Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 takes place from 13 to 19 May, and the theme this year is ‘Movement: Moving more for our mental health’.
Physical activity and exercise can have a positive impact on our mental health, in lots of different ways. But for some of us, getting active can be a struggle – including those of us who live with mental health problems.
Nadia and her team are taking on the Everest expedition to raise vital funds for Mind BLMK and raise awareness of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in loving memory of their sister.
Nadia is one of four sisters who call themselves ‘the Power of 4’ because their bond is unbreakable, a fusion of love and strength encased within a deep connection. Sadly, they lost our youngest sister, Zena, to mental health and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). She lifted every heart and showed incredible kindness.
David has been involved with Mind BLMK for years from volunteering at our Central Bedfordshire support groups, to virtual fundraising in 2020.
David is an avid runner and part of the Stopsley Striders running group. He last ran a Marathon 29 years agin in London, but due to greater work commitments and viral illnesses, he didn’t have the capacity to train for and tackle a Marathon for many years.
If you think someone might need help, trust your instincts and start a simple conversation. You could save a life.
Since launching in 2017, Small Talk Saves Lives has successfully raised awareness within railway stations and other public settings about the need to trust your instincts and start a simple conversation if you think someone might need help.
We are holding an open day at our Luton Crisis Café on Tuesday 6th February from 5:15pm for anyone 18-25 years old.
The open day will give young people an opportunity to come and tour the Luton Wellbeing Centre, meet the team, have some light refreshments and find out how our Crisis Cafés can support you.
It will also be a chance to share your ideas and feedback with us and tell us what really matters.
Is your business looking for a new charity to support in 2024? Why not support Mind BLMK and help us promote positive mental health and wellbeing throughout Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.
Through our Charity of the Year partnership, not only will you be supporting us, but we will help support you and your colleagues in understanding what we do, where to find mental health support and gain a better understanding of mental health.
Mind BLMK are delighted to be working collaboratively with CAMHS and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) in Milton Keynes to provide crisis services for young people in need of mental health support.
This new provision in Milton Keynes follows the successful launch of our Young Person’s Sanctuary in Luton, Bedford and Central Bedfordshire in 2023, and it will offer help and advice for anyone between 14-17yrs.
The Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service have produced a Winter Water Safety toolkit designed to educate, advise and raise awareness in order to help people manage risk around water.
They have kindly let us share this toolkit with you which has lots of really useful information and advice around water safety in Bedfordshire.
1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem in any given year. And the cost of living crisis is only making it harder to look after our mental health – the poorest fifth of the population are twice as likely to develop a mental health problem.
Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. Happening every year, it’s a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives.
Fancy a new venture for the new year? We’re looking for likeminded individuals to join Team Mind BLMK to help support positive mental health and wellbeing across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.
Volunteers are a key part of our workforce and without them many of our services would cease to exist.
The day is a family event for all and we have lots planned, including a Christmas market (hosted in Shuttleworth House), Santa’s grotto, live music, festive carols, a wellbeing area (in collaboration with Safer Central Beds), food/drink and lots of festive fun!
We have put together an Amazon Wishlist of gifts to support our tombola and raffle at our Mental Elf Fundraising Event on Sunday 10th December. Our major fundraising event ‘Mental Elf’ 5K run is just around the corner. This event is to raise general awareness and vital funds to help support our mental health and wellbeing services in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.
The day is a family event for all and we have lots planned, including a Christmas market (hosted in Shuttleworth House), Santa’s grotto, live music, festive carols, a wellbeing area (in collaboration with Safer Central Beds), food/drink and lots of festive fun!
We are hosting our biggest fundraising event to date ‘Mental Elf 5k Festive Fun Run’ at Shuttleworth. A family-fun event with a Christmas market, Santa’s Grotto, a wellbeing area, food/drink, live music, and lots of festive fun!
On Sunday 10th December 2023, Mind BLMK will be hosting their Mental Elf fundraising event at Shuttleworth. This Mental Elf 5K event will help to raise vital funds, enabling Mind BLMK’s to continue delivering their free services in the local community.
MindLine Trans+ is a confidential mental health support helpline for people who identify as trans, A gender, gender fluid, or non-binary.
Side by Side is a supportive online community where you can talk about your mental health and connect with others who understand what you are going through.
Find out more
Information and advice on a huge range of mental health topics from the national Mind website.
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