She Writes Too, a Project by Getaway Girls
The She Writes group at Getaway Girls has launched its She Writes Too poetry book, written and designed by a group of young women who came together to attend a mental health peer support group. [...]
Devolution – a message for Leeds
A message from Councillor Judith Blake CBE, Leader of Leeds City Council and Tom Riordan CBE, Chief Executive, Leeds City Council We hope you and your families are keeping well. It continues to be a [...]
New Suicide Prevention Resources for Leeds
Two suicide prevention resources have been produced by Public Health in collaboration with key partners and communities across the city. The new Suicide Prevention Guidelines for Frontline Workers and Volunteers This has been produced locally to help [...]
Learning From Lockdown Checklist
The Leeds Mind Training Team and Leeds Mindful Employer Network have worked together to create a checklist to help employers consider staff mental health and wellbeing as they approach the challenge of coming out of [...]
LMWS Coproduction and Peer Support newsletters
The Peer Support and the Coproduction Network within the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service produce newsletters which include updates about the work they are doing, shared lived experience of mental health issues from staff and their [...]
Staying Mentally Well
Staying Mentally Well By Sean Tunnicliffe, Forum Central Communications Officer We are currently in the middle of Mental Health Awareness Week, which this year feels more important than ever in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
Mental Health Network Virtual Meeting Notes
The Mental Health network held a virtual meeting on 15th May to provide an update on the key pieces of work Voliton and Forum Central are involved in on a strategic level at the current [...]
Support Available from MindWell
Want to know more about MindWell, the mental health website for people in Leeds, and how it can support you or your work? MindWell's engagement and outreach officer would love to hear from you. Whether [...]
Synergi Stories: Covid-19 eJournal Survey
The Synergi Stories: Covid-19 eJournal survey aims to capture and document how ethnic minority people with lived experience of severe mental illness and their carers are coping during Covid-19, which will inform the creation of [...]
Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Covid-19 Response Workspace
A Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & COVID19 Response Workspace has been set up by the National cell on Future NHS Platforms. The resources on the workspace are open to those working in mental health, learning disabilities and [...]
Online Mental Health Course for Young Males
Yorkshire Mesmac is running a new health and wellbeing course aimed at supporting the mental health of people ages 16-20 who are male or male identifying. The course will take place over a series of [...]
21 May | Digital Inclusion for Improved Health and Wellbeing
100% Digital Leeds is hosting an online Digital Champion training session next week for anyone working to support people's mental health and wellbeing. Delivered in partnership with CoSpace North and and as part of the [...]
MindWell Coronavirus Mental Health Information Hub Update
New up-to-date information to help people in Leeds find help for their mental health at the current time has been added to the MindWell Coronavirus Mental Health Information Hub, accessible here. The Hub, which is [...]
Guidance for People Receiving Direct Payments
The Government has released guidance for people who receive support via direct payments, including through personal budgets and personal health budgets, local authorities, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and providers who support and deliver care via [...]
Leeds Mindful Employer Network
Leeds Mindful Employer Network, commissioned by Leeds Public Health and led by Leeds Mind, brings local employers together to champion positive mental health at work. It is free to join the network, and members can [...]