Health & Wellbeing Resources

Resources (Health and Wellbeing)

This is a time in your life when you may experience significant changes and challenges, and it’s essential to prioritize your health and wellbeing.

This page is here to provide you with access to a variety of resources to help you take care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. We aim to offer a comprehensive range of resources that will support your wellbeing in every way.

Our goal is to empower you to make informed decisions about your health and wellbeing, and we hope you find these resources helpful in your journey.

4 Community Trust

Working alongside schools and the community of Sandwell offering Wellbeing programmes to help improve and understand emotional and physical health.

Sandwell Advocacy

The SAVE Project (Sandwell Advocacy Voice and Empowerment) provides an advocacy, enabling and support service for children and young people aged 5-18 who are experiencing poor mental health and/or behavioural issues

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.

Ask Marc

Help and support for men affected by domestic abuse, stalking and rape and sexual violence.

Autism West Midlands

We use our passion and expertise to enrich the lives of people on the autism spectrum and those who care for them.

Black Country Support After Suicide

We are service based within the Black Country providing a range of support to those affected by bereavement by suicide.

Black Country Women's Aid

Our sensitive and holistic support helps over 8000 victims of abuse each year to escape from violence, cope with trauma and rebuild their lives. We believe that no-one should have to live in fear of violence and abuse. We listen, we support, we care.

Brook Advisory

Being a young person can be tough. Through our innovative clinical services, digital support, tailored counselling and inspiring relationships and sex education, young people are able to take charge of their sexual health and wellbeing.

Sandwell CAMHS

Sandwell CAMHS is a specialist mental health service commissioned to provide interventions to those children, young people and their families who are vulnerable to mental health problems that are severe or complex in nature.

Cranstoun

Cranstoun provides services for adults and young people facing difficulties with alcohol and other drugs, domestic abuse, housing and criminal justice.

Criminal Justice Mental Health Team

The Criminal Justice Mental Health Team (CJMHT) provides a single integrated offer to the whole Black Country population known to the criminal justice services.

Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team

This service is for adults aged 18 – 65 years old going through a severe mental health crisis as an alternative to hospital admission. They offer a flexible patient centred service and aim to treat individuals with minimum disruption to their lives.

Cruse Bereavement Support Sandwell

Our volunteers are trained in all types of bereavement and can help you make sense of how you’re feeling right now.

DECCA

The DECCA (Drug Education, Counselling and Confidential Advice) Team are Sandwell’s young people’s alcohol, drug and tobacco advice service.

Early Intervention in Psychosis Service

Early Intervention in Psychosis Service (EIS) is a specialist community mental health team which works with individuals in the three years following a first episode of psychosis or those who are deemed at risk of developing psychosis (ARMS).

Elements SEMH Support

Elements is a creative social and emotional mental health support service for children, young people and adults in supportive roles.

Eating Disorder Service

Support to people over the age of eight years old with the following eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and eating disorders not otherwise specified.

Every Child Needs a Mentor

Every Child Needs a Mentor (ECNM) is an award-winning specialist youth mentoring organisation that helps to provide asset-based mentorship to support children and young people from the age of 8 – 18 years

FRANK

The service offers honest information about drugs.

Heal Hub

Heal Hub is a community-led programme that gives young people aged 12 – 25 years old the opportunity to shape their own mental health support.

Health Exchange

The Health Exchange Mental health and Wellbeing service can support you If you are feeling low, suffering from depression, anxiety or stress.

Sandwell Healthy Minds

Sandwell Healthy Minds / Sandwell IAPT supports people who are experiencing problems such as stress, anxiety, low mood and depression. You must be aged 16 and over and registered with a GP in Sandwell.

Healthwatch Sandwell

We want to hear what you think of health & social care services in your area – that’s everything from your school nurse or GP to your local hospital and support services.

Hope Again Bereavement Support

Hope Again is the youth website of Cruse Bereavement Support for young people. They offer support and advice solely online to children and young people who have lost loved ones.

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. They can support you personally or if you are concerned about a family member or friend.

Kooth

Free, safe and anonymous support from the online mental wellbeing community

Krunch Sandwell

The aim of all of Krunch services is to offer support, guidance and encouragement to young people thereby enabling them to fulfil their potential.

Murray Hall

Murray Hall Community Trust provide a range of innovative services for children, families, young people and adults, from early years to end of life care.

POhWER

POhWER provides information, advice, support and advocacy to adults who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion.

The Recovery College

The Recovery College provides an educational learning environment for adults who have an interest in, or personal difficulties with, mental health.

Relate

Relationship counselling, youth counselling, psychosexual counselling. Their 1-to-1 youth counselling service is free of charge for children and young people ages 8 – 18 years old in the Sandwell area.

SEND IASS

A wide range of support and services committed to making a positive difference to the lives of the young people of Sandwell.

Tough Enough To Care

Tough Enough To Care offer separate peer support groups for men and women, giving a non-judgmental, safe space for people to support each other and be supported.

Children and Young People Sexual Assault Service

If you or a child or young person you know has experienced sexual assault, you can contact The West Midlands Regional CYPSAS for help and advice 24/7.