Mental health services
One in four people have a degree of mental health issues at some point in their life. Find out about mental health services available to NHS Birmingham East and North residents.
Emergency contacts
- Samaritans: 08457 90 90 90
- Mind: 0845 766 0163
- Birmingham Mind emergency links has further useful contacts
Mental health service
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health care to those people living in Birmingham and Solihull who are experiencing mental health problems. Contact PALS:
- Tel: 0800 953 0045
- Text: 07985 883 509
- Email: pals@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Useful Mental Health Trust links
- Find a local group
- Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP)
- Mental Health Services for Adults of Working Age (AWA)
- Youth, Addictions, Secure and Complex Care (YASCC)
Local mental health services
- Acacia Family Support
- Birmingham Mind
- bWell
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) – from Birmingham City Council
- EQUIP resource listing: Mental health advice and services
- LivingWell West Midlands
- Mental health services for adults – from Birmingham City Council
- Mental health teams – from Birmingham City Council
- Positive Mental Health Group
- Rethink: Mental health advice and services
Useful mental health links
- Asian Family Counselling Service
- Black Mental Health
- NHS Choices: Mental health
- NHS Choices: Search for mental health services
- OCD Action
- Rethink
- Sane - mental health support
- Time To Change – mental health campaign group
NHS Birmingham East and North services
NHS Birmingham East and North hosts the pan-Birmingham mental health commissioning team.
Wellness Recovery Action Plan 2010 Programme report
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) is a self-help programme designed to increase awareness of mental wellbeing and encourage individuals to be more active in maintaining good mental heath. This report documents a year long programme of WRAP delivery and its outcomes.
I am a GP. It states we can refer for CBt. How do we do this, is there a form to complete on a self help website we can direct pts to.
Hi
You may want to contact Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (or the PALS department there on Tel: 0800 953 0045).
Hope this helps
Rob Benson
NHS Birmingham East and North