Find Help: Sandwell

If you’re aged 11-19 and would like some confidential advice on support, text your school nurse on 07480635486.

Mermaids support trans and gender-diverse children, young people, and their families.

Just Youth website is a free interactive online listings guide.

Childline is yours – a free, private and confidential service where you can talk about anything.

Free, safe and anonymous online support for young people

For information on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

BEAM: Your emotional health and well-being service

BEAM provide drop-in sessions for children and young people between the ages of 5-18 years old, or up to 25 for care leavers, with advice, signposting and support with any low level concerns relating to emotional health and wellbeing.

We are a friendly dedicated team of nurses who provide a caring, consistent and quality service to young people across Sandwell.  Our aim is to ensure that children and young people (aged 5-19) are well supported within their school and their community and that they are able to access extra help and care should they need it. There is a dedicated team of nurses for each of the six towns in Sandwell.

All secondary schools have a named School Health Nurse (SHN), although schools can contact any team member for advice or support. The service has a duty nurse available five days a week to answer general enquiries. School Nurses can offer advice in person at Here for You sessions held weekly in each secondary school and community school. Parents of children in primary school can access Here for You sessions in school for advice. Times for sessions are listed for individual schools.

If you’re aged 11-19 and would like some confidential advice on support, text your school nurse on 07480635486.

For information about Child Sexual Exploitation

Find LGBT services and community groups that are local to you.

Switchboard – the LGBT+ helpline – a place for calm words when you need them most.

We’re here to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits, and we understand how anxious you might feel before you pick up the phone.

What should you do if you think someone is at risk of FGM?

If they are still in the country – please call the police on 101 (or 999 if an emergency).
If they are are outside of the UK –  contact the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on 020 7008 1500. From overseas the number is +44 (0)20 7008 1500.
You can also call the FGM helpline on 0808 028 3550.
For local information and advice please contact Sandwell’s Safeguarding Children Team on 0121 569 4800.

School Nurses can offer advice and support around puberty. This website link may help answer some of your questions

We are a friendly dedicated team of nurses who provide a caring, consistent and quality service to young people across Sandwell.  Our aim is to ensure that children and young people (aged 5-19) are well supported within their school and their community and that they are able to access extra help and care should they need it. There is a dedicated team of nurses for each of the six towns in Sandwell.

All secondary schools have a named School Health Nurse (SHN), although schools can contact any team member for advice or support. The service has a duty nurse available five days a week to answer general enquiries. School Nurses can offer advice in person at Here for You sessions held weekly in each secondary school and community school. Parents of children in primary school can access Here for You sessions in school for advice. Times for sessions are listed for individual schools.

If you’re aged 11-19 and would like some confidential advice on support, text your school nurse on 07480635486.

Healthy Sandwell is a one-stop shop for a range of health and wellbeing services which can support with healthy lifestyle choices like exercise and weight loss.

Cranstoun Sandwell provides free and confidential advice and support to adults in Sandwell, who would like to talk about alcohol or drugs.

For information on drugs, alcohol and smoking and access to support.

Offer school based immunisations to children and young people in Sandwell contact the team on:

We are a friendly dedicated team of nurses who provide a caring, consistent and quality service to young people across Sandwell.  Our aim is to ensure that children and young people (aged 5-19) are well supported within their school and their community and that they are able to access extra help and care should they need it. There is a dedicated team of nurses for each of the six towns in Sandwell.

All secondary schools have a named School Health Nurse (SHN), although schools can contact any team member for advice or support. The service has a duty nurse available five days a week to answer general enquiries. School Nurses can offer advice in person at Here for You sessions held weekly in each secondary school and community school. Parents of children in primary school can access Here for You sessions in school for advice. Times for sessions are listed for individual schools.

If you’re aged 11-19 and would like some confidential advice on support, text your school nurse on 07480635486.

Supports children & young people who are in caring roles for a member of their family

Healthy Sandwell is a one-stop shop for a range of health and wellbeing services which can support with healthy lifestyle choices like exercise and weight loss.

Cranstoun Sandwell provides free and confidential advice and support to adults in Sandwell, who would like to talk about alcohol or drugs.

For information on drugs, alcohol and smoking and access to support.

We are a friendly dedicated team of nurses who provide a caring, consistent and quality service to young people across Sandwell.  Our aim is to ensure that children and young people (aged 5-19) are well supported within their school and their community and that they are able to access extra help and care should they need it. There is a dedicated team of nurses for each of the six towns in Sandwell.

All secondary schools have a named School Health Nurse (SHN), although schools can contact any team member for advice or support. The service has a duty nurse available five days a week to answer general enquiries. School Nurses can offer advice in person at Here for You sessions held weekly in each secondary school and community school. Parents of children in primary school can access Here for You sessions in school for advice. Times for sessions are listed for individual schools.

If you’re aged 11-19 and would like some confidential advice on support, text your school nurse on 07480635486.

Forced marriage is abuse! It is not a cultural tradition – it is an abuse of human rights.

If you or someone you know is being forced into a marriage, help and advice is available.

What should you do if you are worried about a forced marriage?

If you or someone you know is being forced into marriage either in the UK or abroad you should contact the Forced Marriage Unit. You can contact the unit by calling 020 7008 0151 or 020 7008 1500 (out of office hours). You can also email fmu@fco.gov.uk.

In Sandwell you can contact:

• Sandwell Women’s Aid on 0121 552 6448 (24 hours)
• Children’s services on 0121 569 3100
• Adult services on 0121 569 2266, Monday – Thursday 9am – 5.30pm and 9am to 5pm on Fridays. Outside these hours call 0121 569 2355

For information about Child Sexual Exploitation

Black Country Women’s Aid We listen. We support. We care. Offers support to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence, rape, child sexual exploitation, modern slavery and women involved with the criminal justice system to escape from violence.

Find LGBT services and community groups that are local to you.

We are a friendly dedicated team of nurses who provide a caring, consistent and quality service to young people across Sandwell.  Our aim is to ensure that children and young people (aged 5-19) are well supported within their school and their community and that they are able to access extra help and care should they need it. There is a dedicated team of nurses for each of the six towns in Sandwell.

All secondary schools have a named School Health Nurse (SHN), although schools can contact any team member for advice or support. The service has a duty nurse available five days a week to answer general enquiries. School Nurses can offer advice in person at Here for You sessions held weekly in each secondary school and community school. Parents of children in primary school can access Here for You sessions in school for advice. Times for sessions are listed for individual schools.

If you’re aged 11-19 and would like some confidential advice on support, text your school nurse on 07480635486.

For information about Child Sexual Exploitation

Find LGBT services and community groups that are local to you.

Switchboard – the LGBT+ helpline – a place for calm words when you need them most.

We’re here to help you with whatever you want to talk about. Nothing is off limits, and we understand how anxious you might feel before you pick up the phone.

Providing you honest advice about contraception, pregnancy, STIs and pleasure.

Sandwell Sexual Health Services is based at The Lyng Centre on the third floor, and offers an appointment-only service.

The emergency contraceptive pill (morning after pill)

Various forms of contraception

Pregnancy testing

Testing for sexually transmitted infections

We are a friendly dedicated team of nurses who provide a caring, consistent and quality service to young people across Sandwell.  Our aim is to ensure that children and young people (aged 5-19) are well supported within their school and their community and that they are able to access extra help and care should they need it. There is a dedicated team of nurses for each of the six towns in Sandwell.

All secondary schools have a named School Health Nurse (SHN), although schools can contact any team member for advice or support. The service has a duty nurse available five days a week to answer general enquiries. School Nurses can offer advice in person at Here for You sessions held weekly in each secondary school and community school. Parents of children in primary school can access Here for You sessions in school for advice. Times for sessions are listed for individual schools.