Open Mental Health
Our Open Mental Health offer is a collaboration of local voluntary organisations, the NHS, Somerset Council, and individuals with lived experience of mental health illness. By working together in partnership, the Alliance promotes a ‘no wrong door’ for anyone who needs help. The shared ambition is to ensure that people living with mental health problems get the right support at the right time by offering a comprehensive range of specialist services. These encompass NHS support, housing advice, debt and employment guidance, volunteering opportunities, community activities, peer support, and local exercise groups. The overarching goal is to ensure timely and tailored support for those in need, fostering their holistic wellbeing and enabling them to lead fulfilling and independent lives.
Open Mental Health provides a number of support services for adults across Somerset including:
- Holistic wellbeing workers (1 to 1 and group support)
- Peer supporters/peer support workers
- Psychologists, mental health nurses,
- Occupational therapists
- Older and young people specialists
- Eating disorder specialists
- Developmental trauma specialists
- Money and benefits support
- Housing support