Kooth
Kooth is a free, safe and anonymous website that offers mental health and wellbeing support to young people and young adults in Sandwell aged 11 to 18 (extends to 25 for care leavers and SEND). The service is funded by the NHS, so it is completely free for young people. There aren’t any thresholds or
Kaleidoscope Sanctuary Hub
This service is for anyone aged 18 years old + who is registered with a doctor in Sandwell and identifies as having primary mental health need. We can support you personally or if you are concerned about a family member or friend. You will be able to speak to a friendly support worker, who will
Ideal for All – Wellbeing, Mental Health, Peer Support Groups and Social Events
Feeling lonely or alone? Free user-led membership, peer support and social events days out for disabled people aged 16+ and their carers (run by disabled people of all ages and abilities). Support your own wellbeing or your loved ones, connect, or volunteer your time. Get specialist disability information, advice and guidance to access self-help, local
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
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.
Family Action Family Line
FamilyLine is a free service available to support adult family members on all aspects of family life issues via telephone, text message and email. Whether it’s emotional support or practical advice on any aspect of parenting or broader family issues
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
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