Nationally, Mind curate a website full of useful information on mental health, a lot of which is writen by people experiencing the conditions themselves. The database is comprehensive and useful, and may help others to understand their diagnosis or symptoms.

The Wellbeing College is here to guide you and support you to improve your wellbeing, whatever stage you are at. We have gathered together lots of information about courses, activities and groups that are happening around Bath and North East Somerset to support people’s wellbeing. We hope that you will find something here that interests you, whether it be a one-off activity or a longer term course spread over several weeks. Most of our courses are free and are offered to B&NES residents who are aged 16 and over, or people who are registered with a GP in B&NES.

Provides the opportunity to engage in meaningful activities and receive stimulation through social contact.  The service offers small group activity or one-to-one support.  People with dementia will be supported to make informed choices on how they spend their time away from home and will be encouraged to maintain independence, but will, where appropriate, be supported to attend to their own health and personal care needs.

Tel: 01225 396741

Email: bath@alzeheimers.org.uk

Offers informal friendly information, support, advice and counselling to young people aged up to 25.

The Samaritans are a 24 hour, 7 day a week listening service, available by telephone, text, email, or face to face drop ins. 

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Bath Mind feels passionately about giving the community of Bath and North East Somerset a voice, a place to share your views, thoughts and ideas on subjects you feel strongly about and to discuss issues which are of interest you.

Over the coming weeks/months we hope to hear from you; we hope you enjoy reading the blogs and maybe even contributing your own thoughts!

To email in to ‘Your Voice’  voice@bathmind.org.uk

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Wellbeing Options supports adults in Bath and North East Somerset to live full and independent lives.

Here you will find information about local care providers, services and activities, along with links to other useful websites and resources.

A peer led support group for carers/supporters of people with mental health issues. We are carers ourselves and understand the issues faced by people helping and supporting someone with a mental health difficulty.

We are involved with a lot of statutory services raising issues that are important to carers and getting the services to recognise and consider carers needs and views within their services. We believe that carers need information to help support the people they care for and are setting up meetings with commissioners and executives to ensure the carers voice is heard. 

Nicky Hayward is a carer who has been helping support her mother through multiple bipolar episodes for many years.  She is involved as a Lived Experience expert/ carer representative with a number of organisations, including the RCPsych, UCL, UWE and the Mental Health Alliance South West. 
 

Nicky is keen to add her voice to the growing number of those, of both grassroots and establishment figures, who are genuinely trying to precipitate a quantum leap in the way mental health care is approached and delivered in our society.

BaNES council have pulled together a website collating locally relevant information on mental health.