Birmingham Community Support Services

Birmingham Community Support Services provides a structured programme of activities aimed at providing support to people with mental health problems. Our activities are aimed at promoting recovery and independence. These take place in various community buildings across Birmingham.

The people who use our service have their support needs assessed on a comprehensive and consistent basis with their key-worker. They will also have individual outcome focussed support plans that address the needs identified during the assessment process. These are reviewed regularly (every 3 months) and take full account of the persons views. Each person is encouraged to take an active role in their recovery.

Activities
Birmingham Community Support Service provides the following groups:
Physical activities: Walking group, swimming, use of local gymnasiums.
Creative activities: Art, reading for well-being group.
Recovery and self management activities: anxiety management and confidence building group, mental health awareness group, assertiveness group, wellness and recovery group.
Skills groups: Healthy eating cookery group, gardening group, healthy lifestyle group.
Diversity groups: Women’s group, cultural activities.
Social group: We have a weekly social group that meets in Birmingham City Centre.

Befriending Service
Birmingham Community Support Service provides a befriending service. The service aims to reduce isolation for those people suffering with severe and enduring mental health problems by supporting them to access services in their local community and removing some of the barriers they face. The types of support provided may include:

- Support to participate in a group or activity within Rethink or those run by other agencies.
- Support to build relationships with other clients and peers.
- Help to find suitable social activities
- Help to reduce anxiety on public transport

Employment Service
Birmingham Community Support Service also provides an employment service which helps people to look at all aspects of training, education, volunteering and employment.

Service type: Community support

Region: West Midlands

Contact Details

Address / location:
64-66 Wordsworth Road
Small Heath
Birmingham
West Midlands
B10 0EE

Telephone: 0121 2488408

Fax: 0121 7728475

E-mail: wordsworth@rethink.org

Opening hours

Monday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Tuesday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm

Saturday  

Sunday