Our Partners & their Services
Open Mental Health (OMH) offers a joined-up network of support for patients, clinicians, and anyone else assisting individuals experiencing poor mental health. As a partnership of voluntary, community and social enterprises, including Somerset NHS Foundation Trust and Somerset Council, and those with lived mental health experiences, we are revolutionising mental health services in Somerset and challenging conventional care models.
Click on the tiles below to see the services each member of our alliance provides. For additional information about our holistic, community-centred approach, discover more about our support network or look at the directory of partner services.
Age UK Somerset
Friendly Phone Calls
Friendly phone calls provides a friendly voice on the end of the phone to help support older people who may be experiencing loneliness and isolation.
The Balsam Centre
Families & Children
The Balsam Centre is part of the Family Safeguarding Team and the Children’s Services teams
The Community Council for Somerset (CCS)
Carers Project
The Community Council for Somerset (CCS) is the new Open Mental Health carers lead role. Carers who support people with SMI are more likely to have concerns regarding their own mental health.
Citizens Advice Somerset
Tackling issues causing distress
Citizens Advice Somerset provides free, confidential and impartial advice including housing, money, benefits, employment – or any other matter.
Conquest Centre
Therapeutic support
Conquest Centre offers animal and nature based therapeutic support to improve health and wellbeing to anyone affected by mental or physical ill health.
Diversity Voice
Supporting people in Somerset
Diversity Voice is an equality, diversity and inclusion charity based in Somerset. We work to prevent all forms of discrimination and to promote social inclusion, assisting a wide variety of groups to integrate into society.
Fuse Performance
Creative arts
Offering opportunities for everyone to experience outdoor arts performances, productions and to take part in creative arts projects and events.
Love CIC
Farmerados
The aim is to get farmers talking and opening up about their struggles and worries to find comfort and support from the local agricultural community.
Mind in Somerset
Mindline 24/7 & more
With 51 services in 23 locations, we support over 17,000 local people each year.
Minehead Eye
Youth Work
Minehead Eye is a Skate Park, Youth Centre, Indoor Climbing Venue, Cafe, and much more.
NHS Somerset – Integrated Care Board
NHS Healthcare & Services
Somerset Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning and delivering local health and care services.
NHS Somerset Foundation Trust
NHS Mental Healthcare
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust provides community, mental health, and acute hospital services.
Rethink Mental Illness
Tackling inequality
Rethink Mental Illness is a charity that works tirelessly to transform the lives of everyone severely affected by mental illness, and how our nation approaches mental illness.
Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP)
Active Somerset
Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (SASP) is dedicated to increasing the health and happiness of residents in Somerset through physical activity and sport.
Second Step
Supporting people and communities
We’re a leading mental health charity that’s been putting mental health first for people in Bristol and the South West for over 30 years.
Spark Somerset
Voluntary and community action
We provide information, advice, training, and support to the voluntary and community sector in Somerset.
Somerset Council
Provides a wide range of services
Somerset County Council is responsible for the more strategic local services of Somerset.
SWEDA
Supporting people affected by eating disorders
Community Support Workers will be the first point of contact and begin to offer gentle support and help clients into other SWEDA services where appropriate.
WATCH CIC
Peer Power
WATCH works throughout Somerset to promote, train and support peer groups and peer support initiatives.
Young Somerset
Voluntary and community sector youth work
Young Somerset is the largest youth work charity in Somerset and our mission is to put young people first.
2BU
‘It is ok 2BU’
LGBTQ+ youth support service in Somerset, seeking to build a sense of belonging and looking to enrich young people’s lives where say ‘It is ok 2BU’