Directory Search

Maan Somali Mental Health Sheffield provides culturally sensitive services to members of the Somali community and other BME and refugee communities experiencing mental health problems.

Our one to one support is the personal centered approach and we aim to:

• Provide assistance for Somali individuals with a mental health problem to access support and services. 
• Be the first point of contact for both service users and providers, facilitating access to mainstream mental health and related services in the public sector 
• Support our local NHS provide appropriate culturally sensitive services to the community and help services access community
• Provide advice, basic counselling and information for adults with mental health problems and those experiencing post-traumatic stress, including refugees and asylum seekers
• Help with interpreting, home visits and accompanying service users to hospital and GP appointments, social services and the police as needed.
• Provide advocacy and support in dealing with Mental Health Tribunals and other legal proceedings, including case reviews
• Reducing the unnecessary uptake of hospital beds, A&E facilities and ambulances through enabling early interventions.

Provides volunteering opportunities.