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Support and resources
 

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Birmingham Forward Steps: delivering education, health and wellbeing for children and young people aged 0 to 5 in Birmingham.

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Support for mental health and wellbeing

What is the Birmingham Forward Steps (BFS) offer?

We offer signposting and connecting to appropriate mental health services for parents struggling with isolation, mental health and wellbeing. Through the wider Family Hub offer we work in partnership with Pause to provide access to a well being drop-in for anyone under the age of 25.

 

 

Resources

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Children and Young People's Mental Health Services (CYPMHS)

CYPMHS is a NHS mental health services that focus on the needs of children and young people

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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive mental healthcare service for residents of Birmingham and Solihull.

For urgent mental health help, call:

(24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

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Forward Thinking Birmingham

Forward Thinking Birmingham is the city's mental health partnership for 0 to 25 year olds.

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Birmingham Mind

Birmingham Mind is the largest independent mental health charity providing services in and beyond the City of Birmingham's boundaries.

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Acacia Family Support

Acacia Family Support offers a range of free services including peer support to families across Birmingham experiencing pre and postnatal depression and anxiety.

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Kooth

Kooth is an online mental wellbeing community. Access free, safe and anonymous support

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The Delicate Mind / نازک ذہن

The Delicate Mind / نازک ذہن is an award-winning mental health C.I.C that serves racialised communities.

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Living Well Consortium

Living Well Consortium: free health and wellbeing services are provided by over 30 charities and/or non profit organisations based in the West Midlands.

Wider mental health and wellbeing support

 

 

Bereavement

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Sands

Sands stillbirth and neonatal death charity: saving babies' lives. Supporting bereaved families.

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Cruse Bereavement Support

Cruse support people after the death of someone close.

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The Lullaby Trust

The Lullaby Trust offer confidential bereavement support to anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child

Bereavement resources

 

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