Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs

Site Admin • 8 November 2025
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all credits: Mental Health & Wellbeing Hubs
published: 25 October 2025

The Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health & Wellbeing Hubs (BSMHWH) is a service delivered in partnership by Birmingham Mind and Creative Support. The service supports adults over the age of 18, under secondary mental health services in Birmingham or Solihull, on GP SMI list or having long term/severe mental health problems.


Through a tiered model of support, BSMHWH offer a combination of Structured Recovery Courses & Therapeutic Activities. This is complimented by 1-to-1 support planning and personalised goal setting, to assist you on your mental health recovery journey. In addition to this, BSMHWH offers a range of social opportunities which aim to increase peer support and build social networks.


The Mental Health & Wellbeing Hubs are delivered in partnership by Birmingham Mind and Creative Support, leading providers of mental health support both locally and nationally. The aim of our service is to empower each person to build the mental health resources, life skills & community networks they need to achieve and maintain their mental health long-term.

BSMHWH works closely with Employment Services, Recovery Colleges, FTB, CMHTs, GPs and other agencies to ensure that individuals can access the right support that enables them to thrive.

The Hubs are located in Birmingham, Northfield, Handsworth, Erdington, Yardley, North Solihull and Shirley. They are open to all Birmingham and Solihull residents who are either: under secondary care, on the SMI register and those with a long term mental health condition (over 12 months).

See the full timetable here.


Eligibility

The service is available and free of charge for adults over the age of 18, under secondary mental health services in Birmingham or Solihull, on GP Serious Mental Illness Register (SMI register) or those experiencing long term/severe mental health difficulties.


How to access the service

To access the Mental Health & Wellbeing Hub service you must first complete a referral form.

You can complete an online form or download a Word version and email it to mhwh@birminghammind.org once complete. Alternatively you can call your nearest Hub and speak to one of our Recovery Navigators for more information.


Visit the website:  Click here

Read about the Mental Health Text Support Service: Click here

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