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    Peer Support Skills Course with The Kaleidoscope Plus Group

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    The Kaleidoscope Plus Group's - Peer Support Skills Course, to help you develop or learn new skills and the opportunity to share what you have learned to benefit others. The course itself will cover a range of topics from health and wellbeing, professional boundaries, relationships and roles. For individuals who have lived experience of ill health/...

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    Starfish Social Hub - October 2023

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    The Starfish Social Hub is a face-to-face and virtual social support network, set up and run by the charity: Starfish Services Limited, part of the Starfish Partnership. This is a project with a difference, addressing mental health by focusing on social health instead. They offer a programme of activities where socialising is the focus because this...

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    Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Group

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    Did you know Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy has been found to help people who have been depressed more than twice, reducing the risk of relapsing again by 50%? Walsall Talking Therapies, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Group is available to adult 17+ who: Are registered with a GP in WalsallHave experienced depressionCan commit to prac...

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    Roots of Recovery Event

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    Come along on Tuesday 19th September from 9.30am till 3pm, to the Roots of Recovery event at Sandwell Council House Chambers Freeth Street, Oldbury B69 3DE. This event will include guest speakers who have lived experience of recovery and workshops. The opportunity to talk to any of the recovery based organisations available in t...

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    Free Mindfulness Workshops - The Red Shed

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    Join the Birmingham Settlement for their free Wellbeing workshops at The Red Shed. Discover information, techniques and strategies for improving your physical and mental wellbeing. Encouraging you to take some time to practice mindfulness in this beautiful greenspace. Everyone is welcome, sessions are warm and friendly. Mondays ...

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    Starfish Social Hub - September 2023

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    The Starfish Social Hub is a face-to-face and virtual social support network, set up and run by the charity: Starfish Services Limited, part of the Starfish Partnership. This is a project with a difference, addressing mental health by focusing on social health instead. They offer a programme of activities where socialising is the focus because this...

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    Compassion 4 Carers with The Kaleidoscope Plus Group

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    The Kaleidoscope Plus Group are hosting Care for Carers sessions, this autumn and winter throughout Sandwell. These sessions will provide an open safe space for carers, with a bunch of fun activities such as quizzes, games and raffles. All the sessions will all be led by experienced staff from The Kaleidoscope Plus Group, alongs...

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    Starfish Social Hub - August 2023

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    The Starfish Social Hub is a face-to-face and virtual social support network, set up and run by the charity: Starfish Services Limited, part of the Starfish Partnership. This is a project with a difference, addressing mental health by focusing on social health instead. They offer a programme of activities where socialising is the focus be...

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    Family Hubs Launch Events

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    Come along to Family Hubs Launch Events in Wolverhampton to learn more about advice and guidance available in your local areas. Family Hubs provide a wide range of services including play sessions, birth registrations, access to additional support such welfare advice, mental health, employment assistance, relationship building and co...

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    Rethink Mental Illness Sanctuary Hubs

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    Are you feeling lonely or overwhelmed? Are things a little too much right now? Rethink Mental Illness Sanctuary Hubs are here to help and support you when your struggling.  Hubs are open for you to drop-in every Monday to Friday from 6pm till 11pm, as well as Saturday's and Sunday's from 12pm till 11pm. If you can't visit a Sanctuary Hub,...

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    The Sanctuary Cafe

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    Are you feeling lonely or isolated? The Sanctuary Cafe is a safe space for adults. Where you can seek emotional and mental health support and advice, outside of usual service hours at base25. Contact hours are the following: Monday - Friday 6pm till 11pm Saturday - Sunday 12pm till 11pm Contact details are below: Phone: 0800 008 6516 or text 07800 ...

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    FREE Mental Health Training Sessions, Sandwell

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    Introducing Tough Enough To Care, the mental health charity, who have been commissioned to deliver Mental Health and Wellbeing sessions for groups and organisations across Sandwell. Please see the information below giving more details of the sessions and contact details for Tough Enough to Care for session bookings. We are a midlands based cha...

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    Men's Health Awareness Event, Walsall

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    There will be a free Men's Health Awareness, Mental Wellbeing and Physical Health check up event this Thursday, 15th June between 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the MindKind Wellbeing Centre in Walsall.  Join an evening of discussions and presentations around men's wellbeing. Optional 10 minute 'Health MOT' with a medical professional included.Call 0...

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    Reflexions - Mental Health Support Team (MHST)

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    Reflexions is a Mental Health Support Team (MHST) service that helps increase access to mental health support for children and young people in schools across the Black Country. They offer 1:1 low/high intensity CBT, Whole School Approach (WSA) including staff training, workshops and school assemblies. Helping children and young people who may ...

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    Mental Health Awareness Week: Anxiety, Day 3

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    Mental Health Awareness Week this year is focused on anxiety and how we can increase people's awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing information on the things that can help prevent it from becoming a problem.To encourage more dialogue and to help you find more resources, this week we are sharing helpful websites that will assist in you...

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    Mental Health Awareness Week: Anxiety, Day 2

    Mental Health Awareness Week: Day 2

    Mental Health Awareness Week this year is focused on anxiety and how we can increase people's awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing information on the things that can help prevent it from becoming a problem. This week we are highlighting helpful websites that can help you overcome your anxiety and get you back on track. Today we ...

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    Mental Health Awareness Week: Anxiety

    Mental Health Awareness Week: Anxiety

    Anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, but sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem.Mental Health Awareness Week this year is focused on anxiety and how we can increase people's awareness and understanding of anxiety by providing information on the things that can help prevent it from becoming a problem.If you wou...

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    The Recovery College Veterans Co-production Group

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    The new Veterans Coproduction Group, hosted by the Recovery College aims to ensure that both the College and Black Country Healthcare NHS Trust will fully meet the needs of and be accessible to the Armed Forces and Veterans Communities including family members. A small group of Veteran Recovery College students have been working really hard in deve...

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    Just While You Wait

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    What is Just While You Wait? Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) via group and 1-1 sessions in the community.Delivered by Level 4 Qualified IAG Professionals with over 10 years of combined experience of high quality support.Additional links and signposting to services throughout the voluntary/ community sector. It prepares participants fo...

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    (Un)spoken Word Poetry Book

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    (Un)spoken word is the name given to a set of poetry events the Trust held in 2021 and 2022, and the first published volume of poetry, launched on World Poetry Day 2023 (21 March). These poems are important because they help discuss mental health, wellbeing and acknowledging that life can sometimes be difficult and these difficulties...

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