Social Prescribing

How they can help

Social Prescribing link workers have connections to local services and organisations that can support you with a range of goals including:

benefits support and debt advice
arts, creative and therapeutic activities
healthy lifestyle promotion eg smoking, physical activity and healthy eating
education, traing and learning
care advocacy
befriending
counselling and talking therapies
support groups and networks
social and peer activities
employment and volunteering
housing support

Healthy futures offers short term support to enable you to access the right service, help you achieve your goals and be a healthier, happier you.

Services

Below is a list of the services the social prescribing team are able to signpost you to and the organisations they can work with. Please be advised this is just an overview and not an exhaustive list of the services available:

Advocacy – 1 Stop, The Advocacy People., Highbury Trust, PALS
Benefits Advice – Advice Plymouth, Caring for Carers, DWP, Adult Social Care
Befriending – Elder Tree, Age UK, Plymouth City Council, Cooking Classes
Bereavement Support – Cruse, Bereavement Counselling, Marie Curie, Sue Ryder, Jeremiah’s Journey, Compassionate Cafe
Budget/Debt Advice – Citizen Advice, Christians Against Poverty, Step Change, PEC, Hope4You, DCFA, Advice Plymouth
Domestic Abuse Support – PDAS, Fear Free, Trevi House/Sunflower Project, Men’s Advice Line, Mind, Pegasus
Family Support – PIAS, Social Services, Safeguarding Team, PEG, Citizens Advice, University Legal Clinic, Bernardo’s, Gingerbread
Hobbies/Support Groups – U3A, Plymouth Active Referrals, Time Hub, AGE UK, Elder Tree, Memory Cafe, Men’s Mental Health Group, Andy’s Man Club, Cycling for Mental Health, Veteran’s Hub.
Housing – Devong Home Choice, Shelter, Path, Community Connections, PCH
Mental Health Support – FRS, Andy’s Man Club, Man Down, Options, Re Think, Samaritans, Moons Dogs.
Physical Activities – Plymouth Active, YMCA, Elder Tree, Heartbeat, New Plymouth
Long-Term Conditions – Parkinson’s Support at the Life Centre, AGE UK, MacMillan, Improving Lives, Weight Management
Volunteering/Work – CTech, Disability Advisors, On Call Southwest, Plymouth Aquarium, Clean our Patch, Pie Club, Oasis, Shekinah
Drugs/Alcohol Misuse – Harbour, Hamoaze House, Sheikinah
Transport – Oot & Aboot, Dial-A-Ride, Beryl Bikes, Breeze.