Summer Time Out Week 3 – Spaces Available on a Range of Sessions
'Summer Time Out' is in its third week and tickets are available for a range of free, bitesized sessions open to everyone working for/with community, charity, voluntary, and social enterprise organisations in Leeds. Summer Time [...]
Self-Harm/Eating Disorders Training for Professionals
Battle Scars is offering virtual Q&A-style training for professionals and people who come across self-harm or eating disorders through their work (UK wide). Sessions will take place on the following dates, with further dates to [...]
19 August | #SummerTimeOut – Supporting Bereavement at Work
Delivered by Clare Price, an experienced Counsellor and Psychotherapist who has worked in End of Life Care and Older People’s Mental Health. Wednesday 19 August | 1-2.30pm | Zoom This Zoom session focuses on bereavement [...]
Mental Health Paper Resources For People Who Are Not Online
MindWell, the mental health website for people in Leeds, has created a suite of resources which can be downloaded and printed for people who don't have access to online information. The information includes: Finding support [...]
UK’s First National Pledge on Reducing Ethnic Inequalities in Mental Heath Care
The UK’s first national pledge calling on senior leaders in NHS mental health trusts, public bodies and commissioning to declare their commitment to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental health care has launched, with 30 inaugural [...]
New Employment & Skills Project For Vulnerable Young People
An innovative sustainable employment and skills project delivering mental health support for vulnerable young people in Leeds and Bradford is launching this summer. As part of the initiative, which has been awarded funding of up [...]
Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service Resources
The following suicide prevention resources have been developed by the Leeds Suicide Bereavement Service. A6 Postcard - the digital version of the leaflet for giving to patients / service users Service information - a blurb [...]
Reminder: Local Suicide Prevention Resources
There are local services and resources out there to help you when speaking to people who are struggling to cope and expressing thoughts of suicide or self harm. It’s a difficult topic and many of [...]
Local Guidelines on Covering Suicide in the Media
A number of sensationalised posts featuring inaccurate suicide statistics that have surfaced on Twitter in recent weeks serve as an important reminder to ensure we're complying with local media guidance on covering suicide in news media. [...]
Mindmate Survey for Professionals
MindMate, the NHS website supporting young people's mental health in Leeds, is in the process of updating its website so it is useful and easy to navigate for professionals across the city. To help them [...]
New Funding to Support Arts & Mental Health Organisations
The Baring Foundation has opened its first funding round to support arts and mental health organisations. The fund is designed to support established organisations in the UK that focus solely on offering creative opportunities to [...]
Online Sessions for Supporting Men’s Health from Humans Being
Humans Being is offering a series of free Zoom training sessions for men working, volunteering or living in Leeds, starting Wednesday 1st July. Through presentations, discussion and quizzes, the Zoom workshop will explore how the [...]
New Training on Psychological First Aid during COVID-19
Public Health England (PHE) has launched an updated Psychological First Aid (PFA) digital training module, aimed at all frontline and essential workers and volunteers. The course aims to increase awareness and confidence to provide psychosocial support [...]
Call for Mindful Employers to Help with Research
If you are part of the Mindful Employer Leeds network, and have an hour to spare, you are invited to participate in the following evaluation research. Research study title – A qualitative exploration of employer [...]
Tackling Coronavirus Episode 3: West Leeds Men’s Network
Tackling Coronavirus Episode 3: West Leeds Men’s Network By Sean Tunnicliffe, Communications Officer, Forum Central This the latest in a series of blog posts where I talk to key workers from local third sector organisations [...]