Volunteer-led peer support walking group, offering non-judgemental community led support for people experiencing mental health challenges.

We aim to provide advice, information and counselling in a safe, caring, non-judgemental and supportive environment.

Hartlepool and East Durham Mind helps people who are suffering emotionally. You might feel depressed, anxious, suffer from panic attacks, sleep problems, low mood, struggle with unwanted, uncontrollable thoughts, lost a sense of hope and optimism or struggle with bereavement or in relationships. We also help people with one or more long-term health conditions such as diabetes, arthritis/musculoskeletal problems, respiratory problems, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, epilepsy, heart disease or unexplained persistent physical symptoms. Long-term health conditions can also lead to emotional distress.

We work with people who are often excluded from the support they need, and experience a combination of at least three of the following four issues: Homelessness, Offending, Substance misuse, Mental ill health

We know that there are many individual routes to recovery and our central aim is to support and facilitate individuals and families to achieve this.

individual and group counselling service for anyone affected by abuse including family, carers and friends

ReCoCo Our aims are to: Provide a peer led, peer delivered education and support service where people can learn from each other’s insights, skills and lived experience. Nurture a community of warriors and survivors towards a sense of belonging and acceptance for who, what and how they are. Enable connection and friendship Provide opportunities that allow students to aspire to be their best selves. Identify and recognise their innate strengths and talents, and their ability to help others. Promote recovery through peer led education and other peer led activities. Provide a focus for peer leadership, peer support and recovery orientated practice. Be directed by people who use (or have used) mental health services. Enable collaboration between mental health service providers and organisations that support these aims.

We aim to offer ways for local people with drug and alcohol problems to become free from their dependence.

The service is for anyone in Northumberland, 18 years old or over, who is experiencing problems with drugs and alcohol.

The service provides intervention for children and young people up to age 18 within the Northumberland area. Young people are supported to stop using substances, and to reduce the associated risks from substance misuse, both to themselves and their communities. They are also supported to achieve good physical and emotional health and wellbeing.

We’re here for you, whatever’s on your mind. We’ll support you. Guide you. Help you make decisions that are right for you.

Unity is the Alcohol and Drug Recovery Service for Cumbria and we will help you work out the things in your life that work for you and how you can build on these with our support