Our Help When You Need It service offers short term practical and emotional support for women living in Bristol. We recognise that women with mental health issues have times when they are well, and times when they need support.

This service can be accessed as and when you need it.

If you are struggling with your mental health, our service may be able to help you.

You can talk to us over the phone, text, email, virtual platforms, or face to face. We also offer a monthly wellbeing drop in group.

You can self-refer and anyone can refer to our service.

When you contact us you will speak to our triage worker to assess if we can help you immediately or over the short term.
Our lines are open Monday-Friday 9.00am-5.pm.

Should you need more support you may be referred to a support worker.

What will my support look like?

Your support worker will offer up to four weeks support and will address the reasons you first contacted the service, some examples of support needs could be:

  • Help with life skills and wellbeing
  • Help claiming benefits and money advice
  • Building your own social networks, connecting to your communities
  • Support with managing your tenancy
  • Help to get into volunteering
  • Help with getting involved in training, education or employment.

What other services can I use?

  • Peer support groups
  • Training groups such as developing coping strategies – managing triggers and difficult situations.

And…

If you need additional support after four weeks, this can be discussed with your support worker and your support maybe extended.

Should you need additional support in the future, you can use our service again.

To access the service you must be:

  • 16 years or older
  • A woman, living in Bristol

Phone: 0117 925 1811 ext 2201

Email: [email protected]

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