Hari Budha Magar: Photo credit Abiral Rai Disability champion will speak at wellbeing awards Double amputee Hari Budha Magar will be one of the VIP speakers at the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. The Gurkha veteran, who lost both his legs above the knee to an IED in Afghanistan in 2010, is now [...]
Sarah's marathon effort for Parkinson's research Sarah Frow has been nominated for a Kent Mental Wellbeing award after raising a staggering £40k for the Parkinson’s Centre for Integrated Therapy at the University of Kent. She achieved this by undertaking a sponsored run along the Pilgrim’s Way from Winchester Cathedral to Canterbury Cathedral. Sarah was diagnosed [...]
Award trophies roll off production line Two designers have seen their creations turned into trophies for the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. The Kent-wide competition invited students to create a trophy to present to the 50 winning initiatives and organisations judged to deliver best practiuce in the fields of wellbeing or mental health. Such [...]
Helping mums cope with the stress of child birth Supporting parents during arguably the most emotional and stressful time in their life has earned My Birth Support CIC multiple nominations for this year's Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. The organisation has received three separate nominations for providing outstanding birth and parenting support to families in Canterbury. [...]
Illustrations picked to celebrate awards night A design competition to create the trophy for the Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards has picked two illustrations as its winners for 2024. A three dimensional design created by Niamh Bates, 17, of Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Faversham has been selected as the overall winner to present to the [...]
School has a passion for wellbeing Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre has been nominated for a wellbeing award. The wellbeing of both staff and students at the school is central to their ethos, with a large pastoral team dedicated to ensuring the welfare of their students. An assistant Head of Community works with [...]
'I would not be alive if it were not for Dolores' A Gravesend therapist who supports victims of rape and sexual abuse has been nominated for the 2024 Kent Mental Wellbeing Awards. Credited as saving the life of her nominator who suffered sexual abuse for more than a decade at the hands of her father, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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