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Voluntary Groups, Community Safety, Grants

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Education and Learning

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Environment

Food Hygiene, Street Cleaning, Recycling

Health and Social Care

Carers, Disability, Families, Children, Over 50s

Housing

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Jobs & Careers

Recruitment News, and Council Vacancies

Leisure and Sport

Parks, Leisure Centres, Sports Facilities

Transport & Streets

Car Parks, Cycling, Buses, Footpaths

Visiting Swindon

Tourist Attractions, Places to Stay, Shops

General Enquiries

Swindon Borough Council
Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH

Telephone:

01793 445500

Minicom:

01793 436659

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Health & Social Care

Mental Health Care

The Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) provides mental health care for people living in Swindon.

Addiction Service (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Helps people who want to change addictive behaviour associated with alcohol or prescription or illegal drugs.

Addiction Service (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Helps people who want to change addictive behaviour associated with alcohol or prescription or illegal drugs.

Adult Psychology Mental Health Service (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
A psychology and counselling service for adults with enduring mental health difficulties.

Afro-Caribbean Mental Health Project
National organisation offering support to African and Caribbean people with mental health problems.

Alzheimer's and Dementia
Information and support for people with all forms of dementia and variant CJD.

Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Management and administration of mental health services in Avon and Wiltshire.

Black Mental Health Resource Centre
National organisation providing one-to-one and group counselling for black and Asian people with mental health problems.

Body and Mind Coaching
Body and Mind Coaching is a combination of treatments and products for individuals or groups, to help with relaxation and well-being ... both physical and mental.

Clinical Psychology (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Helpline and assistance for people with emergency mental health needs during office hours.

Community Mental Health Teams for Adults (CMHT) (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Assessment and treatment service for adults under 65 experiencing mental health problems.

Community Mental Health Teams for Adults (CMHT) (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Assessment and treatment service for adults under 65 experiencing mental health problems.

Community Mental Health Teams for Older People (CMHT) (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Helps older people with mental health problems and their carers to stay in their own homes as long as possible.

Community Rehabilitation Team (CRT) (Primary Care Trust, Swindon Borough Council and Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust)
An inter-disciplinary team providing rehabilitation to people living in Swindon.

Department of Old Age Psychiatry (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Provides a range of services which aim to help older people with mental health problems.

Department of Old Age Psychiatry (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Provides a range of services which aim to help older people with mental health problems.

Green Hut
Offers practical support to people over the age of 16 with mental health difficulties, unemployed people and homeless people.

Hearing Voices Network
National organisation that has set up local groups nationally who are available to listen to people who hear voices.

Kingshill Research Centre (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Conducts research into dementia. Their website is a valuable resource on the subject.

Manic Depression Fellowship
Network of local self-help groups for people with depression and their families.

Mental Health Outreach Service (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Works intensively with people who are reluctant to engage with mental health services.

Mind
National organisation working for a better life for everyone with experience of mental health distress.

New Dimensions
Provide a therapeutic environment for individuals to actively engage in their own recovery from mental health problems.

Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
Provides information and support to people who use NHS services in any way, eg: patients, carers and relatives.

Primary Care Psychology and Counselling Service
A psychology and counselling service for any adult requiring counselling.

Psychotherapists
Private counsellors and psychotherapists in and around Swindon and Marlborough, offering therapy to individuals.

Psychotherapy Department, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership
Offers a service to adults who are in need of specialised help.

Rethink (formerly the National Schizophrenia Fellowship)
National organisation providing support and information for people with severe mental illness, their families and carers.

Sandalwood Court (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
A 36-bed inpatient unit for people under 65 with mental health problems.

Saneline
A national mental health help line offering emotional support and practical information.

Savernake Hospital
Inpatient and outpatient occupational therapy and physiotherapy clinics for the elderly.

Service Users’ Network Swindon (SUNS)
Independent user-led voluntary organisation run by current medical health service users.

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An independent dementia care charity offering an innovative and highly practical method of care.

Swindon and Wiltshire Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service (SWADS)
Offers help and counselling for anyone concerned about alcohol and drug taking.

Swindon Forensic Services (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
Advice, help and support for mental health patients involved in the criminal justice system.

Swindon Mind
Promotes positive mental health, raises awareness, campaigns locally.

Victoria Hospital (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
The Department of Old Age Psychiatry is housed at Victoria Hospital.

Victoria Hospital (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
The Department of Old Age Psychiatry is housed at Victoria Hospital.

Wiltshire and Swindon Users’ Network (WSUN)
An independent organisation set up in 1991 by long-term users of health and social care services.

Windswept (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
A ten-bed ‘ward in the community’ for people with long-term mental problems.

Working Hands (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership)
An occupational service providing a creative and therapeutic environment for mental health users in Swindon.

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