Find Sandwell health & wellbeing services near you

All families are unique and have unique problems, but our counsellors are experienced relationship experts and are specially trained to work with families to help people resolve their problems.

Our counsellors work either with couples or individuals helping them to resolve their relationship difficulties whether they’re struggling through a bad patch, thinking of splitting up, trying to come to terms with a break up or maybe they keep choosing the wrong partner. Relate counsellors are experts in all these areas

Our 50+ wellbeing support service can help you to improve your wellbeing and reduce isolation. We encourage a greater understanding around wellbeing, coping strategies and resilience to support people to manage life’s struggles.

Our mentoring service is weekly, one to one, long term and dedicated to the needs of the children and young people. The sessions are confidential and provided in line with Safeguarding guidelines.

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As individuals create art, they may analyse what they have made and how it makes them feel. Through exploring their art, they can look for themes and conflicts that may be affecting their thoughts, emotions and behaviours.

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The programme includes: Boxercise (boxing for fitness, non-contact), Self-Development Tools and Techniques and Social Skills Coaching. Aimed at children and young people aged 8-18 that want to become physically, mentally and socially fit.

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Targeted and community designed activities and services for Smethwick's Black community, including; 1-to-1 wellbeing support through our existing Listening Ear Service, which provides support in a safe and confidential setting, coaching and support groups for Black men.

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Ethnicity focus: Congolese, Afro Caribbean

Counselling and Psychotherapy Services.
Relationship counselling
Family mediation
Counselling hub for clients private and public, and counsellors. Providing clinical supervision, CPD and counselling training.

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Providing support with education
SEND specialist tutoring
Tailored tutoring 1-1
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Life skills and social skills support
Giving individuals a safe place to be themselves and grow
Maths and English

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Students can be:
Nursery age
Primary age
Secondary school age
Adults

Each student receives:
Tailored assessments
Specific targets set
Bespoke learning programme
Assessments to monitor and track programme.

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SWA's Independent Sexual Violence Advice (ISVA) Service supports survivors of rape, sexual violence and childhood sexual abuse with advocacy, practical and emotional support and counselling, whether or not they choose to report to the police.

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SWA support victims of domestic abuse, rape and sexual violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking in the West Midlands.

Brook offers free Relationship and Sex education Training to professionals working with young people across the Midlands.

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Advice, guidance and support for carers and families of people with dementia.

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Free telephone befriending service

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A fun social session with free refreshments and a range of activities.

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Promoting Living And Dying Well

Individuals, couples and family therapy sessions are available Mon-Wed.

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Ethnicity focus: Congolese, Afro Caribbean

A counselling service for brain injury and stroke survivors, their carers and close family members for a defined range of problems.

Sandwell's adult drug and alcohol treatment service.

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The service is being provided in local primary schools:
6 weeks
Lego Therapy
Music Therpay
Art Therapy

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SWA's IDVA (Independent Domestic Abuse Advice) service supports victims of domestic abuse who are at risk of harm from intimate partners, ex-partners or family members, with the aim of securing their safety and the safety of their children.

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Sandwell Women’s Aid provides safe, secure and supportive accommodation which is available 24 hours a day for women and their children escaping domestic abuse. Our services are accessible for all women, regardless of age, culture, disability, ethnicity or sexuality.

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food parcels and advice

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On the last Saturday of every month we open our Community cafe between 1pm-3pm. We offer a welcoming environment and amazing value brunches for the local community. We support the local community through isolation and loneliness by opening our doors to everyone.

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We are currently running a free young people’s mental health project (aged 18-25) thanks to a small amount of funding. This means that we are in a position to offer a limited amount of young people who fit this demographic 8 free therapy sessions after an initial assessment and donation of £10

Our mentoring service is weekly, one to one, long term and dedicated to the needs of the children and young people. The sessions are confidential and provided in line with Safeguarding guidelines.

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Our mentoring service is weekly, one to one, long term and dedicated to the needs of the children and young people. The sessions are confidential and provided in line with Safeguarding guidelines.

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Our mentoring service is weekly, one to one, long term and dedicated to the needs of the children and young people. The sessions are confidential and provided in line with Safeguarding guidelines.

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Our mentoring service is weekly, one to one, long term and dedicated to the needs of the children and young people. The sessions are confidential and provided in line with Safeguarding guidelines.

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Targeted mentoring for young people

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Free anonymous online counselling support for young people in Sandwell aged 11-18 yrs (or 25 if you're a care leaver)

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Krunch School Transition Mentoring:

• 12 sessions of 1-1 mentoring (1 hours over 12 weeks). This will be delivered for 4 weeks in primary school and 8 weeks in the child’s
named secondary school
• A solution focussed and trauma informed approach with the young person’s voice central to the work.
• Mentees will assess their current life situation using Outcome Star at the beginning and end of intervention. Outcome Stars
incorporate goal setting and action planning.

Intended Outcomes:
• Mentees will be better able to recognise potentially harmful relationships and situations.
• Mentees will be able to name and describe healthy relationship qualities.
• Mentees will show improved self-esteem and confidence.
• Mentees will more positively engage with their new secondary school.

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One to one structured emotional health and wellbeing support for children and young people aged 9-19 years.
Targeted and preventative mentoring sessions with clear goal setting and robust feedback and summary reporting to referrers.
Our experienced mentors who are skilled at building trusting relationships with young people in a confidential manner.

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Cancer support group. 2nd Saturday of each month 10.30am - 12pm. Contact Ameena 0121 525 3909.

A cancer support group for anyone touched by cancer.

Cancer support group

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Free penpal befriending service

Lifeline Counselling provides the opportunity for those aged 18+ across Sandwell to access, up to 12 50-minute counselling sessions, with a BACP counsellor. Sessions are confidential, non-judgemental, and provide a safe space to talk through life issues.

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This is a confidential space to offload and recharge in a non-judgemental environment.

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£3.50 per person includes a meal and drinks. Menu changes weekly and will be updated on The Gap's Facebook page

Booking is essential

Email Kirsty@thegaponline.org for menu details and booking

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, we can help. Find out what to expect, get information, practical advice and support, hear from experts and read about other people’s experiences.

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If you need to talk, we're here to listen. With a weekly call from one of our trained Telephone Buddies, you don't have to face cancer alone.

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As part of our Sandwell Health Inequalities Programme, we are happy to introduce our 6 weeks 'Healthy Minds, Healthy You' Programme led by Saeed Nasser – Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor. Every Friday evening starting 20th October from 6:00pm - 7:00pm @ YCA Cultural Centre, B70 9SJ

The course is FREE OF CHARGE.

Ready to nurture your mental well-being? Join our 6-week journey of self-discovery, thought-provoking discussions and personal growth in a safe & supportive space.

Mother's and toddler's group for children from 0 to 5 years. A support group aimed at parents with young children.

A social group for people aged 50 and over.

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PAPYRUS works with a wide range of organisations to provide a range of training options, including: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), Suicide Awareness, Identifying and Talking About Suicide, and training specifically for school staff. We also run a Forum in the West Midlands for those interested in working on community suicide prevention campaigns and activities.

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To increase the emotional health and well-being of children and for them to know and demonstrate more characteristics and qualities of healthy, safe, and respectful relationships.

The 6-week Real Respect primary programme was designed with the aim of being as age-appropriate, relevant, and culturally appropriate as possible. We take care, upon receiving referrals, to be aware of the spectrum of gender and make up of different family units in the cohort. We take guidance from the school and the children about their unique cultures and religions; we keep equality and diversity at the heart of the conversations. Also, very important from our prior learning working is that the discussions must be child led and children must feel emotionally and physically safe. We take care to respond in ways that could cause no shame or awkward embarrassment.

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Real Respect interventions use developmentally age-appropriate material. We explore how we take personal responsibility in situations where we interact with other people, with a focus upon respecting both ourselves and others. We want participants to learn how to reflect upon their choices and consequences. Most importantly, we want participants to have safe and healthy experiences with other people and we our long term strategy is to contribute to reducing problematic sexual behaviours amongst children and young people via open minded, yet safely boundaried discussion spaces. We want participants to know who their support network is should they experience any difficulties or worries they need to talk about when it comes to love, relationships and sexual activity. We work closely with school/college/referrers throughout the programme and share any safeguarding or other concerns, should we have them.

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We provide rehabilitation and mobility training and work with people utilising their residual vision effectively and safely in order to ensure individuals can live independent lives.

Relate counsellors work either with couples or individuals helping them to resolves their relationship difficulties whether they’re struggling through a bad patch, thinking of splitting up, trying to come to terms with a break up or maybe they keep choosing the wrong partner. Relate counsellors are experts in all these areas.

Relationship, parenting and lifeskills workshops aim to teach you the practical skills you need to deal with what life throws at you. You may be going through a divorce or separation, having trouble adjusting to being a parent or perhaps you just want to be more assertive. Relate workshops will give you the confidence to take charge of your life.

Hot drinks, light refreshment, warm room, activities, socialising and religious guidance if requires.

Sandwell Beam is a friendly emotional health and well-being drop-in service. We offer young people between 5 and 18 years old (up to 25 for care-leavers) a space to talk to someone about how they're feeling. No need to make an appointment, just drop-in!

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Telephone befriending service for isolated, lonely and vulnerable people during Covid 19 pandemic and in the foreseeable future.

We are now part of the Sandwell Council Warm Spaces programme - providing a warm space to everyone on:
- Thursday: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Please note during the Christmas period our last session will be held on 22nd December 2022 and we will resume on 5th January 2023

We are a helpline to support people struggling with poor mental health. We support communities which are unable to get help due to stigmas and cultural barriers through a confidential helpline service.

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A support service for tinnitus sufferers providing information, advice and support through meetings, newsletters and support literature.

Home From Hospital Care provides support for Sandwell residents who have recently been discharged from City Hospital and Birmingham residents leaving Birmingham hospitals to attend medical appointments and collect prescriptions. Transport, company and emotional support are part of this service.

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The key services offered include:

* Emotional and practical support: Individualised support to meet the survivor's emotional and practical needs.
* Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) A professional who provides advice and advocacy for survivors navigating the legal and support systems.
* Counselling: Emotional healing through professional therapeutic services.
* Advocacy: Ensuring the survivor's views are respected by authorities and service providers.
* Culturally sensitive services: A commitment to respecting equality, diversity, and being sensitive to the needs of marginalised communities, such as LGBTT and BME.
* Interpreting services: Access to language support for non-English speakers.
* Legal process support: Guidance through the police, prosecution, and court systems.
* Criminal Injuries Compensation: Assistance with applying for compensation for trauma-related injuries.

Our Talking Therapies Plus service aims to support underserved communities in Sandwell. Underserved communities may include: Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups; refugees and migrants; LGBTQ+ people; older adults; and men.
We do this by taking a flexible, creative and culturally appropriate approach to delivering Talking Therapies, for example, providing access to therapists with a range of language skills and matching service users to therapists with the same background. We also provide bereavement support.
Tell us what you're going through – we're here to help you feel better.

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Sandwell Talking Therapies Plus is a free and confidential service for individuals 18 and older who reside in Sandwell.

Our Talking Therapies Plus service aims to support underserved communities in Sandwell. We provide support for mental health challenges like anxiety, stress, depression and bereavement. Our therapists are kind and understanding, and they never judge you.

We help you in the way that works best for you either by phone, video, email and face-to-face in a community location you are comfortable with.

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Sandwell Talking Therapies Plus is a free and confidential service for individuals 18 and older who reside in Sandwell.

We provide support for mental health challenges like anxiety, stress, depression and bereavement.

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Tea time Meal £5 for 2 courses

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Our counsellors at Survivors of D & R CIC work with individuals and couples helping them to resolve their day to day difficulties in their relationships and their own lives.

A project to engage young people between ages 8-18 in football and other community activities. Opportunities to represent WBA at tournaments and fixtures.

Termly sign ups required on the website below.

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A project to engage young people between ages 8-18 in football and other community activities. Opportunities to represent WBA at tournaments and fixtures.

Termly sign ups required on the website below.

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Improving the emotional and psychological wellbeing of children and young people in Sandwell aged 5 - 25

Visually impaired, specialist advice support and guidance

Independent one to one advocacy support for older people with long term health and accommodation issues.

Relate youth counsellors are fully trained to support children and young people through counselling on a wide range of issues.