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, [...]
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, [...]
East Kent Mind Veterans Group visits the Historic Dockyard Chatham A group of over 25 veterans took part in a memorable trip to the Historic Dockyard Chatham on Wednesday 10th April. The Veterans were from four groups in the East Kent area: The Ramsgate Veterans Breakfast Club; The Canterbury Veterans Hub; The Thanet Female Veterans [...]
Mind in Bexley and East Kent triumphed at the Mind Excellence Awards 2024 Mind in Bexley and East Kent is delighted to announce that it has won the Monitoring and Evaluation award at the 2024 Mind Excellence Awards. The event took place on Wednesday 20th March in Birmingham and Mind in Bexley and East Kent [...]
Our bumper April to June 2024 Activities Programme is out now The East Kent Mind Activities Programme for April to June 2024 is out now and features more than 40 courses, groups and workshop. The activities are being run to help improve the mental health and wellbeing of East Kent residents, and includes locations such [...]
Thanet Female Veterans Group Launched on International Women’s Day Today, on International Women’s Day, the Thanet Female Veterans Group was officially launched in partnership with the East Kent Mind Veterans Project. Led by Karen Brinkman, the EKM Armed Forces connector, this initiative aims to support and empower female veterans in the region. The launch event, [...]
The search is on for the region's wellbeing champions Nominate now Nominations are now being accepted for an annual awards event that focuses on wellbeing and the people, organisations and initiatives that support our mental health. This support can be crucial to help us cope with life, particularly as the cost-of-living-crisis [...]
Amy Hopper “I’d forgotten what it was like to do basic tasks without being in pain” Amy Hopper's emotional and mental health resilience were tested to the limit by a series of circumstances, each of which might have broken any other person. After surviving a car crash and coping with the death of [...]
Local businesses helping to raise funds for East Kent Mind We would like to thank the array of local shops and businesses that have already decided to help raise funds for East Kent Mind. Collection pots can be a great tool for fundraising if you are holding a public fundraising day or having a [...]
East Kent Mind Perinatal Courses in 2024 East Kent Mind is delighted to announce that it has been commissioned by Porchlight and Kent County Council to deliver perinatal courses relating to mental health and wellbeing. The perinatal courses run over six weeks and topics covered will include: parents and their baby’s wellbeing, understanding worries and [...]
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