1. Information Pack
for Carers
| Edition 8 | March 2013 | https://bhammhcarer.homegroup.org.uk | www.homegroup.org.uk
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3. Supporting Diversity – Stonham Home Group
The way we do Business:
A business that encourages a
diverse culture attracts
people and helps it perform
at its best.
At Home Group we believe in Diversity, and
aim to work with partnership organisations
and other charities to help support people
within their local communities, working
together helps prevent social isolation and
improves access to services that people
sometimes so desperately need.
Diversity does not mean special treatment; it means fair treatment, which may vary for
individuals with different needs. It means taking society as you find it, not as we think it ought
to be.
How can we learn more?
Diversity Tool Kit
Our tool kit has been implemented to help people to understand diversity. It also allows people
to think about the various issues that surround diversity. We will be delivering toolkit training
over the following months for both staff and clients. Please talk to you Support Worker if you
would like to be involved.
Birmingham Mental Health Carers Support Services
We are a city wide service that supports carers who care for individuals with mental health needs.
We aim to provide support that is accessible to all members of society including Black and ethnic
minorities with various religions, woman, disabled people, gay and lesbian individuals and young
people.
For more information contact our
information and referral line on:
0121 380 4949
4. Innovative Projects around Birmingham
We believe here at Stonham that networking with other
organisations and forming partnerships we are better
able to support local communities and groups within
Birmingham.
Innovative community project
Ubuntu
Promote sexual health services to African communities in
Birmingham
Mathew Nyashanu, Ubuntu co-ordinator, said:
“The scheme is unique in that it targets the African community in Birmingham and bridges
the gap in sexual health promotion. This is the opportunity for all Africans to come together
and show their commitment to sexual health promotion initiatives across the city.”
Ubuntu means 'a person is a person through
other people'.
The name was chosen to reflect the importance of family and community links in
African culture, which can influence personal relationships and attitudes towards
sexual health.”
The scheme will be working with Terrence Higgins Trust, the local African Forum and
National African HIV Prevention Programme
For further information on the Ubuntu project:
On 0121 446 1088
The sexual health promotion service is part of Heart of
England NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Heartlands,
Solihull and Good Hope hospitals
5. Ethnic Communities
Sexual Health Promotion Service
The sexual health promotion service has been commissioned to prioritise two
particular groups, African communities and African Caribbean Communities. The
work that they do is strongly community developed, emphasising on capacity
building within communities and working with professionals who work within the
community
The aim of the service is always to provide effective, culturally-sensitive sexual
health promotion to reach the most vulnerable people within communities.
The service does a lot of work with ethnic communities including developing peer education,
awareness raising and skills building in the communities, and much more, for more
information about this service and others within the sexual promotion service please see:
http://www.sexualhealthpromotionbirmingham.info/EthnicCommunities.aspx
New developments in 2011
Two new sexual health community outreach schemes specifically focusing on African and African Caribbean communities have
been developed through community consultation and needs assessment.
Sexual health outreach work with African communities: Ubuntu Scheme
'Ubuntu' is an exciting new scheme, created to support the effective delivery of sexual
health promotion services to the African communities of Birmingham through the provision
of direct community-based one-to-one, group work and outreach initiatives.
Sexual health outreach work with African Caribbean communities
The African Caribbean Sexual Health Community Outreach Scheme has been developed in
response to the community consultation process 'Each one, teach one'.
The scheme aims to support the sexual health of African Caribbean communities in Birmingham by
providing information, advice and sexual health resources in community-based settings.
The scheme has also developed the African Caribbean Arts Project, a collection of art exhibits in
various media by local artists, designed to communicate positive messages about sexual health to
people from African Caribbean communities.
For more information about our work with ethnic communities,
Please contact: 0121 334 0767
Sexual Health Promotion Service
St. Patrick's Centre for Community Health, Frank Street, Highgate,
Birmingham B12 0YA
Telephone: 0121 446 1088
6. 08 Apr to 12 Apr, 2013
Grand Slam Car Park
This is a free event.
Grand Slam Car Park is an adventurous and dynamic arts project, devised and
curated by Sabrina Sweeney, where emerging artists work with young people from the local
community.
Through a series of workshops they will re-vision The Drum's undercroft car park as a
vibrant and creative space, developing a permanent exhibition of graffiti wall panels, a living
document of young people pursuing their dreams and embracing the possibilities of great
things in their future. Watch this space for the grand unveiling!
Supported by the Starbucks Youth Action Scheme
THE UK’s PREMIER BLACK-LED ARTS CENTRE
book online or call 0121 333 2444
The Drum
144 Potters Lane
Aston, Birmingham
West Midlands
B6 4UU
Call: 0121 333 2400
Fax: 0121 333 2440
Email: info@the-drum.org.uk
http://www.the-drum.org.uk/contact/
7. The theme for 2013 is high blood pressure
World Health Day 7th April 2013
The world health organisation highlights a priority area of health concern in the world each year.
The Theme this year is high blood pressure.
High blood pressure also known as raised blood pressure or hypertension is known to increase the risk of
heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure. If left uncontrolled, high blood pressure can also cause blindness,
irregularities of the heartbeat and heart failure. The risk of developing these complications is higher in the
presence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes. One in three adults worldwide has high blood
pressure. http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/
However, high blood pressure is both preventable and treatable.
In some developed countries, prevention and treatment of the condition, together with other cardiovascular
risk factors, has brought about a reduction in deaths from heart disease. The risk of developing high blood
pressure can be reduced by:
• reducing salt intake;
• eating a balanced diet;
• avoiding harmful use of alcohol;
• taking regular physical activity;
• Maintaining a healthy body weight; and avoiding tobacco use.
The main objective of the WHO campaign is to raise the awareness of the causes and consequences of
high blood pressure. Greater awareness, healthy behaviours, improved detection, and enabling
environments, the ultimate goal of World Health Day 2013 is to reduce heart attacks and strokes.
This year the campaign aims to provide information on how to prevent high blood pressure and
related complications, encourage adults to check their blood pressure and follow the advice of
health care professionals. Who aims to encourage self – care to prevent high blood pressure.
Who also aims to incite national and local authorities to create enabling environments for healthy
behaviours. More importantly provide more information on blood pressure.
http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/
8. St Patrick's Day
Festival and
Parade 2013
Start Date: 17 March
2013 12:00 PM
End Date: 17 March
2013 06:00 PM
This year’s St Patrick’s Day Parade
Will take place on St Patrick’s Day itself,
Sunday 17th March 2013.
The highlight of the festivities starts at 12 noon with the annual balloon release.
The theme this year is:
‘The Gathering.’
This encourages anyone of Irish descent to pay a visit back home to the county,
town and or village of their ancestry.
The parade
Organised by the St Patrick’s Festival Committee in partnership with
Birmingham City Council, will include Pipe and Drum Bands,
along with vintage motorbikes,
classic cars and Willie “Fergus” Finnegan’s massed tractors plus many
decorated floats.
Everyone is invited to join in the fun and celebrate.
For more information visit: www.stpatricksbirmingham.com
Venue Information
Birmingham City Centre, West Midlands,
main outdoor venues for public gatherings include
Victoria Square, Chamberlain Square and Centenary Square.
9. 15th to 21st April 2013.
For more information about
depression awareness week,
please visit
Events listings will soon
follow
www.justgiving.com/depression/donate.
fundraising@depressionalliance.org.
If you would like to Share your story about
your experience and how to overcome
depression, and you would like to become
a depression alliance case study
volunteer, and would like more information
please visit.
Depression Awareness Week
The Mental Health Foundation will be using this week to work with people and
organisations across the UK, to help raise awareness of the importance of
public mental health issues which are often neglected.
For further information about Mental Health Awareness
Week please follow the link below:
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/mentalhealthawarenessweek/
Raise Awareness
Depression Alliance trying to end the stigma associated with Depression
Anyone can join Depression Alliance and Help Out
10. Spring Craft Fayre on 28 April 2013
Doors Open: 11am: Free admission
Doors Close: 28 April 2013 04:00 PM
Highbury Hall, Moseley.
Get over the winter blues. A great day out for all the family. Come and visit Highbury Hall
and explore this magnificent house, do a bit of indoor shopping for some unusual
personalized gifts, from a variety of stalls and relax in our pop up tea room. Outdoor BBQ
and ice creams will be on sale (weather permitting).
Easter Basket Weaving Nostalgia Walks
Start Date: 29 March 2013 10:00 AM Start Date: 20 March 2013 10:30 AM
End Date: 29 March 2013 12:00 PM End Date: 20 March 2013 02:00 PM
Come and learn how to Part of a series of walks.
weave your own Easter Each walk aims to capture
basket from willow. the seasonal and Wildlife
changes occurring through
Booking essential in advance.
the park.
Please follow this link to reserve a place
To book a place please follow this link
Venue Information
Handsworth Park Ve
Venue Information
Address: Cannon Hill Park
Holly Road, Handsworth Address:
UK. 2 Russell Road
Moseley, Birmingham
Meet at the Sons of Rest Building, Holly West Midlands
Road, Handsworth. UK
B13 8RD
Admission: FREE
Meet by the Garden Tea Rooms,
Russell Rd. Moseley, B13 8RD.
Admission: FREE
11. Music for Youth
A six day music festival showcasing inspirational
young musicians from across the UK
More details about the 2013 National Festival Birmingham coming soon on their website.
The National Festival is a six day celebration of music bringing 12,000 young
musicians from across the UK to Birmingham to perform in some of its top venues.
Throughout the week there are performances of jazz, orchestral, rock, folk and world,
wind and brass, pop, choral and chamber music.
For More Information please visit:
http://www.mfy.org.uk/coreseason/national/birmingham
Taking place at
IKON
13. Birmingham
Photographic Society for
under 21s was set up in
October 2012.
Birmingham
Photographic Society for
under 21s
Set up in October 2012.
Website:
http://www.bpsu21.co.uk/
The basic mission statement of BPSu21 is to inspire young people to
explore their creativity and provide for them the equipment, space,
guidance and the community to develop their skills and experience as
photographers
BPSu21 welcomes anyone who has a real passion for photography and
wants to further extend their expertise behind the lens. Some members
are hobbyists, while others aim to eventually work in the industry.
Either way, BPSu21 will do our best to cater for all abilities, for more
information please see their website.
The Society meets on a Saturday between 12:00pm and 3:30pm at the
Custard Factory in Birmingham, as well as for events, trips and projects at
other times during the year.
The Society was formed as an off-shoot of Birmingham Photographic Society
in response to a large number of enquiries from young people who wanted to
come along to meetings.
There are 20 spaces available in the Society and members are aged
between 15 and 21.
For More information please visit their website on:
http://www.bpsu21.co.uk/
Or call Eddie on 07769 956947 or Email: edmund@bpsu21.co.uk
Address: Birmingham Photographic Society
The Custard Factory
Gibb Street, Digbeth
Birmingham
B9 4AA
14. Supporting
youth groups.
Supporting
young people.
For more information
please call:
Call us:
0121 460 5870
Or visit their website
on:
http://www.bayc.org/
What we do? bayc is a voluntary sector youth organisation working
to create opportunities for change in the lives of young people. They work with young people, with
youth workers and youth groups, and with other agencies and organisations to advocate for
young people and youth work. Bayc is an umbrella organisation dedicated to serving the needs
of youth groups in Birmingham, the Black Country and the wider West Midlands.
The Birmingham Association of Youth Clubs work directly with young people, and in partnership
with youth workers, youth groups, Public Sector organisations to advocate youth work as a basis
for effective engagement with young people. They have up to 200 affiliated youth groups and
work in Birmingham, the Black Country and surrounding areas. They also work to engage with
young people as equal partners through our 4 main service delivery areas.
Youth Involvement
Youth Arts
Working with Young Women
15. My Personal Best is about young people inspiring and supporting each other to be
the best they can. My Personal Best is a national project ran by Beat, the UK's campaigning
eating disorder charity. The My Personal Best project has created a young-people led, web
based community focusing on promoting well-being and positive self-esteem. The website
has been developed and managed by volunteers across the UK, who have conducted
research, built a range of resources; leaflets and downloads, video clips and
podcasts. Please see the website below:
www.mypersonalbest.org.uk
Filter.me.uk (Children, Young People and Family Events)
Start Date: 19 June 2012 03:46 PM
End Date: 31 March 2013 03:46 PM
www.Filter.me.uk is the one-stop-shop website to search for events and
activities for children, young people and families in Birmingham. Filter
the city your way, find the things you want to do and when and where
they are happening.
For further information email info@filter.me.uk or contact Birmingham
City Council Culture Commissioning Service on 0121 464 616
Youthspace programme aims to support a preventative approach to
youth mental health difficulties and targets the 14-25 year age group.
Youthspace offers advice and information from clinicians, professional staff and
young experts on all aspects of mental health & emotional wellbeing. Please see for
more information:
http://www.youthspace.me
16. Skills West Midlands is the biggest skills
and careers event happening in the
region.
Aimed at 15-24 year olds this free event will inspire and motivate.
Hands on interactive features will give you a chance to get a real taste of different
future career options whatever your dreams or ambitions.
Get along to Skills West Midlands, the region's biggest skills and careers event for
15-24 year olds. Whether you're at school or college, starting work, a teacher,
parent/carer or family this is the one event that could change your future. Visit and be
inspired, motivated and thrilled with over 70 organisations providing interactive
features from every major career sector imaginable.
Two day exhibition takes place at New Bingley Hall,
Birmingham.
Opening Times Wednesday 21 March 2012
9.30am – 3pm and Thursday 22 March 2012 5pm to 7pm
Skills West Midlands is open to visitors for two days.
Wednesday and Thursday between 9.30am – 3pm is aimed at organised groups,
attending in staggered time slots giving everyone a chance to try the interactive
features. The evening opening on Wednesday 21 March is aimed at families, so
parents can visit with their teens, and ask the questions their children are to shy to
ask, engineering, construction, science, automotive industries and
telecommunications.
For More Information Visit the link below:
http://www.skillswestmidlands.co.uk/site/1/Event_Format.html
17. Key Industries
• Manufacturing, engineering, construction, science, automotive industries and
telecommunications
• Hospitality and catering, travel, leisure & tourism and retail
• Transport & logistics and financial services
• Hair & beauty, performing arts and music
• Public sector, IT and business, legal & financial and voluntary sectors
• Environmental industries, land & waste management and utilities, horticulture
and animal welfare
• Health & social care, sport & fitness
• Armed and emergency services
• Education and training
• Information, advice and guidance
Exhibitors will consist of employers, training providers, sector skills
councils, universities, charities/voluntary sector organisations and
careers and business advisers providing as diverse a range of
opportunities as possible.
BOOK NOW HAVE TO BOOK
Interested in exhibiting?
For further information on exhibiting at Skills West Midlands and to book
your stand space please call our sales team on 01823 362800, fax 01823
333796 or emailsales@regionalskillsevents.co.uk.
Interested in visiting?
For further information about visiting Skills West Midlands call our
marketing team on 01823 362800, fax 01823 333796 or
email visit@regionalskillsevents.co.uk.
18. Write On! Creative writing groups
for young people aged 8-16
Start Date: 01 December 2012 10:30 AM
End Date: 01 June 2013 12:00 PM
The Birmingham Write On! Writing Squads are for young people
aged 8-11 years who are interested in creative writing of any kind.
10.30am-12 noon in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,
monthly on Saturdays until June 2013.
Professional writer Helen Calcutt will help young people develop their skills, discover
new techniques and learn about being a writer in a relaxed, informal environment.
Sessions cost £5 on the day.
For full information and to reserve places please contact:
Joanne Penn, Writing West Midlands. Tel: 0121 246 2774.
There will also be sessions for young people aged 12-16 years from 1.30pm-3pm at
The Custard Factory, Birmingham.
The Birmingham Write On! Writing Squads are a project of Writing West Midlands
Registered Charity Number 1147710 and is supported by Birmingham Libraries and
The Custard Factory, Birmingham.
Venue Information
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Address:
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
West Midlands
UK
B3 3DH
Telephone Number: +44 (0)121 303 2834
19. Youth Offending Service
Birmingham Youth Offending Service is the largest metropolitan Youth Offending Service in
the country, serving a population of approximately 1 million people, containing over 112,000
10 - 17 year olds. It is staffed by approximately 270 full and part-time staff drawn from
Children's Social Care Services, Probation, Police, Education, Health, Connexions and other
statutory and voluntary agencies.
This multi-agency approach aims to be responsive to local needs whilst addressing national
targets. We are striving to be an accountable service that is relevant and links to the services
and plans of other agencies in Birmingham in addressing youth crime across the city. Staffs
are trained to deliver programmes and projects that reduce offending by directly confronting
young people who offend with the underlying causes of crime. This will, we believe, be to the
benefit of the victims of youth crime.
It has several tools at its disposal to tackle youth offending:
• Being able to engage with young offenders earlier, will enable the service to tackle
offending behaviour before it becomes chronic
• Systematic assessment of a young person and the factors which lead to their
offending will enable the service to devise programmes which will have the maximum
effect on offending behaviour
• Working with young people in the context of their families will help parents to ensure
that their child does not re-offend
• Working with communities will help to instil in young people a sense of ownership
and pride in where they live and a duty of care and concern for those who live around
them
• Working with victims of crime and organisations representing victims to ensure that
their needs are addressed are carefully as those of the offender
Want To Know More?
If you want more information about the Youth Offending Service in Birmingham you
can write to:
Youth Offending Service
Kingsmere
18 Gravelly Hill North
Erdington
Birmingham
B23 6BQ
Telephone: 0121 464 0600
Fax: 0121 464 0609
Email:Andrew.Blyth@birmingham.gov.uk
20. Personal experiences of health and illness
Would you like to take part in research into the experiences of
service users and carers of being offered ECT (Electroconvulsive
Therapy) and the development of a new Internet resource for
service users, carers, and the public and health professionals?
Many people with who are offered ECT can feel anxious or concerned:
What will it be like? How can I prepare myself?
www.healthtalkonline.org is an award winning website that will answer
questions like these by providing access to the experiences of others who
have faced the same concerns. On the website you can watch video clips,
listen to the voices or read the accounts of people relating their experiences
of being offered ECT - themselves or having a friend or family member who
was offered ECT - what it involved and how it affected them.
Taking part in the project would involve being interviewed about your
experiences of being offered ECT (including if you refused it) about what
has happened to you or your friend/family member, what your thoughts and
feelings have been at different stages, how you have got information, how
you have made decisions and what have been the good and bad parts of
the experience. Health professionals can also learn from your story and use
it to think how they can improve the way that they interact with patients.
For more information on taking part, please contact Laura Griffith
Address: Health Experiences Research Group, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences,
University of Oxford, 23-38 Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford OX1 2ET
Telephone: 07774 125 059 or 01865 617 767 (answer phone 24 hours);
E-mail: Laura.griffith@phc.ox.ac.uk
Study approved by Berkshire Research Ethics Committee 12/SC/0495
21. CITY CENTRE CAB & CAB
CONSUMER ADVICE CENTRE TYSELEY CAB
Ground Floor 744-746 Warwick Road
Gazette Buildings Tyseley
168 Corporation Street Birmingham
Birmingham B4 6TF B11 2HG
Monday 9.30am to 6.00pm Monday CLOSED
Tuesday 9.30am to 6.00pm Tuesday 9.30am to 6.30pm
Wednesday CLOSED Thursday Wednesday 9.30am to
9.30am to 6.00pm 12.00pm
Friday 9.30am to 12.00pm Thursday 9.30am to 6.30pm
Tel:0121 683 6900(ADMIN ONLY) Friday CLOSED
Fax: 0121 683 6909 Tel:0121 683 5696(ADMIN
Textphone: 18001 0121 214 8320 ONLY)
Fax: 0121 683 5691
CAB -COUNTY COURT NORTHFIELD CAB KINGSTANDING CAB
WELFARE 734-740 Bristol Road 392 Kingstanding Road
Room A134, 1st Floor South Kingstanding
The Priory Courts Northfield Birmingham
33 Bull Street Birmingham B44 8LD
Birmingham B4 6DS B31 2NN Monday 9.30am to 6.30pm
Monday 9.00am to 4.00pm Monday 9.30am to Tuesday 9.30am to 6.30pm
Tuesday 9.00am to 4.00pm 6.30pm Wednesday 9.30am to
Wednesday 9.00am to 4.00pm Tuesday CLOSED 12.00pm
Thursday 9.00am to 4.00pm Wednesday 9.30am to Thursday CLOSED
Friday 9.00am to 4.00pm 12.00pm Friday 9.30am to 12.00pm
Tel.: 0121 681 3125 Thursday CLOSED Tel: 0121 244 1090(ADMIN
For Mortgage or Rent arrears cases Friday 9.30am to 6.30pm ONLY)
& Homelessness only. Tel: 0121 683 Fax: 0121 384 9947
5767(ADMIN ONLY)
Fax: 0121 683 5766
Carers Emergency
Response Service.
The CERS team will then work with the Carer and the person they care for to
put together a Contingency Plan detailing what they want to happen in an
emergency, for use in the event of an emergency.
In the event of an emergency affecting the carer, CERS will put the plan into
action. You have to be registered to access the service.
For More Information and to Register Please Contact:
0845 468 1338
Or email info@cers.org.uk.
The service is free of charge.
22. Carers Advocacy Service
In Birmingham
Are you a carer aged 18
or over? PALS customer
Do you carer for someone relations
16 or over? (Patient Advice
Do you need support to and Liaison
make sure your needs
as a carer are listened to? Service)
If so, one of our advocates Can provide
may be able to help you. information on a range
of mental health
Our Advocates support carers to: matters, and liaison
• Get help if they cant cope
• Apply for services
with all Trust services
• Make a complaint
Monday to Friday
• Speak up in meetings
8am to 8pm
• Get help if their situation changes Contact
0800 953 0045
This service is free for carers in Birmingham Text
07985883509
Email
pals@bsmhft.nhs.uk
Phone: 0800 23 49 490
Email: Birmingham@careradvocacy.org Website:
www.bsmhft.nhs.uk
Text: 07773334555
Please note that the PALS team is
NOT a medical team.
If you have an immediate health
problem please contact NHS
Direct above or your GP
23. Opportunities Fair
2013 “Making it real”
FREE ENTRY
Opportunities Fair 2013 is a Free
Event to help:
Opportunities Fair 2013 is a Free Event to help:
• adults with learning difficulties/disabilities Edgbaston Cricket Stadium
• adults with mental health difficulties Edgbaston Road
• adults with autism Birmingham, B5 7QU.
• adults with disabilities 23 April 2013
• young adults in transition 11.00am to 5.00pm
• family carers, paid carers and older adults
You’ll find tasters and activities, leisure and learning
opportunities, information and advice about services, support
and funding as well as health and wellbeing, all under one roof from over 100 organisations.
www.birmingham.gov.uk/opportunitiesfair | 0121 303 4044
24. About Carers Together
Carers Together is an exciting new volunteering project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund and delivered by
TimeBank and Carers UK. The project offers face-to-face mentoring to 70 carers in Birmingham, plus tailored
online support to 300 carers across the country. It aims to reduce social isolation, improve emotional well-
being and help carers cope with the stress and strains of caring.
How does it work?
Drawing on its extensive experience of volunteer mentoring, TimeBank recruits, trains and supports
volunteers who have current or previous caring experience and who would like to act as mentors to other
carers. Mentors are able to share their own experience and techniques that have helped them. We offer
face-to-face and online mentoring. Carers are matched with a volunteer mentor to help them take a fresh
look at their own situations and identify goals .Mentoring enables carers to work through the difficulties they
may be experiencing and receive support, as well as signposting to other sources of help.
What is involved?
Volunteer mentors in Birmingham will meet with carers for around five hours a month over a period of 6-12
months. Online volunteers should be available to give around three hours’ support over two months. This is
available through a dedicated - and completely secure - web-based messaging site.
Getting Started
Carers Together is a new project and is in the process of getting up and running. We are now taking
telephone and written referrals for volunteers and beneficiaries. We take both self and professional referrals.
We can be contacted on 0121 236 2531, or by sending the referral form to Carers Together, Timebank , 10
Water Street, Birmingham, B3 1HL. In addition we accept mentors and beneficiaries through our website at
www.timebank.org.uk/carers-together or by sending the referral form to carers@timebank.org.uk.
Follow us on Twitter: @TimeBank
If you are caring for a friend or relative And Facebook:
and feel in need of support, take a look
at our website at http://www.facebook.com/volunteeruk
www.timebank.org.uk/carers-together.
Or you can email us at
carers@timebank.org.uk
Or telephone on 0121 236 2531.
Carers Together
TimeBank, 10 Water Street, TimeBank is an ONE20 initiative. ONE20 is a
company limited by guarantee registered in England
Birmingham, B3 1HL and Wales no. 3695114 and a registered charity no.
107383; Scotland.
25. Positive Mental Health Group
The group is open to anyone with an interest in promoting a greater awareness of
mental health issues across the communities of Birmingham and Solihull. Your
chance to share information, news & views with statutory agencies, voluntary
sector organisations, user groups - and individual users/carers/staff.
Monthly Networking Meeting dates for 2013
Come and join one of the biggest mental health
networking meetings in the Midlands, every month!
Just turn up – no need to book. Meetings include guest speakers,
information table, light refreshments & a chance to chat and catch up.
Thursday 28 March – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 25 April – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 30 May – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 27 June – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 25 July – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 29 August – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 26 September – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 31 October – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 28 November – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
Thursday 19 December – from 2.30pm to 4.30pm
ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD AT –
Friends Institute, 220 Moseley Road, Highgate B12 0DG
Only eight minutes by bus, right to the door of the Friends Institute building.
BUS ROUTE 50 runs every few minutes from BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE
Stop “MS2” Beside Bullring / across the road from rear of M&S / Moor Street Station.
Stop “DS1” Outside Birmingham Voluntary Services Council, Digbeth.
PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) at BSMHFT can offer information on this group and other
voluntary or user groups within Birmingham and Solihull – Phone 0800 953 0045
http://www.blgbt.org/
Birmingham LGBT
http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/
Birmingham LGBT Centre is a project of
Birmingham
Birmingham LGBT Centre Birmingham LGBT
For health & wellbeing. You can call the Birmingham LGBT Centre on: 0121 643 1160
The centre will work with mainstream service providers as well as specialist LGBT
organisations to act as a one stop shop for community health. Birmingham LGBT will also
develop services to address gaps, such as the Older LGBT Project. As well as Health &
Wellbeing services, Birmingham LGBT will work with community groups and members of the
community to develop an exciting range of cultural and community events, ensuring that the
centre acts as a hub for LGBT community activity in the city.
The Birmingham LGBT centre is located in the heart of Birmingham in the Southside district,
close to all major transport hubs. Address: 38/40 Holloway Circus, Birmingham, B1 1EQ.
For information please call Birmingham LGBT Centre on 0121 643 1160
26. Birmingham Hearts and Minds Service
Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
Practical and emotional support, information
and signposting for those concerned about
their memory or recently diagnosed with
dementia.
Free Activity Cafes (seated yoga, tai chi and
more)
For further information on services please contact one of
our Advisers
On 0121 706 7695
Email:anette.knesch@alzheimers.org.uk or
:anette.knesch@alzheimers.org.uk
Email:deborah.vatansever@alzheimers.org.uk
deborah.vatansever@alzheimers.org.uk
27. To Report it Dial 999, 101, 0800 555 111
To Report a Hate Crime
West Midlands Police
Are please to certify that
Stonham Birmingham Mental Health Carers Support Service
Is an official
Third Party Reporting Centre for Hate Crime
Or Telephone: 0121 380 4949
Have you or someone you know been a victim of a hate crime or hate incident?
Hate crimes and incidents many come in many different forms. It can be because of hatred on the
grounds of your race, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity or disability.
Hate crime in any form is wrong. That is why it is important that if hate crime happens to you or
someone you know, that you report it.
True Vision is here to give you information about hate crime or incidents and how to report it.
www.report-it.org.uk
On this website, you can:
• Find out what hate crimes or hate incidents are.
• Find out about the ways you can report them.
• Report using the online form.
• Find information about people that can help and support you if you have been a
victim.
Reporting makes a difference – to you, your friends, and your community. By reporting hate
crime when it happens, you can help stop it happening to someone else. You will also help the
police to better understand the level of hate crime in your local area, and improve the way they
respond to it.
28. Venue Type of
Group Frequency When Contact
Address group
Hear for you Postponed until further notice
L.A.F Group Twice a month
Samantha
(Ladies Sure Start Alum female carers 2nd and 4th 12th and 26th
Bricknell
Active Focus Rock only Tuesday of the March
Group) month 10am-12.30pm 07713385892
Start Again
Bridgehouse
Samantha
509 Aldridge Wellbeing Last Monday of 25th March
W.I.G.S Road group every month 11am-1pm
Bricknell
Great Barr 07713385892
B44 8NA
Chinese
New community Second Samantha
Chinese
Chinese centre Wednesday of 13th March Bricknell
carers only
carer group 99 Bradford every month 11.30am-1.30pm 07713385892
road
Zinnia Centre
Samantha
New Carers 100 Showell Mixed carers Third
th
Green Lane Wednesday of 20 March Bricknell
group group
Sparkhill the month 5.00pm-7.00pm 07713385892
B11 4HL
Small Heath
Health Centre
First Samantha
New Carers 42 Chapman 6th March
Carers group Wednesday of Bricknell
group Road 2.00pm-4.00pm
the month 07713385892
Small heath
B10 0PG
Maryam House Twice a month
Samantha
New Carers Bridge Road 2nd & 4th 13th and 27th
Carers group Bricknell
Group Saltley Wednesday of March
B8 3SF the month 6.00pm-8.00pm 07713385892
Creative Support
Once a month Samantha
New Carers 64 Water Street th
Take a Break Last Friday of 29 March Bricknell
Group Digbeth
the month 2.00-4.00pm 07713385892
B3 1HN
29. Type
Venue
Group of Frequency When Contact
Address
Group
Kinmos Centre Dinesh
5th April
Carers Group 1 High Street Mixed st
1 Friday of Chauhan
Group 12pm –
Kings Heath, B14 Every Month 07713
2pm
7AR 385891
Hazelwell Street Dinesh
Stirchley Stirchley Mixed 3rd Thursday of 21st March Chauhan
Carers Group Birmingham, B30 Group Every Month 11am – 2pm 07713
2JX 385891
Joanne
The Stechford Club ND 14th March
Stechford Social 2 Thursday of Davies
7 Victoria Street, & 11th April
Carers Group Group Every Month 0771137847
Stechford 7pm - 9pm
6
Newbridge Carers
130 Hob Moor with Last Wednesday of 27th March Mick Brown
House
Road, Patients Month 2012 07713 385
In-patient in
Small Heath, Evening Drop In. 6pm – 8pm 893
Group Hospital
Newbridge Carers
130 Hob Moor with Twice a Month 24th March Mick Brown
House New Day Time
Road, Patients 2012 07713 385
In-patient in Advice and Info
Small Heath, 2pm to 4pm 893
Group Hospital Group
Stockland Green Joanne
Time 4U Methodist Church Carers Weekly 11 – 1.30 Davies
Carers Group Slade Rd, Erdington Group Every Tuesday 1 ½ hour 07711
B23 7JH 378476
Phoenix Phoenix Centre, Carers Weekly Joanne Davies
Harrison Road, (off 11am – 1pm
Centre Clinical Every 07711
Erdington High 2 hours
Drop – In Drop - In Wednesday 378476
Street) Erdington
Carers Drop New
19th March Joanne
In Community Hub Mixed
Every other 2pm – Davies
Group Farthing Lane, Group
Tuesday 3.30pm 07711 378476
Sutton Coldfield
Community Hub Mick Brown
Sutton Mixed Last Thursday of 28th March
Carers Group Farthing Lane, Sutton Group Every Month 6pm – 8pm 07713 385
Coldfield 893
New Heights St Johns Weekly 10 - 12
Arts & crafts
Centre Warren Farm Mixed Every Thursday Joanne Davies
Group 2 hours
Road, Kingstanding Group Morning 01213804949
B44 0QN
30.
31. Are you a carer for someone experiencing
mental health difficulties?
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust are working in
partnership with Birmingham Mental Health Carer Support Service to
provide a support and information group for carers of service users
within mental health services.
The group will provide practical and social support as well as educating
carers; utilising the Meriden Programme, to help them feel equipped to
cope with their role.
When: Third Wednesday of the month
5.00pm – 7.00pm
At: Zinnia Centre
100 Showell Green Lane
Sparkhill, B11 4HL
For more information please or to book a place please call Samantha
Bricknell at Stonham
Birmingham Mental Health Carer Support Service on
0121 380 4949/07713 385892 or
Tracie Adkins on 0121 301 7244 / 301 5417
In Partnership
32. A chance to take a break and
share experiences
Receive
Receive important information for
carers and sign posting
Last Friday of each month
2pm-
2pm-4pm
Location:
Creative Support
64 Water Street
Birmingham
B3 1HN
For information on the group please call
Samantha Bricknell at Stonham Birmingham
Carer
Mental Health Carer Support Service
0121 380 4949 or 07713 385892
33. Do you care for someone with a mental
condition?
health condition?
Interested in talking to other carers,
getting information, advice & support
all while doing something new & creative?
Then come along to our
Friends & Family Drop-In
Every Tuesday’s 11.30am -12.30pm
BEECHCROFT, to the rear of 501, Slade
Road, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 7JG
People who look after others often benefit from meeting At the St. John’s Centre, Warren Farm Road
Kingstanding,
, Kingstanding, B44 0QN
with people in a similar situation. Time-4-U will offer
Every Thursday
carers mutual support and practical information from 10AM–
10AM– 12PM
carers groups/services from across For more information call
Stonham Birmingham Mental Health Carer
Birmingham.
Support on
So just drop-in, it’s a friendly, relaxed and supportive 0121 380 4949 or text/ call Jo on
environment to talk about any worries and share your 07711378476
Computer
FREE Computer Classes
for CARERS
Come along to our taster day and find out more At The Phoenix Centre
about using computers for fun. Harrison Road
Erdington
For further information please contact our on Every Wednesday 11am – 1pm
contact Jo on 07713 378476
At Are you a Carer for
someone with Mental
Heath Issues
Our Place Community Hub, Would you like more
1 & 2 South Cottages, Farthing Lane, Sutton information on benefits,
Coldfield, B72 1RN education, housing or
any other issues
Come along for an
Never used a computer before? No informal chat and a
chance to meet other
problem! carers and carer support
All abilities welcome. workers
Refreshments will be
Contact Birmingham Mental Health Carer Support Service
available
Gateway Team on 0121 380 4949 or call/text Jo on 07713 For any further
378476 information please
Please note this is subject to sufficient interest and commitment from Carers contact Jo on 07711
378476 or Donna on
07985 882806
34. Carer’s Support
Group
at
Longbridge Health and Community
Centre,
Park Way, Rednal,
Birmingham,
B45 9PL
11am to 1pm
fortnightly on:
Contact Fathima on 07713 387324
or Jan on 077133 85888 or just come along
35. Stonham Carer
Please use for your Services Unit 3, Holt Court North
Heneage Street West
comments, feedback or Birmingham Science Park
Aston, B7 4AX
complaints & return to:
