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Angelina: The Yard’s first Mental Health First Aider©
Angelina from Semper Security UK Ltd is The Yard’s first Mental Health First Aider©. Recently, she attended two days of Mental Health First Aid Training delivered by Coventry and Warwickshire Mind Workplace Training. Angelina said, “I really enjoyed the course. It...
A look at our youth advisory board
We chatted to Emma about her involvement in our youth advisory board: What is the youth advisory board? "The youth advisory board is a network of young people (11-25) from Coventry and Warwickshire who essentially communicate their thoughts and contribute to Coventry...
Campaigning for inclusivity at London Pride
On Saturday 29 June, Dee and Seline travelled down to London to join National Mind and other local Minds at the city's annual Pride event. Speaking about the event, Dee said: "Alongside the fun and festival atmosphere that comes with Pride, Mind continued to campaign...
Words 4 Wellbeing
On Thursday 27 June, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind were invited to attend the Words 4 Wellbeing event at the University of Warwick. The event was a great opportunity for staff, students and community members to find out more about different wellbeing support services...
Santa’s elves gatecrash networking morning
On an unusually hot Wednesday in June, Coventry Hearsall Golf Club opened its doors to professionals across the region as they attended Coventry and Warwickshire Mind's corporate networking morning. The day kicked off with Alethea, Deputy CEO/Director of Operations,...
All the latest from Space 2 Thrive
The past few months have seen lots of exciting changes and updates to Space 2 Thrive, our domestic abuse mental health service. We are delighted to welcome our new manager, Rhupinder Kaur, to the team! Rhupinder brings a wealth of experience in mental health, having...
University of Warwick Pride
Along with Glamourous and the Yard, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind attended University of Warwick Pride to raise awareness of our mental health support services. We were able to speak to almost 100. young adults, focusing on resources and activities that can reduce...
A sunny Sunday at the Nuneaton Carnival
On a rare sunny weekend in June, Gary (Manager, Wellbeing for Warwickshire) and Richard (Manager, Safe Haven) took our wellbeing vehicle to Nuneaton Carinval to offer support, advice and guidance to the thousands of attendees at the annual event. Over four hours, they...
Making waves for mental health
We're thrilled to share the inspiring journey of James and his daughter, who have gone above and beyond to support mental health in their community. Despite facing significant mental health challenges, James' daughter found purpose and pride through their fundraising...
Moving for mental health
The theme of this year's Mental Health Awareness Week was 'finding moments for movement'. The team at our ecotherapy service, The Environment and Me, organised two wellbeing walks through Lake View Park to help service users and volunteers spend time in nature. The...
Our Coventry hub opens its doors for Mental Health Awareness Week
Our wellbeing hub in Coventry opened its doors during Mental Health Awareness Week for a day of wellbeing activities and delicious food. The brilliant team of staff and volunteers at our hub welcomed service users and members of the public for an open day promoting...
A wet walk for Mental Health Awareness Week
Not even the heavy rain and dark clouds were going to stop staff and residents from our housing service from enjoying a wellbeing walk around Coombe Abbey for Mental Health Awareness Week. Accompanied by some trusty canine companions, the team walked around the...