Mid Kent Mind

What wonderful words. We are so pleased we can help in some small way.

Thank you to Mid Kent Mind for hosting an Adult Suicide Prevention course last Friday, Chantelle Willows (GMBPsS) did an amazing job at handling such a difficult topic with care. Here are my main takeaways: - There are many warning signs that someone is contemplating suicide, but the main thing to look for is a change in the person - e.g. a sudden ‘recovery’ from poor mental health, giving away possessions, or behaving out of character. - There are different types of suicidal ideation, which each require different approaches. - Never tell someone who is suicidal that you ‘understand’ what they’re going through - this can shut down a conversation. Good alternatives are: ‘I really want you to keep talking to me’ or ‘I’m sorry to hear you feel that way’. Building awareness of the signs and triggers of suicidal ideation is important for everyone, so I’d highly reccomend this to anyone living in Kent or Medway. It is available through the Mid Kent Mind website.

We are delighted to share that we have received #NationalLottery funding from @TNLComFund for our project! Thank you to National Lottery players for helping #MakeAmazingHappen. Following the announcement, our Head of Services, Sam Read, said, 'We are delighted to extend the support we can offer to children, young people and their families. We are so grateful to TNL Community Fund for their support.' Find out more at: https://lnkd.in/esj7sTGA We look forward to sharing some of what we have planned with you over the coming months 🙏

The last but certainly not least of or new Trustee announcements is Kaitlyn Wright. Please join us in wishing her a warm welcome.

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Rosie Collins!

Really enjoyed being a part of Kent CIPD’s panel discussion today, where we shared our thoughts on wellbeing in the workplace and its impact on organisations with HR professionals from across the South East. With statutory and third sector support being overwhelmed by the increasing need and decreasing funds to help people, it was really refreshing to spend time with an open minded group who saw the value in embedding wellbeing in their policies in practices. There is no quick fix for the mental health crisis, but rooms with open discussions like this and organisations being willing to learn, adapt and take action will benefit society as a whole. Here’s to seeing more of them happening across the country. Thank you so much to Joe Cheal for inviting Mid Kent Mind to participate and for facilitating a great event. If you would like to access our workplace wellbeing training then please get in touch.

We are really proud of our CEO Henu Cummins for doing a brilliant job co-chairing the Mind National Leadership event held at The University of Warwick this week. Was fantastic to see all the talent, experience and expertise in the room from across the country collaborating to tackle the issues there are surrounding mental health and the charity sector across England and Wales. Thank you to the Mind team for facilitating an insightful couple of days.

Our team had the best time supporting Maidstone's first ever Pride celebration yesterday! Thanks to everyone at Miadstone Pride for having us at an amazing event.