Get support for your wellbeing
We all need to take care of ourselves, both physically and mentally. Our community-based projects are open to support everyone in Walsall borough.
The Thrive mobile wellbeing project (Let’s Chat)
Let’s Chat is a friendly, local service to support your wellbeing, and helps you deal with stress. It is a member of the No Wrong Door approach. This means that the staff will help you to connect to the right support when you need it.
The Let’s Chat bus
The bus visits communities across Walsall. It provides support for a wide range of challenges, including:
- financial concerns and debt
- employment
- housing challenges
- fuel crisis
We can also help you to:
- seek new skills
- maximise your benefits
- develop a wellbeing plan
- connect to counselling and talking therapies, and other support services
- get support for loneliness and social isolation (for example, Making Connections Walsall)
- access food banks
You can find the Let’s Chat bus at the times and locations below on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. There is no need to book - just turn up.
Time | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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9.15am - 12pm |
Asda Bloxwich WS3 3JT |
Blakenall Village Centre - WS3 1LZ |
Frank F Harrison Community Association, Beechdale, WS2 7DY |
Manor Hospital, WS2 9PS |
Walsall Arboretum Visitors' Centre |
1.15pm - 4pm |
Aaina Com Hub, Caldmore, WS1 3BS |
Burrows Street, Birchills, WS2 8NN |
ASDA Darlaston, WS10 8UZ (From 14 September onwards) |
Manor Hospital, WS2 9PS |
Walsall Arboretum Visitors' Centre |
Make a wellbeing plan
If you come to the Let's Chat bus, we can help you make a wellbeing plan. This will help you and others understand what is important to keep you healthy, well, and independent. The plan focuses on eight steps to wellbeing:
- be active
- take notice
- connect
- give something to others
- learn something new
- hydration for wellbeing
- sleep for wellbeing
- hope for the future
You can download a copy of the wellbeing plan below:
Download list
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My Wellbeing PlanDownload PDF (376.37 KB)
Extra support and helplines
The Black Country emotional support helpline is open to everyone in Walsall, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Phone: 0808 802 2288
You can also find a network of local groups and services, and information from experts, on the Rethink website.