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Urgent Mental Health Advice

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The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service
 

The first call for help takes courage.  If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health or wellbeing, expert help is available from Op COURAGE: The Veterans Mental Health and Wellbeing Service.

If you’re due to leave the Armed Forces, just left the Armed Forces or left many years ago, Op COURAGE is here to help.  You will be able to speak to people who:

  •  understand the Armed Forces and military life
  • are either from the Armed Forces community or highly experienced in
  •  working with Serving personnel, Reservists, Veterans and their families
  • will work with you to make sure you get the right type of specialist care, support, and treatment.

The service can be contacted directly by yourself or you can ask your GP, a charity or someone else, such as a family member or friend, to do this on your behalf.

What will happen when you contact Op COURAGE

To make sure you get the right care and support, you will first have an assessment by someone who understands the specific needs of the Armed Forces community.

The service offers a range of treatment, which includes:

  • working with Defence Medical Services to make sure you get mental health care and support as you transition from the military to civilian life
  • recognising the early signs of mental health problems and providing care and treatment for this
  • therapeutic treatment for more advanced mental health conditions and psychological trauma
  • intensive emergency care and treatment if you’re in a crisis
  • helping you to access other NHS services if needed, such as psychological therapies (IAPT) services and eating disorder services
  • working with charities and local organisations to support you with your wider health and wellbeing needs, such as housing, relationships, finances, employment, drug and alcohol misuse and social support.

 

For more information, visit the NHS website at www.nhs.uk/opcourage

Mental Health Crisis

If you need to speak to someone urgently, please call any of the below:

 

  • Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust 0121 262 3555 or 0800 915 9292 
  • NHS 111
  • A&E where the psychiatry team are available 24 hours a day
  • SANE Helpline 0300 304 7000
  • CALM (male suicide prevention help) 0800 585858
  • PAPYRUS  advice for teenagers and young adults 0800 068 4141 
  • SHOUT text to 85258

Housing and Food

If you need to speak to someone urgently, please call any of the below:

 HOUSING:

  • Birmingham Council Homeless Service in office hours 0121 303 7410 out of office hours 0121 3032296
  • Rough Sleepers Outreach Team ?????
  • Trident Reach 0800 880 7157 during office hours only
  • Salvation Army 0207 3674800
  • Shelter Housing Aid 0808 800 444
  • Focus Foyer 0121 236 6298
  • St Anne's Hostel 0121 727 4406
  • St Basils 0121 772 2483

Members of the public can report rough sleepers at www.streetlink.org.uk or via the mobile app 

FOOD:

  • Foodbanks 0172 2580180
  • Birmingham City Mission Resource Centre 0121 766 6603

Advocacy, Advice and Recovery

For further advice: 

  • Advocacy Matters 0121 321 2377
  • Building Community Advocacy (forensic) 0121 246 6100
  • Birmingham City Council  0121 303 1111
  • Birmingham Mind 0121 608 8001
  • Solihuil Mind 0121 742 4941
  • Solihull Adult Social Services 0121 704 8000
  • Civil Legal Advice Helpline 0345 345 4345
  • Citizens Advice Bureau 0344 411 1444
  • SIFA Fireside 0121 766 1700
  • Creative Support 0121 426 1666
  • Healthwatch 0800 652 5278
  • Independant Mental Health Advocacy (Solihull) 0247 669 7443
  • NHS Complaints Advocacy 0300 330 5454
  • POhWER Advocacy 0300 456 2370
  • Recover College for All 0121 301 3992
  • See Me Experts By Experience 0800 694 0212
  • Southlink Charter Centre Drop-In 0121 681 0305
  • Sustain (Solihull Services) 0121 704 7860 

Thrive into Work

Thrive into Work

DO YOU HAVE A HEALTH CONDITION AND WOULD YOU LIKE SUPPORT TO FIND OR STAY IN WORK? 

The Thrive into Work programme offers sone-to-one support to individuals with health conditions who want to find and stay in sustainalbe employment. 

WHAT IS THE SERVICE WE ARE PROVIDING?

  • one-to-one suppport to suit your needs and employment goals
  • working with your healthj care team to help you manage any difficulites 
  • benefits advice to find out if work could increase your income
  • help with finding a job if you are not in a paid employment, and continued support once you have started
  • help in talking to your employer about your needs at work
  • help with retaining your existing job if you require extra support
  • meetings over the phone or in person at a location that is convenient for you

WHO IS THE SERVICE FOR?

  • people with a mental health and/or physical health condition
  • people who are out of work and want to work
  • people registered with a GP in Dudley, Walsall, Wolverhampton or Sandwell and West Birmingham
  • people aged 18+ at the time of referral
  • people who require support in work and are at risk of losing their job or on a period of sick leave 

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:

  • speak with you GP or local health professional. Contact the Birmingham Health Exchange for further details 0121 4653965
  • email the Black Country Healthcare Thrive team on bchft.thriveemploymentservice@nhs.net or call 01384 324645 for the Dudley and Walsall area
  • email Prospects (part of Shaw Trust) on thrive@prospects.co.uk or call 07876 650357 for the Wolverhampton and Sandwell and West Birmingham areas