If you or someone you know needs support with their mental health, we are here for you. Our Recovery Lounges operate 365 days of the year, seven days a week, between 5.00pm – 11.00pm, across Bedfordshire. If you find yourself in crisis or need support with your mental health in the evening we are here to listen and help you in your time of need.

Mind BLMK Recovery Lounges (formally known as Crisis Café) are open each evening in Bedfordshire and Luton please see the timetable below for the days its near you. Anyone from Bedfordshire and Luton is welcome at any location.  The service operates from 5pm-11pm 365 days of the year and can support you to get well, stay well.  

 

Mind BLMK Recovery Lounges (formally known as Crisis Cafes)  operate in Bedfordshire open between 5-11pm every day from 1st December 2024. Please see timetable below. 

Who are the Recovery Lounges for?

All adults (18+) can access the Recovery Lounges to aid in their mental health recovery, help to prevent their mental health worsening or seek support if experiencing severe mental distress.

What can you expect?

  • A supportive and safe environment where you can decompress, take some quiet time, speak, and connect with others
  • A one-to-one session with a trained mental health worker
  • Support to identify positive mental health coping strategies, including goal and safety plans
  • Advice and guidance about other support services available in your area and nationally

Do you need an appointment?

Each Recovery Lounge is operating a drop-in service and an appointment is not required. You can head to a location on its operating day. Please see which lounges operate on which days below. where you will be welcomed and supported 

 

Each site is open 5pm – 11pm on their dedicated day.

MONDAY 

The Lighthouse, Whichellos Wharf, The Elms, Stoke Road, Leighton Buzzard LU72TD 

TUESDAY 

The Lighthouse, Whichellos Wharf, The Elms, Stoke Road, Leighton Buzzard LU72TD 

WEDNESDAY 

Luton Wellbeing Centre, Dumfries Street, Chapel Langley, Luton LU1 5BP 

THURSDAY 

Bedford Wellbeing Centre, 3A Woburn Road, Bedford MK40 1EG 

FRIDAY 

The Lawns Mental Health Resource Centre, The Baulk, Biggleswade SG18 0PT 

SATURDAY 

Luton Wellbeing Centre, Dumfries Street, Chapel Langley, Luton LU1 5BP 

SUNDAY 

Florence Ball House, Kimbolton Road, Bedford MK40 2PU 

 

(Milton Keynes at The Queensway Clinic MK22TE – Open 365 days per year between 5pm and 11pm. – Remaining unchanged) 

 

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