Mind (National Association for Mental Health)
Solihull Mind is affiliated to Mind, the leading mental health charity in England and Wales. Information and help is provided on the Mind Infoline. Mind also campaigns, lobbies Parliament, and takes part in legal test cases to improve services for people with mental health problems.

Mind
15-19 Broadway, London E15 4BQ
tel. 020 8519 2122, fax: 020 8522 1725
email: contact@mind.org.uk

Mind Infoline: 0845 766 0163

website: www.mind.org.uk

Time to Change
Time to Change is a national campaign aiming to challenge discrimination and stigma around mental health. There are a great many activities taking place in support of this including TV and newspaper campaigns and the involvement of 28 Local Mind Associations, including Solihull Mind.

website: www.time-to-change.org.uk

Mental Health Foundation
Carries out research and develops practical services.

The Mental Health Foundation, 83 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0HW. tel: 020 7802 0300. Fax. 020 7802 0301
email: mhf@mhf.org.uk

website: www.mentalhealth.org.uk

Connects
Connects is a worldwide, interactive, personalised forum for the sharing of information by people interested in mental health problems and/or learning disabilities. Run by the Mental Health Foundation.

The Mental Health Foundation
UK Office, 7th Floor, 83 Victoria Street,
London SW1H 0HW.
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7802 0300

website: www.connects.org.uk

Rethink

Rethink was previously the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. It provides a variety of services nationally, and has support group for carers in Solihull (contact Fred Johnson on 0121 743 0713)

website: www.rethink.org

Solihull Social Services

The Social Services department provides a variety of services for mental health service users. The mental health social workers now work in combined teams with health workers.

Mental health social work team (North): 0121 678 4950
Mental health social work team (South): 0121 678 4800
Community Recovery Team (North): 0121 678 4954
Community Recovery Team (South): 0121 678 4768

website: www.solihull.gov.uk

Solihull NHS services

The website has details of services provided by the various health services including the Care Trust and Birmingham Heartlands and Solihull NHS Trust.

website: www.solihull.nhs.uk

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust

Provides specialist mental health care within NHS. Website has details of services and their location, and is soon to have a user/carer page.

Website: www.bsmht.nhs.uk

Equip

Electronic Quality Information for Patients. NHS site with searchable database of health and social care support groups and organisations.

Website: www.equip.nhs.uk

Link to mental health topic on Equip: http://www.equip.nhs.uk/HealthTopics/mental_health.aspx