Family Lives
Help for people of all ages with all aspects of family life such as bonding with your new baby, dealing with tantrums, positive discipline, bullying, communicating with teens and divorce and separation. We provide a helpline, advice website, live chat and parenting/relationship support groups
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
The West Midlands Regional Children and Young People Sexual Assault Service
If you or a child or young person (any gender) you know has experienced sexual assault, you can contact The West Midlands Regional CYPSAS for help and advice 24/7. If you are under 13 years old, you will need to be referred to the centre by a social care professional or the police. If you
The Kaleidoscope Plus Group providing Primary Mental Health
The service supports children aged 5-17 with emotional wellbeing and mental health concerns. This includes 1-1 counselling support for concerns such as anxiety, low mood, depression, understanding anger, bereavement, managing low self-esteem, building confidence, emotional regulation, encouraging self-care and better sleep hygiene. All referrals must be submitted via CAMHS, Single Point of Access (SPA)
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
Single Point of Access (SPA)
Single Point of Access (SPA) is for all children up to 18 registered with a GP in Sandwell. Any professional can refer, and the services involved in SPA range across the Thrive model (Getting advice, getting help, getting more help, and getting risk support). Our team can decide which is the most suitable service for
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