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Working Together Better Partnership – taking care of minds in Kirklees.

Open and friendly support for adults to help you find your way to better mental wellbeing by boosting your confidence, building resilience and making connections

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Who We Are

We are a partnership of independent adult mental health services providing:

  • Creative activities
  • Nature based and wellbeing activities
  • Information and support
  • Advocacy
  • Employment and peer support
  • Counselling
  • Groups using therapy approaches

Our work is funded by Kirklees Council and NHS Integrated Care Board.

The Working Together Better Partnership is made up of seven Community Adult Mental Health service providers from the voluntary sector in Kirklees:

 

New for 2026!

Carers Count

We support unpaid carers whose loved ones are experiencing or who are in recovery from mental ill health, including those with dementia or neurodiverse conditions, experiencing problematic substance misuse, including alcohol problems, or where an individual has a dual diagnosis involving co-existing mental health and substance misuse issues. We provide 1:1 emotional support, carers groups, short carer breaks, and information and advice.
We also provide advocacy support to help carers speak up for themselves.

www.carerscount.org.uk
0300 012 0231
info@carerscount.org.uk

Cloverleaf Advocacy

We offer independent advocacy services to help people in Kirklees have their voices heard. Our services include IMCA, Care Act Advocacy (DoLS), IMHA, General Advocacy and Health Complaints Advocacy. We also support peer/group advocacy through Kirklees Autism Group and our Mental Health Kirklees Group. Our services are person- centred, free, independent, confidential, and available to those
aged 18+ (16+ for IMCA).

www.cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk
01924 454875
referrals@cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk

CLEAR Service

CLEAR provides dynamic, creative, and inspiring groups and courses
aimed at supporting mental health and wellbeing. We prioritise a flexible and adaptive approach, ensuring that individual choice remains paramount in the support we offer. Collaborating
with you, we develop a personalised plan to track your journey and assist you in achieving your goals over a two-year period. Our services are available in Huddersfield and North Kirklees, seven days a week, including both daytime and evening sessions.

www.inspirenorth.co.uk/our-services/get-help-and-support-page/clear/
01484 519097
clear.huddersfield@inspirenorth.co.uk

hoot creative arts

hoot offers a range of free creative activities to help you to look after
your mental health and wellbeing, these include music making, singing,
visual arts, digital music making and creative writing. Absolutely no
experience is needed and you can join a group at any time. Activities
run at our base in Huddersfield and across Kirklees.

www.hootcreativearts.co.uk
01484 516224
info@hootcreativearts.co.uk

S2R Support to Recovery

S2R provides opportunities for adults to get creative, learn new skills, improve their wellbeing and discover the great outdoors. Our workshops and courses include aromatherapy, gardening, sewing, physical and mental health, wellbeing and outdoor activities, all delivered in safe and friendly environments at our Huddersfield town centre building and at various locations across North and South Kirklees.

www.s2r.org.uk
07933 358800
contact@s2r.org.uk

Waythrough

We support people in finding meaningful paid employment, volunteering opportunities, education or training, and retaining employment. We’re here to encourage and develop the skills
needed to manage individuals’ mental health as they move towards vocational goals. Our service is available to adults living in Kirklees, and who live with mental ill health, autistic spectrum conditions and/or with other hidden impairments, or early onset dementia.

www.rfkirkleesemployment.org.uk
01484 434866
info.kirkleeses@waythrough.org.uk

WomenCentre

We provide safe women-only spaces in both North and South Kirklees, offering drop-in sessions, counselling,  therapeutic 1:1 support, and self help groups in the following areas: confidence building, mothers apart from children, refugee and migration support, LGBTQ+, relationships, eating distress, post-natal support;
quitting smoking; music/movement
therapy, walking and nature wisdom.
We recognise life experiences and skills
as assets and offer opportunities to
‘give back’ and get more involved. 

www.womencentre.org.uk
01484 450866
wmh@womencentre.org.uk

Our Aims 

Our aim as a partnership of Kirklees mental health organisations is to work together better to:

  • Improve community mental health services for people and with people
  • Ensure services are accessible to all
  • Increase positive outcomes for people in our services
  • Enable and create independence and resilience
  • Increase prevention and early intervention work

To find out more about any service you are interested in, or to make a referral for yourself or someone else, please call, email or visit our websites.

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