Mental Health

Welcome to the Mental Health category—a supportive space for diverse resources in North Tyneside. Here, you’ll find guidance on general wellbeing, strategies for managing stress and anxiety, and support for those caring for loved ones with dementia. We cover a wide range of mental health concerns, including depression, self-harm, and eating disorders, along with resources for learning disabilities and autism.

Our aim is to foster a compassionate and inclusive community that helps individuals facing loneliness, isolation, and other mental health challenges. Whether you’re seeking tools for mental health recovery or ways to improve overall wellbeing, our resources are designed to support your unique journey towards mental wellness.

Support Groups

Local support groups can be a way to get help and meet with other people who have a similar experience. Some provide therapy, while others offer activities or opportunities to socialise and reduce isolation.

Peer support is when people use their own experiences to help each other, this could be a lived experience of mental illness either personally or in a caring role. In some cases peer support groups are run by volunteers, in others they may be facilitated by the NHS or another local service such as a charity or community group.

Groups can be informal and accessed directly, others may require a referral from a GP or self-referral.

Services

PeerTalk Peer Support Groups

PeerTalk is a national registered charity and we offer support to people living with depression anxiety or related distress through our peer support groups. Run by trained volunteer facilitators, the strength of these groups is that the support offered comes from others who know the experience of mental / emotional distress and overwhelm. People … >

Peer Talk Support Group @Whitley Bay Big Local

Peer Support groups for people living with depression. Peertalk meets at the Whitley Bay Big Local Building at 158 Whitley Road (the old job centre) every Wednesday evening from 7pm til 8.30pm. Covid secure, socially distanced sessions. Find out more about their work on their website >

Anxious Minds Recovery Centre

The Drop-in & Recovery Centre is run by local volunteers and our trained mental health team working with the local community, the aim is to empower the community to help and support each other helping each other achieve their full potential. For over 5 years we have provided local people with a safe space where they can access information, suppor… >

Helix Art - Here to There

Here to There is a creative programme for people over 55, offering regular walks, talks, workshops and more. A chance to be creative and socialise at workshops, walks, talks, events and more… Here to There is a FREE regular creative programme for people over 55 delivered across North Tyneside, South Tyneside and Sunderland providing opportunitie… >

Launchpad North Tyneside Service User Survivor Forum

The forum is a space for mental health service users and survivors to stay informed on what's going on locally, have their views and experiences heard, raise awareness of the issues affecting them, meet like minded people and contribute to improving support for people with mental health difficulties. Mental health workers are welcome to attend if … >

Family Mental Health and Wellbeing Intervention Programme

Mindstars free family mental health intervention service provides 10 weeks of psychoeducation to children aged 6-11 alongside their parents, carers and guardians. This will assist families to better their mental health and wellbeing – in addition to help relieve the pressures the statutory services in the NHS face. The programme is designed for … >