellbeing, improve engagement in education, and promote positive decision-making. Our mentors provide consistent, trusted relationships that help
Edward’s Trust
Edward’s Trust is a West Midlands bereavement charity providing support for bereaved children and young people aged between 4-24 and parents bereaved of their child, whatever the age or circumstance. We have 35 years of experience and provide qualified counselling and holistic support for complex or prolonged grief
Early Intervention in Psychosis/ Early Access Service
The Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIS) is a specialist community mental health team. They are a team of nurses, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and support workers. We offer support to young people and adults aged 14 – 65 years who are going through a first episode of psychosis. We also offer a
DECCA
Decca (Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice) offers 1-to-1 counselling, and other services are available for drug and substance misuse for young people up to 18. Our counselling approach is tailored to each individual and you can access this by a self-referral or by being referred by a professional
Cruse Bereavement Support Sandwell
Grief can be lonely and overwhelming, but we’re here to help. If you are aged 18 or over and are enquiring about support for yourself, please get in touch with your local Cruse branch in Smethwick. For information on supporting children and young people visit: www.cruse.org.uk/get-support/supporting-children-and-young-people National support is also available by calling 0808 808