Go Play Sandwell – Sandwell’s Play Service, offering free play sessions for children aged 6-12 (or up to 16 with SEND)
Find A Helpline – All of the nationwide helplines for you to get support from
Childline– Free confidential service to help young people under 19 with any issue they are going through
Runaway Helpline – Information, help, and support and options for young people thinking of running away or already away
The MIX – The Mix’s Crisis Messenger text service is available 24/7 and open to anyone aged 25 or under living in the UK
Citizens Advice – General information for young people including employment, housing, family matters, money, benefits, health, the law, travel and transport
Al-Anon – Support for the families and friends of alcoholics
Alateen– Support for teenage relatives and friends of alcoholics
DECCA– Drug and Alcohol support for young people in Sandwell
Cranstoun– Drug and Alcohol support for adults in Sandwell
Smoke Free Sandwell – Support people aged 12 and over who want help to quit smoking through a 12-week stop smoking programme of behavioural support and medication, including all forms of nicotine replacement including patches, lozenges, gums, etc and vapes
Aquarius – Support people 16 years and over affected by gambling, either their own or the gambling of a family member, partner or friend through 1:1 and group support sessions
Youth Justice Legal Centre – Information and support for children and young people who may find themselves involved in the criminal justice system
Just for Kids Law – Provides advocacy, legal support and assistance to young people in difficulty; particularly those in trouble with the law, looked after children and those at risk of exclusion from school
Victim Support – Free and confidential support and information to help people cope with the effects of crime
Crime Stoppers – An online service to report if a crime has taken place
Citizens Advice – General information for young people including employment, housing, family matters, money, benefits, health, the law, travel and transport
24 – Hour National Domestic Violence-A national service for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf
Rights of Women – Information and support on a wide range of legal issues including violence against women, family and criminal law and asylum and immigration
REFUGE – Information and advice on violence against teenage girls and young women
RESPECT – Free advice and support for men experiencing domestic violence and abuse
The Prince’s Trust – Support for those aged 11-30 who are unemployed and not in education
Citizens Advice – General information for young people including employment, housing, family matters, money, benefits, health, the law, travel and transport
Child Law Advice Service – Specialist advice and information on child, family and education law including a charged call back advice service
Lawstuff – Information specifically aimed at young people covering a wide range of topics including education, crime and the police, children’s rights and leaving home
Migrant Children’s Project – Help and support for migrant, asylum-seeking and refugee children in the UK.
Make Our Rights Reality– A movement of young people demanding our rights, coordinated by Youth Access – a charity working for the rights of every young person to be able to get support when and where they need it
Know Your Rights – Sandwell Children’s Trust’s Guide to Children & Young People’s Rights
Citizens Advice – General information for young people including employment, housing, family matters, money, benefits, health, the law, travel and transport
St Giles– Helping children living through adverse experiences
Housing & Homelessness
Shelter – Information and advice for young people on any housing related problems
St Giles– Helping children living through adverse experiences
Citizens Advice – General information for young people including employment, housing, family matters, money, benefits, health, the law, travel and transport
LGBTQ+
Stone Wall – Online information service providing details on lesbian, gay, bi and trans rights and issues affecting LGBT people
Switchboard -Information, support and referral service for lesbians, gay men and bisexual and trans people – and anyone considering issues around their sexuality and/or gender identity
Safety Net – The NYAS ‘Safety Net’ helpline service will continue the national provision of: Helpline advice and support, signposting to local services, issue-based advocacy, specialist non-instructed advocacy, advocacy finder service, self-advocacy information. The service accepts referrals from children and young people, professionals working with young people, friends, families, and carers. The service will be available to: children in care and care leavers up to age 25 and children and young people needing support from children’s services, including those on child in need plans, child protection plans, or who are 16-17 years old and homeless.
National Youth Advocacy Service – Provides information, advice, advocacy and legal representation to children and young people
National Debt Line– Information and support for dealing with debt and money issues
St Giles– Helping children living through adverse experiences
Citizens Advice – General information for young people including employment, housing, family matters, money, benefits, health, the law, travel and transport
Self-Injury Support– A national organisation that supports girls and women affected by self-injury or self-harm
National Self – Harm Network – An online forum providing crisis, support, information, advice and resources for people who self-harm and their family and carers
Brook– A sex-positive charity offering confidential advice and support
Shore – A safe space for teenagers worried about sexual behaviour, has questions about healthy sexual relationships, wants to change their own behaviour or are looking for reliable information to help them respond to someone else’s behaviour
Babble – Young carers community. Offers information and support. Includes advice for coping with feelings and links to organisations that may be helpful
Carers Trust– Information, advice, discussion and support for carers
Carers UK– Information advice and support for people who need help looking after a friend or family member