The last couple of years have been tough for the community and especially challenging for children and young people of all ages in Sandwell. Some have been more affected than others by anxiety, bereavement, stress, and a host of other complex problems for young hearts and minds to deal with.
If you know of anyone between the ages of 5-18 who would benefit from some 1-1 counselling to help support them, please contact one of the organisations below. No matter how much love and care a young person has from family, friends, and school sometimes a skilled professional can be the key to unlocking the problem and helping them move on. There is no charge as it is funded by Sandwell Council although children and young people will need to be assessed as requiring the service.
To find out more please contact one of the organisations below. They are here to help.
- Relate offer Time for You: 1-1 counselling for those aged 8-18 in various locations in Sandwell either face to face or via Zoom. Contact Michelle Jones on 0121 824 0303 or email: timeforyou@relatebirmingham.co.uk
- Murray Hall offer Future Foundations: a counselling service for those aged 5-18 in various locations in Sandwell either face to face or via Zoom. Contact Creative Therapy Services on 01902 826 306 or email: cts@murrayhall.co.uk
- Aspire4U offer Lyfeproof: offering 1-1 counselling to those aged 12-18 years either face to face or via Zoom. For more information, please email MHteam@lyfeproof.co.uk
For other specialist local support for please look at Sandwell Family Life – a directory of local activities and services for children, young people and families in Sandwell. It provides information on a wide range of support that aims to make life better for young people and their parents and carers.
Working or volunteering with children, young people, and families in Sandwell? If so, we would like to invite you to our upcoming Early Help Partnership town event on Wednesday, 8 June 2022, 10.00 – 11.30 am, at Brasshouse Community Centre, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick. 
A new website has been developed and launched for all staff and volunteers working with children, young people and families across Sandwell, whether in a school, charity/community group, police or health services.
The Sandwell team at Brook are on the move and in need of some office furniture, if anyone has any to kindly donate. Staff are moving to the YMCA in West Bromwich and urgently need at least three chairs, desks and filing cabinets.
Still a taboo subject for many, death is the topic under discussion at a forthcoming conference for the Black Country. The free online event will host speakers discussing loss, dying and grief, with one section dedicated to compassion and talking about death in schools.
Big Top Musical Adventures are delighted to be partnering with SIPS Education to create an inclusive Big Top Band in Sandwell. Sessions are open to families of young people aged 11-18 years,and are suitable for young people with learning disabilities who have an interest in music-making. 
Relate is offering a free counselling service to children and young people (8-18) in the Sandwell area, whose wellbeing and mental health has been negatively affected by Covid. This project is being provided by Relate as part of SCVO’s Emotional Wellbeing Programme.
Sandwell Early Help Partnership know staff and volunteers from across the many agencies in Sandwell regularly go beyond the extra mile to offer early help to young people and families. The Partnership now invites colleagues from Sandwell Council, Sandwell Children’s Trust, the voluntary sector, schools, health, the police and other sectors to come together for this exciting event. 
Sandwell youngsters who did not get the best start in life have an exciting opportunity courtesy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.