Local Support Services For Mental Health and Wellbeing

This page provides some of the contacts that may be useful for people who need to access mental health services.

Directory of Useful Local Contacts

 

Name

Address

Telephone Number

Other information
Access and Liaison Team The Conservatory
Mental Health Unit
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
0L6 9RW		   The team provide mental health assessments to individuals presenting with acute mental health needs in a variety of settings including the A and E department and medical wards following self harm, as well as offering same day urgent assessments if required. The team are also the single point of entry for access into secondary care mental health services and also provide a duty line service for unknown clients and professionals.
Accident and Emergency Tameside Hospital
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 9RW		 0161 922 6248 Main hospital number: 0161 922 6000
Addiction Dependency Solutions (ADS) 52-56 Warrington Street
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 7JX		 0161 342 5081 ADS offer free and confidential alcohol treatment to individuals aged 19 or over living in the Tameside and Glossop area.
Their aim is to a) prevent and reduce alcohol related harm to individuals experiencing problematic and/or dependant drinking and b) to educate and empower individuals to manage their own addiction independently. They provide a wide range of psycho-social interventions on an individual or group work basis and liaise closely with external agencies to co-ordinate a holistic package of care and support.
Adult Learning Disabilities Clinical Psychology 1st Floor South
New Century House
Windmill Lane
Denton
M34 2GP		 0161 335 2748 Psychology service provided to adults with a learning disability living in Tameside and Glossop.
The work may be direct with clients and/or indirect work with paid and family carers and other professionals.
The team also work to raise awareness of learning disabilities and psychological therapies. All referrals accepted.
Advocacy (Cloverleaf) The Old Vicarage
Manchester Road
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL7 0BA		 0161 207 0767 Cloverleaf Advocacy service in Tameside offers independent one-to-one advocacy to adults for people with mental health needs, learning disabilities. physical or sensory impairment, people on the autistic spectrum, older people, and carers.
They also provide the Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service (IMHA) for the area.
Alcohol National
Enhanced Service (NES)		 Unit 3
52/56 Warrington Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7JX		 0161 342 5081 The service is available within 10 G.P. surgeries throughout Tameside and Glossop and provides advice and guidance to individuals wanting to reduce or abstain from drinking at a harmful/hazardous level. can be. Referral can be made via own G.P or by contacting the numbers provided.
Art Therapy Team Haughton Mews
71-73 Stamford St East
Ashton-under-Lyne
0L6 6QQ		 0161 716 3555 The team provides psychodynamic therapies which include: 1:1 psychotherapy, psychodynamic group work and ward based group work.
Ask me Hattersley Hattersley Clinic
Hattersley Road East
Hattersley
Hyde
SK14 3EH		 0161 366 3914 The scheme offers information on various services including:
  • Family support
  • Lifestyle issues
  • Emotional health and wellbeing
Autism Specialist Nurse
(Please ask for Holly or Jed)		 1st Floor South
New Century House
Progress Way
Windmill Lane
Denton
M34 2GP		 0161 304 5860
0161 304 5364		 Supports people with Autism and other Autistic Spectrum Conditions. The nurse works with individuals and carers to support their access to assessment and services and provides:
  • Advice and support to people with ASC and their carers
  • Advice and joint working with staff that support people with ASC
  • Training for staff and carers about ASC and supporting individuals with ASC
  • Joint working with the full range of health and social care professionals who are engaging with people with ASC
Carers Centre Hyde Town Hall
(Via Corporation St)
Market Street
Hyde
Tameside
SK14 1AL		 0161 342 3344 Offers a wide range of information and support to carers.
Child and Family Therapy Service Springleigh Clinic
Waterloo Road
Stalybridge
SK15 2AU		 0161 716 3600 Child and adolescent mental health service for children and young people aged 0-16 yrs.
Citizens Advice Bureau
(Tameside District)		 Hyde Town Hall
Market Street
Hyde
SK14 1AL		 0161 342 5005
(limited hours)
Telephone advice dependant on staff availability		 Financial and legal advice.
The aims of the Citizens Advice Bureau are:
• To provide the advice people need for the problems they face
• To improve the policies and practises that affect peoples lives
Community Mental Health Team
North Sector		 Haughton House
67 Stamford St East
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 6QQ		 0161 716 3500 The treatment and recovery teams provide care and support for adults of working age (up to 65 yrs) with a full range of mental health problems.
Team covers Ashton, Droylsden, Dukinfield, Stalybridge, Mossley.
Community Mental Health Team
South Sector		 Pennine Care
Foundation Trust
Globe Lane Industrial Estate
Outram Rd
Dukinfield
Cheshire
SK16 4XE		 0161 716 3434
0161 716 3475		 The treatment and recovery teams provide care and support for adults of working age (up to 65 yrs) with a full range of mental health problems.
Team covers Glossop, Mottram, Hollingworth Godley, Hattersley, Hyde, Gee Cross, Newton, Denton and Audenshaw.
Wellbeing Advisors The Carers Centre
Hyde Town Hall
(Via Corporation St)
Market Street
Hyde
Tameside
SK14 1AL		 0161 342 3344
Mon – Fri
10.00 – 3.00		 The Health and Wellbeing Service is a free, confidential, community based service. The Wellbeing advisors provide information, advice, advocacy and support to help people remain healthy, active and well in their own home. Home visits can be carried out by a team of trained advisors, who will offer information on a range of local services to support individual need. The service is available to people aged 18+ living in Tameside who do not receive any help from Tameside Social Care and Health Department.
CVAT (Community and voluntary action Tameside) 131 Catherine Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7AW		 0161 339 4985
or
0161 339 2345		 Support voluntary, community and faith groups in Tameside and promote and support volunteering in the borough.
De-Caf Drop in Dementia Cafe Age UK
131 Katherine Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
Central Methodist Church
Chapel Street
Glossop
Victoria Park
Denton		 0161 308 5000
0161 716 3400
0161 716 3400		 Last Wednesday of the month
2:00pm – 4:00pm

2nd Wednesday of the month
11:00am – 1:00pm

1st Thursday of the month
Direct Payments Clarence Arcade
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7PT		 0161 342 3101 8.30 – 5.00 Monday – Wednesday
8.30 – 4.30 Thursday
9.30 – 4.00 Friday
Forensic and High Support - Low Secure Unit Prospects Place
Birch Hill Hospital
Birch Road
Wardle
Rochdale
OL12 9QB		 01706 676 146
or
0161 716 3000
(Trust Headquarters)		 Provides low secure recovery and social inclusion using principles of rehabilitation. People can contact the ward 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
The service is for people living in the North West – inc Tameside and Glossop.
Glossop Mental Health Project 33 Charles Street
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 7DJ		 01629 532 689 Provides a range of therapeutic and recreational group activities plus 1:1 support. Referral via single point of entry for Derbyshire residents only.
GLOSS C/O Glossop Mental Health Project 33 Charles Street
Glossop
Derbyshire
SK13 7DJ		 01629 532 689 GLOSS is an independent, service user led, voluntary organisation with charitable status and its own constitution. The group offers a range of leisure, therapeutic activities and support services to people experiencing mental health problems.
Making Space
Tameside Community Recovery & Housing Support Service		 Wilshaw House
Mental Health Information and
Resource Centre
Wilshaw Lane
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL7 9QG		 0161 343 6838 Making Space is a charitable organisation providing support to people with mental health needs in Tameside.
The Aim of Making Space is to raise the standards in Mental Health services by:
  • Supporting people with independent living skills
  • Practical support to attend appointments, help with managing finances, improving budgeting skills and accessing mainstream services
  • Support with housing and tenancy related issues
  • Support to remain in or re-enter employment
Mind Well-being Centre 216-218 Katherine St
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7AS		 0161 330 9223 Mind is a mental health wellbeing centre offering counselling, courses, workshops, advice, drop-ins e.g. welfare rights and housing support, veggie cafe and internet access.
Off The Record 45 Clarendon Place
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 2ND		 0161 355 3553 Free confidential counselling for young people aged 13-28 who live in Tameside, Glossop, Oldham and surrounding areas.
Any referral accepted including self.
Older Peoples Services Etherow Building
Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 9RW		 0161 716 3400
0161 716 3400
0161 716 3400
0161 716 3445
0161 716 3710
0161 716 3670		 Community Mental Health Team
Community Dementia Team
Memory Clinic
Whittaker Day Hospital
Summer ward
Hague ward
OPT-in Social Inclusion and Wellbeing Team Wilshaw House
Wilshaw Lane
Ashton- under-lyne
OL7 9QG		 0161 342 4383 The OPT-in team, based at Wilshaw House Mental Health Information and Resource Centre, offer support to people affected by mental health issues by providing a range of social and activity groups in community settings throughout Tameside.
The team help people to:
  • Get motivated through group participation
  • Find hope as they share experiences and receive encouragement from others
  • Improve their coping skills
  • Develop a social network
Any referral accepted, including self.
PALS – (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) Pennine Care
Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7SR		 0161 716 3178 This service aims to:
  • Listen to worries, concerns, suggestions or queries of service users, relatives and carers
  • Feedback these views to the Chief Executive and Trust Board.
  • Sort out problems quickly, working on behalf of the service user, their relative or carer.
Pennine Care NHS
Foundation Trust		 Trust Headquarters
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
Lancs. OL6 7SR		 0161 716 3000 The Trust provides mental health and specialist drug and alcohol services to people in Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside and Glossop.
The services are located in hospitals and in the community and work closely with local councils, NHS organisations and the community and voluntary sector.
They also provide community services offering a wide range of treatment and care for the community including dentistry, long term conditions and management, cancer and end of life care, health improvement and wellbeing, learning disabilities, therapies.
Primary Care Mental Health Service Wharfinger House
Manchester Road
Hyde
SK14 2BD		 0161 716 4242 The Primary Care Mental Health Service consists of mental health professionals who provide assessment and individual and group-based intervention and support for adults registered with a Tameside and Glossop GP.
The service provides therapy for people experiencing problems such as:
  • Depression
  • Panic disorder
  • Generalised anxiety disorder
  • Social phobia
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder
  • Post traumatic stress disorder
  • Low self esteem
  • Health anxiety
They also provide guidance on psychological wellbeing through workshops aimed at common problems such as stress management, sleep difficulties, or overcoming reduced activity.
Psychiatric Out Patients Buckton Building
Tameside Hospital		 0161 716 3732 Under 65 years
9:00.am – 5:00pm
Etherow Unit
Tameside Hospital		   0161 716 3660
9:00.am – 5:00pm		 Over 65 years
Routes to Work Dukinfield Town Hall
King Street
Dukinfield
SK16 4LA		 0161 342 5136 Routes to Work are a supported employment Team who work with local employers to offer supported employment to people with a disability, mental health and or drug and alcohol issues. They offer a package of support, including on-site training and advice for prospective employees.
South Sector Outpatients Pennine Care
Foundation Trust
Globe Lane Industrial Estate
Outram Rd
Dukinfield
Cheshire
SK16 4XE		 0161 716 3403 Provides assessment, treatment and review for people aged 16 years and over.
Referral via care co-ordinator, GP, Primary Care Mental Health Team, self referral, specialist mental health service.
Supported Housing 91 Manchester Rd
Audenshaw
M34 5PZ		 0161 371 9594 Offers intensive 24 hour rehab for service users with serious mental health problems. Short term stay accommodation - for up to 2 years.
Tameside Council Shirley House
5 Oldham Street
Hyde
SK14 1LJ		 0161 342 8355 Web address:
www.tameside.gov.uk
Tameside Council Out of Hours Service Dukinfield Town Hall
King Street
Dukinfield
SK16 4LA		 0161 342 2222 Lines open from:
5pm Mon Tues Wed 4.30pm Thurs and 4pm Friday through to 8.30 am Mon.
Volunteer Centre 95/97 Penny Meadow
Ashton-under-Lyne
0L6 6EP		 0161 339 2345 The Centre offers a variety of volunteering opportunities, appropriate training and on-going support.
Volunteering Opportunities PALS Office
Mental Health Unit
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport SK2 7JE		 0161 716 4595
07880 858 389		 Volunteering opportunities within Stockport, Tameside and Glossop for service users and carers within hospitals, clinics and in the community.
For further information contact Naheed Asif Volunteer Coordinator at the PALS office.
Saxon Ward Tatton Ward Tameside Hospital
Fountain Street
Ashton-u-Lyne
OL6 9RW		 0161 716 3797 People can contact the wards 24 hrs a day 7 days a week.
Welfare Rights Clarence Arcade
Stamford Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7PT		 0800 074 9985
Mon Wed Thu
9.30-12.30		 Provide clear, concise, free and confidential advice and representation in matters of welfare benefits.
  • Drop-in at MIND-Wellbeing Centre, 216-218 Catherine Street, Ashton-under-Lyne 1st Thursday of each month 1.30-3.30.
  • Benefits Advice at Clarence Arcade, Ashton-under-Lyne 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month 9.30-12.00.
Wilshaw House
Mental Health Information and Resource Centre		 Wilshaw House
Wilshaw Lane
Ashton-under-Lyne
Tameside
OL7 9QG		 0161 342 4383 Wilshaw House is a place where you can go to get help, advice and information about mental health and emotional wellbeing. The Centre is also home to several support and social groups.
The Information Centre provides:
  • High quality information and advice
  • Access to mental health services and support groups
  • A meeting place for organisations and individuals
  • Access to volunteering opportunities
  Zest Wellbeing Project The Hub
Stockport Road
Hattersley
SK14 6AF		 0161 342 4213
Ask for Carlos

Open every Friday 10.00am – 2.00pm
Based in Hattersley but open to all. Provides a range of support options including: reducing social isolation, information and advice about local services, access to volunteer opportunities and practical sessions to increase wellbeing and confidence.

National contacts

 


Name

Telephone Number

Opening Hours
ACAS 08457 47 47 47 Lines open:
8.00am-8.00pm Mon – Fri
9.00am-1.00pm Sat
Age U.K. 0800 169 6565 Free National Helpline Lines open 365 days a year from 8.00am – 7.00pm
Alzheimer’s Society Help Line 0845 300 0336 Lines open:
8.30am-6.30pm Mon – Fri
Anxiety UK 08444 775 774 Lines open:
9.30am – 5.30pm – Mon - Fri
Carers Direct UK 0808 802 0202 (free phone) Lines open:
8.00am-9.00pm – week days
11.00am-4.00pm – Sat and Sun and public holidays
Men’s Aid 0808 081 0327 (free from landlines and most mobiles) Lines open Mon – Fri 9.00am – 9.00pm
NHS Direct 0845 4647 Lines open 24 hours a day
7 days a week
Rethink Mental Illness 0845 456 0455 Lines open 24 hours a day 7 days a week
Samaritans 08457 90 90 90 Lines open 24 hours a day
7 days a week
Sane line 0845 767 8000 Lines open 6pm-11pm 7 days a week
Women’s Aid 0808 2000 (Freephone) Lines open 24 hours a day 7 days a week