POhWER 0300 456 2370 or text ‘pohwer’ with your name and number to 81025
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Open: 8 am – 6 pm, Mon to Fri except bank holidays Email: pohwer@pohwer.net Web: https://www.pohwer.net/sandwell
POhWER provides information, advice, support and advocacy to adults who experience disability, vulnerability, distress and social exclusion. Services in Sandwell include NHS complaints advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA), including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Relevant Person's Paid Representative (RPPR), Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) including an issue-based advocacy service for informal inpatients of Sandwell (Hallam St) Hospital via drop ins and Care Act Advocacy. All POhWER’s services are free, independent and confidential.
Reflexions (Mental Health Support Teams) 0121 612 6620
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Open: 9 am – 5 pm, Mon to Fri Email: bchft.reflexions@nhs.net
The Mental Health Support Team (MHST) for some schools (Reflexions) is an early identification and intervention service which provides mental health support in educational settings to children and young people who are of an appropriate age to attend reception through to Year 13. Reflexions has three core functions: to deliver evidence-based interventions for mild-to- moderate mental health issues such as low mood and anxiety; support each school or college to introduce or develop whole school or college approach; give timely advice to school and college staff and liaise with external specialist service to help children and young people to get the right support and stay in education. The service also supports parents and carers to manage their children’s mental health as well as with teaching staff within the education settings. Referrals can be received from a professional, parent or child themselves however the Senior Mental Health Lead for the school in which they attend must be aware.
Relate 0121 643 1638
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Open: 5 pm – 8 pm Tues, 12 pm - 5pm Wed Address: Old Municipal Buildings, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 2AB Email: info@relatebirmingham.co.uk Web: http://www.relate.org.uk/ Counselling service Web: https://sandwellearlyhelp.info/service/727
Relationship counselling, children and young people’s counselling, family counselling, sex therapy. They provide relationship counselling to couples, individuals and families and counselling for children and young people. They have a set cost for assessment and a sliding scale for ongoing sessions, based on your ability to pay. Free or reduced fees may be available for some services. If payments are issue, please let the booking team know when you enquire. The Children and Young People’s counselling servi ce is called Time for You and is for children and young people ages 7 – 18 years old. Sessions in Sandwell area are available through webcam or phone or face to face at our Sandwell venue or Birmingham offices. Other languages spoken by us are Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu.
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