Welcome to the Self Help Nottingham website

We work with people who have long term medical conditions, disabilities or who face difficult life situations to enable them to form self help groups and support networks. We support approximately 200 groups for people with chronic illnesses, for their carers and for those who are coping with life issues such as bereavement or domestic violence.

We cover South Nottinghamshire which includes Broxtowe and Hucknall, Gedling, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe and provide a range of services including:

• Daily information enquiry service about local and national self help groups and networks.
  
  
• Publication of the Annual Directory of Self Help Groups listing established groups in Greater Nottingham as well as local, regional and national contacts and resources for individuals living with a range of conditions and their carers.
  
  
• Practical services for self help support groups - mail box and redirection, use of meeting rooms, desk top publishing and photocopying, newsletters.
  
  
• Training and development support for groups - a range of open workshops, networking opportunities and work with individual groups in response to their particular needs.
  
  
• Outreach and group development support specifically to black and ethnic minority led communities.
  
  
• Self help development across Nottinghamshire offering enhanced support to self help workers and raising the profile and effectiveness of self help activities across the county.
  
  
• Service User and Carer Involvement work at strategic and operational levels with local NHS organisations and in partnership with the University of Nottingham School of Nursing.
  
  
• Research project about widening the participation of minority communities in cancer self help support groups in partnership with the University of Nottingham School of Nursing, funded by the Big Lottery.
  

On this website you will find information about our services. You will be able to learn more about self help support groups, how they work and how Self Help Nottingham can support you if you are interested in joining or setting up a self help support group.

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