Tel: 0300 770 80 90
Email: www.affc.org.uk
Description: Action for Family Carers provides the following services for unpaid Carers in Essex :
- Befriending
- Counselling
- Respite day care for older people
- Cancer Support Service
Feeling Good, Caring Well - A programme of training and information on the caring role and activities to improve Carers' mental and physical health and wellbeing.
Club nights - We provide club nights for Young Carers in 5 districts.
School support - We provide support for Young Carers in schools across Essex.
Tel: 0300 303 1555
Email: hello@carersfirst.org.uk
Description: Carers FIRST delivers the Essex Carers Service across the county supporting carers and families by providing emotional and practical support, advice, information and guidance, and opportunities for carers to access training, social groups, activities, trips and more.
You don't have to wait until you are struggling to talk to someone about your caring role and the help you can get. If you want to talk with someone from the Carers FIRST team please contact us via the telephone and email details above.
Joanne Fellows
Tel: 01277 201789
Email: jo.fellows@brentwoodcrossroads.org.uk
Description: To support people who are unpaid full time carers for a friend or family member.
Tel: 01376 316126
Email: enquiries@futuresinmind.org.uk
Description: Futures in Mind offers an inclusive support for people in recovery with substance/alcohol misuse and mental ill health. The service has been commissioned by Essex County Council and has been co-produced with service users.
We offer an inclusive approach to recovery and with that comes great opportunities for you to develop skills, meet like minded people, build confidence, gain qualifications and make further positive changes to improve your quality of life.
Peer Led Activities - A chance to socialise in a safe place, get hands on with the Wildlife Trust, join a reading group and much more.
Befriending - This is an opportunity to have one to one support if the activites are just not right for you.
Mentoring - A chance to guide and support others with a more structured approach and gain a qualification in the process.
Volunteering - We have a wide range of volunteering roles that you can get involved in and full training will be delivered.
Funds - Up to £100 for individual projects and up to £300 for group activities.
Training - We have a variety of training available, but always happy to listen to demand and develop bespoke courses.
Blogs - A place to share your stories, achievements, setbacks, determination or whatever is relevant to our community.
Tel: 07751 525 458
Email: michelle.passfield@hotmail.co.uk
Description: WellbeingMatters is a ground breaking Southend-on-Sea based mental health peer support group that is accessible to the Southend business community.
The group is open to anyone over the age of 18 in paid employment who would like support with their mental wellbeing.
WellbeingMatters is an independently run community group with a board of trustees. We meet once a month from 6-8pm at Twenty One, on Southend seafront.
We bring people together, speeking freely about the challenges we face, sharing with and listening to each other.
We hope to raise awareness and improve understanding of mental health and break down barriers and stigmas. Mental wellbeing in the workplace is of real importance.