Mental Health Services
Community Action Partnershp's Mental Health Project offers a variety of social groups, befriending scheme, sporting activity and organic gardening, all aiming to enable recovery by providing the space and skills people need to cope with their difficulties, increase their confidence and self esteem and lead an independent life.
"Recovery…is about what was lost, rights, roles, responsibilities, decisions and support. It is not about symptom elimination, but about what an individual wants and how they can get there and how others can support them to get there. It is about rekindling hope for a productive present and rewarding future and believing that you deserve it."
Services Manager
Annette Boon
Telephone: 0116 272 7670
Email: mentalhealth@communityap.org.uk
Social Drop-In’s
Our Social Drop-Ins can play a part in your journey of Recovery, by providing a safe environment - with taster activities and self help information. To support your mental health needs and help you to access available resources including, education, work, leisure, volunteering or whatever you think you need to recover.
Blaby Social Drop in
Mondays 1:30-4:30
Lutterworth Social Drop in
Tuesday 9:30 – 11:30
Braunstone Social Drop in
Tuesday 1:30-3:30
Oadby Social Drop in
Thursday 9:30 – 11:30
Blaby Social Drop in
Thursday 1:30 – 4:30
Wigston Social Drop in
Friday 9:30 – 12:30
Braunstone Social Drop in
Friday 2:00 – 4:00
Creative Crafts
Wednesdays 1 - 3pm
The Pavilion, Sportsfield Lane, Huncote, Leics LE9 3BN
Our Creative Craft group is a non staffed, interest group, which is run between service users and volunteers. A £1 sub is paid which go towards costs of materials and occasionally we ask for contributions towards larger projects.
Ellen Woodward, Stacey Timson, Helen Dixon and Vicky Saunders - Social Drop in Organisers.
Telephone: 0116 2727670
Email: mentalhealth@communityap.org.uk
Befriending Scheme
Our Befriending Scheme can support individuals to return to participating in everyday activities that they haven't been able to engage in for a while. For example to walk down the road to go shopping, go to a café for afternoon tea?
A trained volunteer will meet with the individual on a one to one basis to support their mental health difficulties and support individuals to plan their journey to achieve success. We aim that this will help individuals to develop new skills and increase their self esteem. Befriending offers that extra help that other services cannot provide i.e. the ability to offer additional support and encouragement.
The support offered varies depending on the individual but can include someone visiting at home for a coffee and chat, going shopping together, visiting places of interests, taking up new hobbies.
Di Beste, Befriending Organiser
Telephone: 0116 2727670
Email: mentalhealth@communityap.org.uk
Sporting Change
Sporting Change is an exciting unique project funded by the Big Lottery. The project aims to engage vulnerable and disadvantaged people who experience mental health difficulties in physical activity as a way of improving their mental and physical health, independence and confidence.
The Sporting Change project does this by providing sports session, health walks, gardening sessions and Grow with confidence programmes for adults with mental health difficulties.
For more information of the groups and other services offered by the project, please see our Sporting Change page.
Sporting Change Project Leader
Abdul Asghar
Telephone: 0116 272 7670
Email: mentalhealth@communityap.org.uk
A Place To Grow
The overall aim of the project is to increase individuals physical activity through
gardening, promoting healthy eating and increasing awareness and understanding
of the contribution physical activity makes to well being and good health. A Place to Grow provides further opportunities for people to learn gardening skills and grow
their own organic vegetables.
See our A Place to Grow page for opening times.
Telephone: 0116 27272670
Email: mentalhealth@communityap.org.uk
A Few Common Questions!
Who can access the services provided by the project?
Anyone aged 18-65 and living within Blaby District, Lutterworth, Oadby, Wigston and Braunstone areas. People living outside of these areas are also welcome to access services, but priority for places are given to the above residents and people will have to make their own way to groups.
How can I access the groups?
If you are interested in getting involved and attending any of the groups, courses or Befriending Scheme please contact:
Annette Boon on 0116 272 7670
Email: mentalhealth@communityap.org.uk
Alternatively download a self referral form here.
If you are a health and/or social care professional and are making a referral on behalf of someone else please see the information below.
What happens once I have referred myself to the project?
Depending on what group or course you are interested in attending, Annette will contact you to arrange a meeting to discuss your needs and the support you require and arrange starting dates with you.
Is transport available?
For groups, people do have to make their own way to sessions. We can discuss the arrangement of volunteer drivers if transport is a real difficulty, but there is a charge for this service.
For health and social care professionals
How to make a referral?
If you would like to refer someone to the project please contact:
Annette Boon on 0116 2727670.
Please ensure that you have read the referral guidelines before making a referral. A copy of the referral form can be downloaded here.
Multi-Agency Mental Health Forum
The project also co-ordinates a quarterly Mental Health Forum which provides the opportunity for people involved in delivering mental health services and supporting individuals with mental health difficulties to meet on a regular basis to discuss current mental health issues, identify gaps in services and share information. The overall aim being to increase partnership working within the District.
The next forum is at The Pavilion, Sportsfield Lane, Huncote, Leics LE9 3BN. If you would like the next date or to attend please contact Annette Boon 0116 272 7670 or mentalhealth@communityap.org.uk
