Community Support

Bath Mind has been supporting people and championing for better mental health support in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES) for nearly 40 years.

Our B&NES accredited mental health support service offers practical assistance to people aged between 18 and 65 within their own accommodation throughout B&NES to help people live an independent and fulfilling life.

The support can offer:

• Maintaining a tenancy (paperwork, budgeting, helping with your environment, health and safety)
• Health and wellbeing support
• Help to budget money
• Family support
• Developing social networks
• Accessing community facilities (leisure, work, education)
• Confidence building

How to refer...

You can be referred to our service through health services, your GP, housing departments, families, voluntary agencies or yourself using our online referral form.

Referral form 

or telephone Paul Cooper 01225 448396 to discuss a referral.

In the first instance we will carry out a face to face assessment of your needs and goals - this is to make sure we can properly support you.

All service users are encouraged to be actively involved in designing their own care package. A plan of support will be developed and agreed with you and reviewed regularly to make sure we are on track to reach the desired outcomes.

Your support hours can be flexible to suit your needs throughout the week. Please note we do not currently offer an overnight service.

Our staff...

Our staff are experienced and well trained in issues surrounding mental health conditions, health and safety, safeguarding and the delivery of person centred support.

All staff are employed only after an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and professional referrences have been obtained.

Our fees...

The cost of the service is £20* per hour. A breakdown of how this cost is calculated is available.

Our service can be funded through health services or through an individuals personal budget.

*2017-18 rates.