Useful resources

For information on a range of local and national resources that can support your wellbeing, please click on the dropdown menus below. If you have been offered treatment with us and are waiting to start, you can find further information about support available to you.

Alcohol and Drug Services

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Adfam

Website: https://adfam.org.uk/

Provide support for families/carers of individuals with drug and alcohol misuse

Inspire

Website: https://www.cranstoun.org/services/substance-misuse/inspire-sutton/ 
Contact: info@cranstoun.org.uk

A community drug and alcohol service for adults in Sutton. Provide assessments, group and 1:1 treatments, access to detox and rehab packages, peer support and family and carer support to individuals. Also provide support through the SWITCH programme to individuals aged under 18

Carers support

Carers support

Sutton Carers Centre

Website: https://www.suttoncarerscentre.org/ 
Contact: enquiries@suttoncarerscentre.org

 020 8296 5611

Provide support to unpaid carers in Sutton including; information and advice, support groups (including for parent carers, dementia carers, male carers, mental health carers), mindfulness and meditation sessions, mental health support and counselling and group and individual support for young carers aged 8+

NAS Sutton Branch

Website: https://www.nassutton.org.uk/ 
Contact: Alex Talcer - alex.talcer@nas-volunteers.org.uk

Provide information and advice as well as support regarding Autism;  supports parents/carers of individuals with Autism, holds monthly social groups for adults with Autism, monthly Lego club for children and an Introduction to Autism course 2x per year for parents with children newly diagnosed

Children and families

Children and families

Homestart Sutton

https://homestartsutton.org.uk

020 8647 6501/07598787483

 

Home-Start Sutton is a local community network of trained volunteers and expert support, helping families during pregnancy and with children up to 5 years old. They offer regular support, friendship and practical help to families. They accept self referrals but referrals can also be made by GPs, health visitors, social prescribers and schools.

 

Action for Children

www.actionforchildren.org.uk

Action for Children works with families from before children are born until they're in their twenties. They offer a range of services, including parenting support, family mediation, and help with housing and benefits

Counselling and Mental Health Support

Counselling and Mental Health Support

Just Talk Sutton

Website: https://www.just-talk.co.uk/
Contact: enquiries@just-talk.co.uk

A free listening service with trained volunteers. Run a drop in session from 6:30-8:30pm on Thursdays at The Dolphin on Sutton High Street or contact over the phone can also be made

SUN project

Website: https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/our-services/find-a-service/service/service-user-network-sun-project  
Contact: sunservice@swlstg.nhs.uk / 0203 513 5558

Offer therapeutic groups for individuals with/without a personality disorder diagnosis, helping individuals cope with their distressing thoughts or feelings

Sutton Counselling

Website: https://www.suttoncounselling.co.uk/ 
Contact: info@suttoncounselling.co.uk  / 020 8661 7869

Provide affordable individual, group and refugee counselling. Fee for regular counselling starts at £40 a session and is calculated on the basis of annual income

Sutton Mental Health Foundation

Website: https://smhf.org.uk
Contact: admin@smhf.org.uk / 020 8770 0172

Community mental health support service for individuals aged 18 or over living in Sutton. They run Belmont connect (a social/leisure groups for individuals with mental health difficulties), Sutton Hearing Voices group, Sutton OCD Group and peer support

Debt, Finances and Benefit management

Debt, Finances and Benefit management

Christians Against Poverty

Website: https://capuk.org/get-help/cap-debt-help
Contact: Jean Grima jean@springfieldchurch.co.uk  07910878883

Expert debt help will support you to becoming debt free.

CAB Sutton

Website: https://www.citizensadvicesutton.org.uk

 

0208 405 3552

Provide free, impartial advice on issues including benefits, debt, housing, employment as well as help victims of hate crims

Digital enterprise / literacy / enablement

Digital enterprise / literacy / enablement

London Learning Community

Website:
https://www.londonlc.org.uk/gateway-to-wellbeing/
https://www.londonlc.org.uk/routes-to-learn/
Contact: Dawn Benson d.benson@londonlc.org.uk / 07868 532011

A social enterprise company based in Croydon that runs courses for individuals who are looking for work and help to get back into work. Courses are free for unemployed or those who are working but receiving benefits. If you are employed you can attend but will have to pay to access courses.

Sutton Healthy Homes

Website: https://cact.org.uk/swtw
Contact: 0208 8502866 / info@cact.org.uk

Free service for individuals aged 65+, on a low income or who have a long term condition/disability. They provide support including; energy efficiency advice, installing energy saving devices and support home improvement grant applications

Domestic Abuse

Cranstoun, Transform Sutton Website: Transform, Sutton - Cranstoun Contact: transformsutton@cranstoun.org.uk Offers a wide range of services including; community-based substance misuse services, supported housing, domestic abuse services and specialist services for young people, families and carers Sutton Women's Centre Website: https://suttonwomenscentre.co.uk/ Contact: 0208 661 1991 info@suttonwomen.co.uk Offer support to women in Sutton including the Freedom Programme for women who have/are experiencing domestic abuse, counselling, support groups, English as a second language classes, computer training, a women's writing group, parenting classes and a mum and toddler group

Cranstoun, Transform Sutton

Website: Transform, Sutton - Cranstoun
Contact: transformsutton@cranstoun.org.uk

Offers a wide range of services including; community-based substance misuse services, supported housing, domestic abuse services and specialist services for young people, families and carers

Sutton Women's Centre

Website: https://suttonwomenscentre.co.uk/ 
Contact: 0208 661 1991  info@suttonwomen.co.uk

Offer support to women in Sutton including the Freedom Programme for women who have/are experiencing domestic abuse, counselling, support groups, English as a second language classes, computer training, a women's writing group, parenting classes and a mum and toddler group

Employment

Employment

Aim4Work

Website: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/what-we-do/aim4work/
Contact: Greg Chittick - greg.chittick@swlstg.nhs.uk

A specialist employment programme for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression or stress. Individuals must be not in work, over 25 and not accessing government employment schemes

Remploy

Contact: 0300 456 8110
Website: https://www.remploy.co.uk

Assists individuals with physical and mental disabilities to get into work or supports them if they are already in work

Housing

Housing

Encompass

Website: https://www.encompass-latc.co.uk/ 
Contact: contact@encompass-latc.co.uk / 020 8770 5000

LATC providing a wide range of support including; shared lives care (adult social care), homelessness prevention and property lettings

SPEAR

Website: https://www.spearlondon.org/  
Contact: admin@spearlondon.org / 020 8288 6506

Provide support for individuals experiencing homelessness in SW London. Support includes outreach, resettlement and tenancy support, accommodation options and a health link service

Food Banks

Food Banks

St Helier's Community Food Shop

Website: https://www.suttonhousingpartnership.org.uk/st-helier-community-food-shop/ 
Contact: communitydevelopment@suttonhousingpartnership.org.uk / 020 8915 2000

Members of the food shop pay £3 a week and get 12-15 items of food worth £15. The food shop is open 10am-12pm every Thursday and Friday at Hill House

Sutton Foodbank

Website: https://sutton.foodbank.org.uk
Contact: admin@suttoncommunityworks.org   07525 838 640

At Sutton Salvation Army (Mon and Fri 12-2pm), Bishop Andrewes Church (Wed 18:30-20:00), St Michaels and Wallington Church (Thu 12-2pm).

Long Term Physical Health Conditions

Long Term Physical Health Conditions

Diabetes UK Sutton

Website: http://www.diabetesukcarshalton.org.uk/ 
Contact: membership@diabetesukcarshalton.org.uk

Run monthly support meetings for individuals with Diabetes. Also provide to support to parents who have a child with Type I Diabetes

Sutton Vision

Website: https://www.suttonvision.org.uk/ 
Contact: info@suttonvision.org.uk  / 020 8409 7166

Support individuals who are blind or partially sighted. They offer information and advice, social activities, low vision clinic and tech training services

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Refugee and Migrant Network Sutton

Website: https://www.rmns.org.uk
Contact: 07725 549411

office@rmns.org.uk 

Provides friendship, advice, counselling and English language courses and mother/toddler groups to refugees, asylum seekers and newly settled migrants

Ukraine Refugees

Citizen's Advice Bureau drop in

Contact: ukrainesupport@citizensadvicesutton.org.uk

075071 88 321 

 

 

Help for Ukrainian Refugees settling in Sutton

 

Tuesday to Friday, 9:00-3:00pm, and Saturday 10:00-2:00pm, Civic Offices reception, St. Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA

 

Volunteering

Volunteering

Volunteer Centre Sutton

Website: https://vcsutton.org.uk/  
Contact: 020 8661 5900

Support individuals to find and get involved with a range of volunteering opportunities within Sutton

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