NSUN’s Synergi Small Grants Fund Round 2 – extended deadline
The national Synergi project of The National Survivor User Network (NSUN) is offering grants of £5,000 to build power and take collective action on mental health and racial justice within an abolitionist framework. Please note: NSUN [...]
Updates from Leeds Safeguarding Adults Board
Free online events for West Yorkshire Safeguarding Week Between Monday 24 June and Friday 28 June, there will be a varied programme of events running for Safeguarding Week. The online events are for people working [...]
Being You Training Timetable
Being You Leeds runs mental health training to help educate others on mental health and how to best support people struggling with their mental health. Their training is open for: People who work and volunteer [...]
May and June Sessions – WY Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
The Power of Communities weekly newsletter collates surveys, information requests or workshops that are happening across the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership and would like to ensure the voice of the VCSE sector and [...]
Synergi Leeds given praise by MP and awards commendation
Third Sector contribution to powerful session recognising the value of Synergi Leeds On Wednesday 25 April 2024 Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust hosted a visit from shadow (labour) Mental Health Lead, MP Abena [...]
Free Suicide Prevention Training with PAPYRUS
Leading suicide prevention charity, PAPYRUS, has been commissioned to deliver suicide prevention training to those working across West Yorkshire. Who is eligible for the training? The training is available for: Those working with children and [...]
Give a Hoot! Make an owl
MindWell is inviting everyone to take part in their Give a Hoot! campaign, a chance for everyone to get creative, make an owl and share their hopes, dreams and expectations for the future of Leeds. All [...]
Surviving Crisis: Learning from lived experience podcast
The lived experience volunteers on Leeds Mind’s Suicide Prevention Co-production project have created a podcast series with the aim of supporting staff who work with people in mental health crisis. The series – ‘Surviving Crisis: [...]
New support available for people working in health and care organisations
There is a new Welfare Officer at Defence Medical Welfare Service (DMWS) who is offering help to any staff members of the Leeds health and care sector who may need support during stressful and uncertain [...]
Living Potential Community Garden
Living Potential, based near Wetherby, is setting up a Community Garden to support volunteers. They are open to referrals for adults experiencing low confidence, anxiety, depression or social isolation to volunteer and receive informal support [...]
Synergi-Leeds awarded Mental Health Innovation of the Year
Forum Central is enormously proud to be part of the Synergi-Leeds partnership. We'd like to congratulate everyone in the team and beyond who have worked so hard - it's a fantastic achievement. We look forward [...]
Transforming Mental Health Grants Now Live
The City-Wide and Local Responses Transforming Mental Health Grants are now live! The deadline to apply for the grants is Friday 8 December at 12 noon and decisions on applications will be made in February [...]
Women’s Health Matters Domestic Violence Training
Domestic Violence and Abuse: Learning from Lived Experience and Practitioners (In-person) This course has been co-produced and is co-delivered with victims/survivors of Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) by Women's Health Matters Leeds. About the course It offers [...]
Free Safeguarding Adults Training for Volunteers
Leeds City Council are providing free Safeguarding Adults training courses for volunteers across the city. The courses cover: what safeguarding adults is and why it is important the role and responsibility of the volunteer in [...]
Living with Lived Experience Film Project
West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership, Forum Central, University of Leeds and different VCSE organisations from across West Yorkshire have contributed to a film project which highlights the different people with lived experience of mental [...]