Services
Young Adult Emotional Wellbeing Support (16-25 year olds)
by Sport 4 Life
Mental and emotional wellbeing, personal development, employability, sport & physical activity; and mentoring.
Youth Mental Health First Aid - Support for Parents and Carers
by The Kaleidoscope Plus Group
The Kaleidoscope Plus Group is a mental health and well being charity providing well being and training services within the West Midlands and Nationally.
We have floating support, counselling, care services, Sanctuary Hub (out of hours support) Training in mental health and well being, menopause, resilience, suicide awareness, group skills, MHFA and MHFA Youth, Drop in sessions for carers, Coffee and chat drop in sessions, bereavement and bereaved by suicide support groups.
Supporting Young People and Children
by Ambitious Lives
Ambitious Lives provides mentoring and workshops for young people with challenging behaviours aged 11-25.
Brotherhood
by Powered by CAN
Brotherhood is a youth-led culturally responsive emotional wellbeing and resilience programme for young black males aged 10-19 years of African and/or Caribbean origin/heritage living in Sandwell and the surrounding areas of the Black Country. Brotherhood aims to empower young black males to be at the centre of conversations and the action to address racial disparity and prejudice that is impacting their emotional wellbeing and limiting them to reach their full potential. The programme utilises 1-2-1 mentoring, group mentoring, workshops and master classes to build these skills.
Creative Art Therapies for Children and Young people in Sandwell.
by 4 Community Trust CiC
Emotional Wellbeing Support Services at 4 Community Trust, will offer children Art, Lego and Music Therapy. 4 Community Trust's programmes aim to expand children’s emotional vocabulary, heighten emotional awareness, and develop emotional coping strategies whilst boosting overall mood and confidence.
Mentoring Support
by Sport 4 Life
Sport 4 Life we believe in giving young people the opportunity to create a better future for themselves. We are proud to provide the opportunity for young people (aged 11 to 29) to prepare for and move into sustained education, employment, or training by improving their employability and key life skills, through our mentoring service. Our team of Youth Mentors are all Level 3 Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and Mental Health First Aid trained. Our mentors work one-to-one with students to create bespoke action plans aimed at improving their mental health, life skills and employability.
Inspires Mentoring
by The Albion Foundation
The Albion Foundation is the charity attached to West Bromwich Albion Football Club. Our Go Local strategy aims to work with people of all ages in the Sandwell Community to provide access to support, sport services and provision to support mental health and well-being.
Therapeutic Support for Sandwell Children affected by Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence
by Black Country Women's Aid
Black Country Women's Aid's provides 1-2-1 counselling for children aged 7-18 who are victims of domestic abuse/sexual violence.
We:
• Give children/young people someone to talk to in confidence who will listen to them and believe them
• Provide sensitive services which respect their individual needs
• Support them with age and development-appropriate therapeutic techniques including art and creative therapies, mindfulness, storytelling and using dolls and action figures
• Improve their emotional health and wellbeing, helping them to: express themselves safely; regulate emotions and manage behaviour, develop psychological flexibility, understand and aspire to healthy relationships
Be You – A safe space for young girls to create, empower, build resilience and reduce the risk of criminality.
by Black Country Women's Aid
Be You, a new women's justice service from Black Country Women's Aid, is supporting Sandwell girls aged 11-19 at risk of offending. Our school-based service uses group and 1-2-1 emotional wellbeing support to:
• Improve girls' wellbeing
• Challenge negative attitudes and behaviours
• Explore negative influences and their impact • Create alternative routes, and places and people of safety
• Build resilience and confidence as they enter adulthood
• Help girls stay in education
• Develop aspirations
Stronger Together in Sandwell
by Brushstrokes Community Project
Brushstrokes is a specialist organisation, holistically supporting refugees, migrants and asylum seekers in their journey to settlement and integration. Stronger Together in Sandwell is a wellbeing project for unaccompanied asylum seeking children and newly arrived young people across Sandwell, working with Sandwell Children's Trust, local schools and community groups to provide advice, arts therapy and counselling. By bringing the young people of Sandwell together we are strengthening connections and community. Our family support offer will support families of these asylum-seeker children to target the underlying issues that affect wellbeing such as housing, benefits and employment.