• Support them with positive activities (football, basketball, walking)
• Refer them to appropriate support/treatment agencies if required. (GP, School, college)
• Educate to achieve educational goals. (safeguarding, first aid, personal growth)
• Signpost to physical activities that continue beyond the lifetime of the project. (volunteering)
Older Adults Therapeutic Service (OATS) 0121 803 2345
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Open: 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri Address: OATS Hub, Blakenall Village Centre, 79 Thames Road, Blakenall, Walsall, WS3 1LZ Email: bchft.oatsreferrals@nhs.net Web: www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/our-services/older-adults-therapeutic-service- oats The Older Adults Therapeutic Service (OATS) is provided by Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust. We provide a wide variety of evidence based therapeutic interventions within community locations for adults with mental health challenges or dementia. For people diagnosed with dementia, the interventions can include information following a diagnosis and facilitation of initial Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). Referrals are accepted from secondary care services within Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust and from local third-party dementia support services. For people with functional mental health challenges, recovery focused support can be offered through education, skills-based training and facilitation of peer support. Referrals are accepted from secondary care teams within Black Country Healthcare Foundation Trust.
Omega Chatterbox Web: https://omega.uk.net/chatterbox/
A A free telephone befriending service for socially isolated, bereaved people, and for people who provide caring support to others. Our clients are carefully matched to DBS-checked volunteer befrienders, with whom they exchange supportive, friendly phone calls. They chat about their lives, families and interests.
PAGE (Parents, Advocacy, Guidance and Empowerment) 0121 520 8070 (Option 3)
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Open: 9 – 5.30pm Mon – Thurs; 9 – 5pm Fridays. Email: sandwelladvocacy@btconnect.com Web: https://communitiesinsync.info/our-services/page/
Partnership with Sandwell Advocacy as Communities in Sync empowering Parents aged 18+ with Learning Disabilities to thrive. Providing wellbeing, independent living support and advocacy for parents subject to or at risk of interventions from early help; child in need plans, child protection plans or Section 47 enquiry. Practical ‘hands on’ outreach/ self-help ensuring parents with learning difficulties are equipped with skills, knowledge, confidence to live as independently as possible and wellbeing/ mental health are resilient. Co-produced to also work alongside local services e.g., Family Hubs, Sandwell Children’s Trust and parenting support focusing on parent’s independent living skills.
Funded until the end of August 2025
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