Welcome to Forward Thinking Birmingham
The city's mental health partnership, for 0-25 year olds.
Working together for you
Our new, modern mental health service offers support, care and treatment for all 0-25s through one organisation, making it easier for you to access the right support at the right time.
We're a partnership of organisations that have come together to support children, young people and families in Birmingham. We also work with a number of organisations in the voluntary and community sector.
FTB Latest News
Stress and me: Think4Brum service user, Caitlin advocates for other young people as a trained peer support worker.
TW: MENTIONS OF EATING DISORDERS, CPTSD, SELF HARM, SUICIDAL IDEATION/ THOUGHTS, MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES Stress is something that impacts everyone in different ways on a day-to-day basis. It...
ADHD doesn’t have to be a barrier
Nicki Twigg, Senior Mental Health Practitioner at Forward Thinking Birmingham (North), sat down with us to talk about neurodiversity and the importance of being open about it. ...
PHD student talks Neurodiversity diagnosis as an adult
PhD student, Kirsty Brown was first diagnosed by Forward Thinking Birmingham’s 18-25 service with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in her final year of her undergraduate degree at...
Peer Support Worker Initiative
Our Peer Support Workers are from the same communities and backgrounds of the people they will support.
Crucially they will all have their own lived experiences of mental illness, therefore, not only will they be able to help young people with their medical recovery, they will aid them with their personal recovery too.