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

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

PAGE (Parents, Advocacy, Guidance and Empowerment)

Parents, Advocacy, Guidance & Empowerment (PAGE) is a project designed to support parents with learning disabilities and/or autism in Sandwell and surrounding areas. These families often find themselves in crisis, navigating child protection proceedings, living in unstable or poor housing, managing trauma, or experiencing poverty. PAGE Plus deliver a dual-strand model of intensive, tailored support.

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

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

Crossroads Carers Assistance Line

This free service provides advice and practical support for unpaid adult carers in Sandwell and the Black Country. The Carers Assistance Line (CAL) aims to break down the barriers and challenges faced by carers from under-represented groups, including those from the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minorities, males and young adults. CAL offers confidential one-to-one information and

Child Bereavement UK

We help anyone – children, young people, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. This can include when somebody is going to die, how to share bad news, the principles of puddle jumping, other help and support, resources for professionals and training courses

Beat

Beat is a national service that encourages and empowers people of all ages to get help quickly with their eating disorder. The sooner someone starts treatment the greater their chance of recovery. The free to call helpline is open 365 days a year, including bank holidays. Advice and information are available on our website, and