Mental Health Foundation
Charity that provides free resources and advice on various mental health conditions and how to manage your own mental health
Kidscape
This confidential service provides parents a space to help when a child is being bullied, in any context. The helpline is there to support parents, carers and family members who are concerned about a child who is being bullied. Parents / carers are in charge of what they want to share. The Parent Support Advisor
Hearing Voices Network
The website has resources for anyone to find healthy coping strategies, when additional help is needed and information on ‘hearing voices’ (which is used as an umbrella term) and includes seeing visions and having other unusual perceptions (including touch, taste and smell). We help to facilitate local forums which are 100% user led by people
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
Counselling Directory
A place to find qualified and professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists and their fees in your local area
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