- Parents in Mind (Newham Nurture NCT)
Prior issues with mental health, helping them emotional difficulties in early of childhood raising and pregnant anxiety, low mode, overwhelming
face-to face group, online group, 1-2-1 peer support
Check the flyer: https://www.nct.org.uk/sites/default/files/related_documents/NCT-PIM-Service-Flyer-Newham.pdf
Referral to: https://forms.office.com/r/bd0Nb9bvi1is
- Newham Talking Therapies
Parenting Partners Group, Parents Matter Group
https://www.elft.nhs.uk/newham-talking-therapies/referring-contact
- Newham Recovery College
Various courses for mental health and life admin. Check the COURSE CATALOGUE on the website. Recovery Colleges do not offer therapy and are not intended to replace the medical or therapeutic model.
- MIND (Newham Community Connectors, Community Links)
Community mental health services including: Newham Bereavement Service, NHS complaints Advocacy in Newham, IPS service in Newham (employment support), Newham Talking Therapies service.
Pens and Peers Group is aimed at African/Caribbean women only. To write and review poetry, practice mindfulness. Form a support group and hopefully friendships. Community Connectors provide holistic support to patients suffering from a serious mental illness.
https://dgnpvh219km.typeform.com/to/zLwfkmWq?typeform-source=www.mindthnr.org.uk
- Community Links
Holistic services such as bridging job centres or social activities for those with mental health issue-not a clinical way, but other socially inclusive ways to relieve issues.
Open access to anyone, and long-term support is needed to be referred by GP or social prescribers for British citizens.
- Newham Together Café Drop-in
The service provides a welcoming, safe and therapeutic space as an alternative to traditional crisis service, run by Hestia (Wednesdays 6 pm - 8 pm, Mindfulness Classes for all. Fridays 6 pm - 8 pm)
Place: Rokeby Community Centre 63 Rokeby Street E15 3LS
- Ultimate Counselling C.I.C.
Mental Health Service for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (BAME)
Community Outreach Support, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Victims Support, Asylum Seekers/People with NRPF/Refugees and Immigrant Specialist Services, Integrative Parenting Workshops, Community Activities, Workshops and Events
https://ucts.org.uk/, referral to 📧 referrals@ucts.org.uk
- Alternatives
Counselling and Listening. Face-to-face or telephone/online support. Free or low cost ranging from £5 to £30.
vulnerable adults in Newham regarding parenting, pregnancy and pregnancy/baby loss issues, women with an experience of abuse or those with no recourse to public funds.
- Care in Mind
Family mediation, healthy habits, relapse prevention, EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) and psychotherapy (for Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Childhood sexual abuse, Depression or low self-esteem, Difficult relationships, Disorganised Thoughts, Self-harm, Eating Disorders, Past traumatic events)
To see services: https://www.careinmind.org.uk/services/
For the Psychotherapy: https://www.careinmind.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Need-to-Talk-Referral-Form-1-2021.pdf
- Carers First
For carers who are caring for someone with Addiction, Dementia, End of life, Older and frail, Learning disability or autism, Mental health condition, Physical disability, Sensory condition, Parent carer
Legal, financial support guideline and virtual wellbeing
- Coffee Afrik CIC
Crisis café grew to provide peer support to people who are feeling distressed by having someone to talk to in a relaxed, non-clinical setting, with specialist support staff on hand working in partnership with existing local health partners.
Focusing on providing culturally sensitive signposting services. Somali, Isma-led, and other minority groups
https://www.coffeeafrique.co.uk/contact
- Community Counselling
Currently our rates range from £25 down to our minimum charge of £10.00 per session. Counselling service to members of the community who are experiencing anxiety, depression or other mental health issues or bereavement. Low-cost, one-to-one, long-term.
http://www.communitycounselling.org.uk/
- Healtogether CIC (Somali)
Telephone befriending service for Somali community. Monday - Friday 9-5pm
Information on nutrition and diet, information on children's activities, mental health awareness support. Self referral or referral from GP practices, hospitals and any other professional services.
www.healtogether.org.uk/
- INUF-Independent Newham Users Forum (Mental Health)
Enhancing their skills, and helping boost their confidence. You must have a mental health condition, be a survivor, a carer or a mental health professional
Only for the residents of Newham over 18, with supporting documentation.
A £10 Administration fee must be submitted with the application form
www.inuf.org
referral to 📧 https://www.inuf.org/_files/ugd/f9607a_9c95aa7a9ae547cab4e56287a021165d.pdf
- Newham 24 Hour Mental Health Crisis Helpline
📱 0800 073 0066
- maternal OCD
Peer support via the phone, Skype/Facetime or email exchange.
www.maternalocd.org, referral to 📧 sign-up@ebtsupportgroups.co.uk
- PANDAS
Support and advise any parent and their networks who need support with perinatal mental illness, prenatal (antenatal) and postnatal depression.
- APNI – Association for Post Natal Illness
- Choices Islington
Costs £300. Circle of Security is an 8-week course that gives parents space to reflect and meet others as we explore how to support our children’s needs and help them securely attach to their caregivers.