Tackling need through community action Sitting at the heart of the community in Herne Bay is Maya’s Community Support Centre - described as “a home from home to many” by nominator Eleanor Holmes, a Social Worker from the Kent County Council Adult Social Services Community Team. Francesca Day from the awards team contacted her to [...]
Finley Mason-Myrs and Bradley Goldsack Students on target with fundraising support A group of sports science students at Canterbury Christ Church University will be raising funds for East Kent Mind to help the charity's front-line mental health services. Finley and Bradley, both in their second year at university, are part of a team [...]
Emma Damiral-Wood and Chai the cat at the Canterbury Tails Cat Cafe City's traders #WearItBlue to champion mental healthCommunity groups and businesses across Canterbury are supporting a campaign to encourage positive conversations around mental health.One in four of us will suffer with our mental health at some point in our lives so this Mental [...]
Artwork created during wellbeing sessions delivered by North Kent Mind North Kent team respond to growing mental health pressure on students North Kent Mind's Children and Young Persons (CYP) Service offers a range of support to help those with mental health concerns. The team have now been nominated for the Kent Mental [...]
Adrian Friend 'Force of nature' keeping vulnerable connected Adrian Friend has been described as a force of nature who is making life easier for people in his local community through his generosity and kindness. Reporter Francesca Day contacted Tracy Carr, founder of Talk It Out, who has nominated Adrian for the 2024 Kent [...]
Health checks give veterans peace of mind East Kent Mind organised a day of health checks for veterans in Thanet and Canterbury districts. Staged at the Veterans' Association premises in Birchington in collaboration with One You Kent, the 14 ex-military booked in for the 45min sessions had a range of health screenings including height, [...]
Defibs for Dover team: Sam Hammond, Jan Hyde and Clare Sykes Award nomination for inspirational Dover group To be able to say that you are responsible for saving just one person’s life is something that most of us will never be in a position to do. But a dynamic team in Dover [...]
Outstanding dementia care unit at hospice earns award nomination The Heart of Kent Hospice in Aylesford has been nominated for a Kent Mental Wellbeing Award by Maidstone resident Bob Burns. This is in recognition of the outstanding support the dementia team at the hospice gives to Bob, his wife Anne and to other dementia sufferers [...]
Veterans project expands in East Kent East Kent Mind is delighted to announce it has received a grant of £25,000 from The Veterans' Foundation to support its work. The funding will enable the charity to develop and expand its pilot Armed Forces Connector post linking ex-military, reservists and their adult family members who are isolated, [...]
Museum provides ray of sunshine for the isolated and lonely Museums often have a reputation for being stuffy and under-used, so to discover a thriving range of wellbeing and community engagement sessions being delivered at Quex Gardens - part of the Powell-Cotton Museum - enthralled Heidi Flood. The project has been nominated for the 2024 [...]
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