Community Driven
Birmingham and Solihull mental health and wellbeing
Common Unity
Grassroots, community-led support that helps people feel seen, heard and supported online and in person.
About Common Unity
Thirty years of trust, built in the community.
At its core, Common Unity is about people coming together, supporting each other, and creating meaningful, lasting change. Common Unity is a grassroots organisation committed to supporting mental health and wellbeing in communities.
For more than 30 years, the team has built strong, trusted relationships with the people they serve. As the need for accessible, community-led support continues to grow, Common Unity creates and delivers both digital and in-person wellbeing programmes focused on early support, prevention and stronger communities.
Key services
Support people can reach, use and share.
Common Unity combines practical digital tools, training, outreach and media to make wellbeing support easier to find and easier to talk about.
The Waiting Room
Created by Common Unity, The Waiting Room connects people across Birmingham and Solihull to local services and trusted national organisations for clear, reliable support.
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Community Engagement
Common Unity amplifies unheard voices by building strong partnerships in the heart of the community and creating affordable, expert-led wellbeing programmes.
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URBRUM
URBRUM gives communities a direct platform through vox pops and video interviews, moving beyond data into real stories and human connection.
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Suicide Prevention
Compassionate courses help residents and professionals build confidence to step forward, offer support and make a life-saving difference.
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A one-stop directory for health and wellbeing services.
The Waiting Room helps people take control of their health and wellbeing by making local support easy to find. It signposts help for housing, benefits, education, employment, safeguarding, faith-based support and more.
- Search over 1000+ services across Birmingham and Solihull.
- Find support through clear service categories.
- Call, open or share services directly from the directory.
- Use translation tools to reach people in more languages.
Simple to use
Search for services to meet your needs.
Community engagement
Prevention starts where people already are.
Common Unity bridges the gap for underserved groups by showing up in trusted spaces, listening first, and creating programmes that fit real community needs.
"Every colour belongs in the picture of community."
Suicide prevention
Training that helps people step forward.
Suicide can touch anyone, from any walk of life. With compassion, understanding and the right skills, people can reach those who are struggling and help them feel seen, supported and reminded that their life still holds meaning.
The courses are developed by experienced facilitators and practitioners who specialise in mental health and wellbeing.
News and events
Outreach that meets people face to face.
Roadshows, wellbeing days, partner events and digital campaigns help Common Unity bring practical support into the places people already know.
The Zinnia Centre
Community conversations, practical signposting and local services in one accessible space.
Mary Seacole House
Partner-led outreach with creative wellbeing activities and direct support.
Food Mood and Wellbeing
Stories that connect everyday experience with health, culture and belonging.
Gallery
Community work in motion.
Working with local systems
Trusted by partners across Birmingham and Solihull.
Contact
Start a conversation with Common Unity.
For project conversations, community partnerships or service enquiries, contact Caron Thompson.