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 a part of Sandwell Council’s Public Health team, serving as a single point of contact for all public health improvement and wellbeing programs and services in Sandwell including services sourced directly by our team and others within the community, including mental health support, weight management, stop smoking, alcohol and drug support, sexual
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 Helping Hands Black Country
A Helping Hand to parents and families of children with Autism/ADHD or on a pathway being assessed. We offer workshops, available virtually or face to face, where we explore behaviours of little/young people with additional needs. Our workshops: TIM: Understanding my behaviours as I have different needs; group sessions to discuss, behaviour, sensory needs, coping
4 Community Trust
4CT Emotional Health & Well-being service works alongside schools and the community of Sandwell offering wellbeing programmes to help improve and understand emotional and physical health of children. We have and work with trained therapists offering Lego Therapy, Creative Meditation, Yoga Therapy, Art Therapy, and Music Therapy and we also are offering courses to parents
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. We do not set time limits and
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. Our team offer confidential one-to-one information and guidance over the phone or face-to-face. Includes: wellbeing support, signposting to specialist services, support to access benefits, care packages, equipment, etc, as well as regular carer support groups. You can