Support in Colchester and Tendring

Support based in Colchester and Tendring

Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Early Support in Colchester and Tendring

Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board and the Start Well Domain have provided grants to 17 local projects, to help deliver support between 2023-2025. For information about these projects or the organisations’ other services, please view their websites.

Active Essex Foundation (North East Essex)

A sport and physical activity project for children and young people aged 5-18 years.

Active Essex Foundation website (Opens in a new window).

Bridgeway Mission (Colchester)

A safe and supportive network for children refugees and their families, improving wellbeing and confidence.

Bridgeway Mission website (Opens in a new window).

Changing Lives (Colchester)

A combination of free physical activity and mental health sessions, including the use of gym, nature, and animals.

Changing Lives website (Opens in a new window).

Citizens Advice (Tendring)

Taking their domestic abuse and family advice service into the heart of the local communities.

Citizens Advice Tendring (Opens in a new window).

Connect Without Limits (North East Essex)

A safe and supportive network, including counselling, mental health support and autism friendly activities.

Connect Without Limits – CWLCIC website (Opens in a new window).

Essex Wildlife Trust (North East Essex)

A Wild Wellbeing programme, with mental health support through positive wellbeing activities outdoors.

Essex Wildlife Trust website.

EXTRA (Tendring)

A rolling programme for parents/carers whose children are undertaking or waiting for counselling.

EXTRA support for families website (Opens in a new window).

Home Start (Tendring)

Pop up groups to support vulnerable children 0-11 years and their parents.

Home Start website (Opens in a new window)

InterAct (North East Essex)

Early intervention and personalised support service for parents and carers of children and young people with any disability and/or additional needs.

InterAct website (Opens in a new window).

Kids Inspire (Colchester)

Talk Together provides tailored support from early intervention to complex and extremely complex needs for 0-18, up to 25 with SEND, and their families.

Kids Inspire website (Opens in a new window).

Lads Need Dads (Tendring)

A family support worker signposting and offering emotional support to mums and carers of boys taking part in Lads Need Dads programmes.

Lads Need Dads website (Opens in a new window).

Tendring Families First

A range of therapeutic and creative interventions for children aged 5-11 years to self-manage mental wellbeing.

Tendring Families First website (Opens in a new window).

The Ark Family Resource Centre (Tendring)

Weekly therapy sessions for children 5-16 years, outreach and joint child and family sessions.

The Ark Centre website (Opens in a new window)

The London Bus Theatre Company (Tendring)

Jaywick The Musical – Drama and film making project engaging young people in Tendring.

London Bus Theatre website (Opens in a new window).

Underdog Crew (Colchester)

Free training for young adults with lived experiences of mental health issues, autism and neurodiversity through film making and employability skills.

Underdog Crew – Megalodon Studios website (Opens in a new window)

Wilderness Foundation UK (North East Essex)

A nature based Brave Futures wellbeing programme for children and young people aged 4 years+.

Wilderness Foundation website (Opens in a new window).

Youth Enquiry Service (North East Essex)

School navigator and one to one counselling sessions across 15 settings for young people.

Youth Enquiry Service website (Opens in a new window).

Other support for children, young people and families in Colchester and Tendring

For further advice and signposting information, contact Social Prescribing or ask about Social Prescribing at your GP reception.