The Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance is a group of organisations working together to support people in County Durham with their mental wellbeing. One referral form: many different services.
What the Alliance offers:
Supported Accommodation
Housing support with additional support to help people live more independently.
Physical Activities
Accessible physical activities to promote health and wellbeing through movement.
Support With Employment
Helping people to find opportunities for work, volunteering, and training.
Befriending
One-to-one and peer support to help people feel less isolated and access support and activities in the community.
Training and Education
A variety of courses and activities to help people build their confidence and skills in a supportive environment.
Hospital Discharge Service
Helping people who are inpatients on acute mental health and rehabilitation wards in Lanchester Road Hospital and West Park Hospital with moving back into the community.
Suicide Postvention Support
One-to-one practical and emotional support for those bereaved or affected by suicide by specialist service If U Care Share
Peer Support
Group based support services where people use their shared experiences to help each other.
Community Hubs
Group support offered across the County, with activities, courses, and social groups.
Relationship Support
Counselling support for families and relationships.
Bereavement
Support from specialist trained bereavement volunteers via phone/video call, face-to-face sessions, and drop-ins.
Women-Only Activities
A welcoming safe space to meet people, learn, and gain confidence.
Floating Support
Outreach services to provide guidance and emotional support, promote confidence, and help to improve independence.
Welfare Rights
A specialist service offering one-to-one guidance around benefits tribunals, mandatory reconsiderations, and assessment support.
The Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance is unable to support with some needs such as medication, transport, emergency housing, personal and home care, accessing secondary services or Occupational Health, or interventions from a social care provider. However, we will provide advice and signposting where possible.
About the Alliance
Find out more about the organisations involved, and how to access support.
Make a Referral
Find out how to make a self-referral, or how to refer someone else. Our referral coordinators can give advice on what services might help.
Helplines and Other Services
Find out more about support and helplines from organisations outside of the Alliance.
News
Find out what is happening across the Durham Mental Wellbeing Alliance, with news, events, and opportunities to get involved in shaping mental health services across the County.
Vacancies and Volunteering
Find out about job vacancies and volunteering opportunities within Alliance organisations.
Contact us
For general enquiries and feedback about our services. Phone lines are open 9am–5pm Monday to Friday (closed Bank Holidays and weekends)