Advice: Mental Health

It is so important to take care of your mental health.

It is also important to speak to someone if you feel like you need extra help. You can find additional helplines to contact here or if you need crisis support click here

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If you still do not understand, then please contact us, or email us at shape_events@sandwell.gov.uk

We are here to help with anything you do not understand, and we can also point you in the right direction!

Sandwell’s Mental Health Offer

In Sandwell, the mental health offer is based upon the Sandwell Young People’s i-THRIVE Model.

The model has been created to help you understand what will happen when you require advice, guidance and support with your emotional wellbeing. As soon as you notice the signs of something going wrong in your life, you must speak to a trusted adult.

Do not wait until you are in crisis!

The framework is needs led, meaning that mental health needs are defined by children, young people and their families, alongside professionals, through shared decision-making. Each issue will be dealt with individually, so therefore you may receive a different level of support for each issue.

The THRIVE framework is a national framework.

Services that may be able to help you to ‘Get Advice’:

• Youth Services – attend a drop in service or a youth provision for general advice and support from a professional
• School Nurses – speak to your school nurse for general advice and support from a professional
• Speak to a trusted adult at school/ college
• Get advice from a useful website online e.g. Childline and Just Youth Self Help Pages
• Take a look at our Sandwell ‘All Age Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Directory’ to see where you could get advice from
• Call Black Country Healthcare Foundation on 0121 612 6620 between 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday for advice, support and guidance if you are concerned about yourself or someone under 18 years of age. Please note: this call may not end in a SPA referral to access further support

Services that may be able to help you to ‘Get Help’:

(To ‘Get Help’, you must speak to a professional trusted adult who can refer you to the Single Point of Access. You must be open and honest with this adult to ensure that the team can assess your needs and identify the most appropriate support for you to receive. The following services are examples of where you may be referred to)

• Kooth
• Reflexions Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHST)
• The Kaleidoscope Group
• Murray Hall Community Trust
• Child Development Centres
• Inclusion Support Services

Services that may be able to help you to ‘Get More Help’:

(To ‘Get More Help’, you must speak to a professional trusted adult who can refer you to the Single Point of Access. You must be open and honest with this adult to ensure that the team can assess your needs and identify the most appropriate support for you to receive. The following services are examples of where you may be referred to)

• CAMHS
• Reflexions Mental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHST)
• Eating Disorders Team
• Early Intervention in Psychosis

Services that may be able to help you to ‘Get Risk Support’:

(To ‘Get Risk Support’, you must speak to a professional trusted adult who can refer you to the Single Point of Access. You must be open and honest with this adult to ensure that the team can assess your needs and identify the most appropriate support for you to receive. The following services are examples of where you may be referred to)

• CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Team
• Intensive Support Team
• Liaison & Diversion Services
• Inpatient Teams
• Urgent Care and Crisis Services