One of Birmingham’s leading mental health organisations, Living Well Consortium, has announced plans to launch a wellbeing hub in Hall Green after the success of its first project, grounded. – a wellbeing café in Selly Oak.

The project will be launched on 15 January 2024, more commonly known as Blue Monday, and will offer visitors a safe, accessible and non-intimidating place to discuss the mental health options available to them, refer themselves for talking therapies, and attend wellbeing workshops and therapies.

With funding from NHS England, the second addition to Living Well Consortium’s roster of wellbeing hubs, grounded. Hall Green, will differ slightly from the café model of its successful predecessor – grounded. Selly Oak - instead tailoring specifically to the needs of the local community.

The wellbeing hub will be located at 1043 Stratford Road, Hall Green, and will act as an information, education and workshop centre. At grounded. Hall Green, visitors will find a welcoming, safe place to discuss options for mental health support with a registered therapeutic mentor, as well as wellbeing workshops and therapies, and community events, all of which aim to improve mental wellbeing, remove the stigma around mental health and bring the community together.

According to recent NHS data, Hall Green has some of the lowest numbers of people in mental health care in the region. By opening a welcoming space in the heart of the community, Living Well Consortium has embarked on this project with the hopes of empowering the local and wider population with mental health needs and queries to share their concerns, providing them with the right information and signposting in a calming, warm environment.

Plans for this new wellbeing hub come after the success of Living Well Consortium’s maiden project – grounded. Selly Oak. The first-of-its-kind wellbeing café was launched with the aim of serving the residential population of the local area, offering visitors a place to relax, recover, and recoup. Since launching in September 2023, the wellbeing café has offered students and residents alike much needed mental health support, as well as community spirit and the chance to interact with one another – which they may otherwise not be exposed to.

grounded. Hall Green will be officially open to the public on Monday 15 January 2024. To find out
more, visit groundedcafe.co.uk.