Supporting Families
We offer a dedicated service to support families experiencing a mental health need within the home who reside in the North Northumberland area.
What is the Supporting Families Programme?
We work with families living in North Northumberland where there is a mental health need, helping each person understand their situation and implement a support plan to nurture a happier, healthier home.
When poor mental health is experienced in the home it will often impact the whole family. It’s important that families have the knowledge, skills and confidence to share their experiences, and improve their mental health and resilience. We give every person in the household the tools to achieve a mentally healthier mind.
This past year the Supporting Families Programme empowered 150 people. This involved removing stigma and educating people about mental health and how to navigate the challenges it can have to the person and the extended family. Our service works alongside you and your family members, helping each person find the words to explain how they’re feeling, avoid getting caught up in any diagnosis and better support one another.
The Supporting Families Programme has helped families build confidence, learn and implement coping strategies, improve their parenting skills, and challenge the isolating and sometimes destructive outcomes mental ill-health can have to a home. We work with the whole family to understand your situation, enhance your knowledge of mental health, teach you the tools to provide self-support and share information about the services available to you should you need them. We are here for the whole family and will work with you to build a healthier, happier home.
Supporting Families Project Partner[I] worked with a dad in a rural location who was isolated and very reluctant to work with any professionals. After the initial contact…dad became more confident…I would often see him smiling which I had never witnessed. MIND gave him a voice again and a purpose in life.
Supporting Families Project PartnerHaving the service within our locality is a lifeline. We are a rural community covering 802 square miles with poor travel links so knowing there are options to support families with their mental health and who can provide home visits if necessary is a huge positive in achieving positive outcomes.
Supporting Families Project ClientSpace to talk and ideas to help with my panic attacks. I can now leave the house and manage my emotions better when they are overwhelming
Who is this service for?
The Supporting Families Programme works with families living in North Northumberland where a parent/carers mental ill-health is impacting the household. We work with families with and without a mental health diagnosis. Other issues we may address could include; poor parenting, neglect, debt and/or substance misuse, relationship issues etc, and involve dismantling complex issues due to an avoidance of other support services, or deeply ingrained fear, shame, stigma and discrimination around accessing support.
Should you, or a person you know believe this service could be right for you please reach out and state your interest in the ‘Supporting Families Programme’ and we can talk through the referral process and answer any questions you have.
Learn More
To access the service please complete a referral form. We accept:
Self Referrals and referrals on someone’s behalf, with their consent, by health, charity and other practitioners from services.
