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Our housing team pauses and connects for World Suicide Prevention Day
For World Suicide Prevention Day, our housing team took some well-deserved time out of their day to take a break and chat with colleagues. In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to forget the importance of taking breaks and connecting with others. However, these...
World Suicide Prevention Day
Change the narrative and start a conversation World Suicide Prevention Day takes place on 10 September each year and aims to reduce stigma, improve knowledge and encourage open conversations about suicide. This year's theme is 'changing the narrative', encouraging...
Start the conversation: the life-saving impact of Suicide First Aid training
Suicide is preventable, not inevitable. Suicide in England and Wales is currently at it's highest rate since 1999. Over 6,000 suicides were registered in 2023, with 75% of those who died being male. Suicide is a complex and sensitive issue that can affect anyone,...
Help us train 32 Mental Health First Aiders for local community venues!
Mental health issues are at an all-time high, affecting countless people in our community. Many public-facing people don’t feel confident to support someone having a mental health crisis. We want to change this. We want to train 32 Mental Health First Aiders and offer...
Cooking up connections: residents enjoy ‘around the world’ barbecue
Residents from St Clair Gardens and Harry Salt House cooked up a feast and enjoyed an 'around the world' barbecue in the sun. Staff and residents prepared dishes from various countries to share, learning about different ingredients, countries and cultures. Everyone...
Where history meets hope: charities come together at Coventry Cathedral
On Thursday 29 August, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind were 'sent to Coventry' Cathedral to take part in a community charity day celebrating the Cathedral's first anniversary of becoming a charity. With lots of local charities including Myton Hospice, Cats Protection...
Taking Pride in supporting our community
Dee, Jackie, and Rachael, along with our fundraising ambassadors Emily, Paul, and Charlotte, attended the Coventry Pride celebration in Fargo Village. This was the first major Pride event in Coventry since before the lockdown. We were also joined by our friends from...
Special tribute for young Coventry rugby player
A memorial fundraising charity day was held on 20 July for a young man from Coventry who sadly took his own life in 2023. The day was celebrating the life of Shai, a popular and much-loved member of Pinley RFC Coventry. Organisers Lorisa and Natasha, friends of the...
FarGo Village hosted the Oxford Beard Festival on 27 July, raising £250 for Coventry and Warwickshire Mind.
The event saw crowds of men, women, and children competing for prizes using their beards. This year's theme was ‘Strong Man,’ with competitions including weight lifting and pulling objects with beards or moustaches. Sue Higgins and her daughter Faith King organized...
From rain to shine: an end-of-year BBQ bash!
Staff, volunteers and service users from our Vibes autism youth groups celebrated the end of the school year with a BBQ! Sabrina, Service Manager, said, 'After Monday's rain turned our BBQ into an indoor event, Tuesday's weather allowed one of our autism youth groups...
Have you accessed crisis mental health care through NHS 111?
NHS England would like to hear from people who have accessed crisis mental health care services through the NHS 111 ‘select mental health option’ service. They have published a survey to gather feedback on how people are finding the service and the quality of support...
Cheers to wellness: mental health support at The Yard
It's Saturday night and you're 'out out' for a good time. You arrive at The Yard ready for a boogie and spot the last thing you expect to see next to the dancefloor – someone offering mental health support. That's what Dee, Peer Support Team Leader, was doing on...