Mind Matters: practical strategies for fostering mental wellness within our communities

Are you interested in being more active but are unsure or anxious about how to start?

Come and join our new 5 Ways to Wellbeing Walking Programme.

Each week, for 5 weeks, our Mental Health Advice Team will lead a relaxed and gentle 1-hour walk giving you the opportunity to get outdoors and connect with others as well as sharing tips and learning how The Five Ways to Wellbeing can support your mental health and wellbeing.

World Bipolar Day takes place every year on 30 March. It marks the birthday of Vincent van Gogh, who was thought to have had bipolar. It’s a global moment to shine a light on a condition that affects millions of people, yet is still widely misunderstood.

Mind in Brighton and Hove is supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.

We are seeking to appoint a Mental Health Advice Worker for our busy and established service in Brighton and Hove. The role plays an essential part of our response to those people contacting us with their mental health enquiries and concerns.

Mind in Brighton and Hove is moving. After many years at 51 New England Street, we’re relocating to 1^st floor, 95 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XE.

We are seeking to appoint a Mental Health Advice Worker for our busy and established service in Brighton and Hove. The role plays an essential part of our response to those people contacting us with their mental health enquiries and concerns.

World Sleep Day is an opportunity to promote sleep health Sleep. The theme for this World Sleep Day this year is Sleep Well, Live Better.  

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England want to establish a new NHS service which will deliver hospital care online (i.e. virtually/ digitally) as an alternative to seeing someone in person - a new NHS Online Trust (a virtual hospital).

Time to Talk Day is on 5 February 2026. It's the nation's biggest mental health conversation.

Time to Talk Day is on 5 February 2026. It's the nation's biggest mental health conversation.

To mark Blue Any Day this year, we are offering a free taster session of our Mental Health Awareness Webinar

Please find below a list of useful information and directories on looking after yourself and seeking support over the festive period

During the Christmas and New Year period, Mind in Brighton & Hove’s services will be open as usual on the following dates and times.

Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23rd December 9.00-5.00pm

Wednesday 24th December 9.00-2.00pm

We will then be closed from Thursday 25th December - Sunday 28th December

We are seeking to appoint a Mental Health Advice Worker for our busy and established service in Brighton and Hove. The role plays an essential part of our response to those people contacting us with their mental health enquiries and concerns.

Mind in Brighton and Hove is supporting Charity Fraud Awareness Week. Now in its 10th year the week brings together charities, NGOs, not-for-profits, representative bodies, and other sector stakeholders to share knowledge, expertise, and best practice in the fight against fraud.

We would like to warmly invite you to our Wellbeing Drop in being held on Friday 12th December 10.30 - 3.30pm.

Churchill Square Shopping Centre. Ground Floor (shop next to Brighton and Hove Albion Shop)

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National Grief Awareness Week is marked by The Good Grief Trust which connects more than 1,000 specialist services under one umbrella. This year their theme is "Growing with Grief". The theme acknowledges that, after a loss, we can't go back to the person we once were, but can instead grow into someone new, shaped by love, memories and resilience. For more information and resources please go to www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/

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National Self-Care Week is the UK-wide annual awareness week that focuses on raising awareness on self-care. The overarching theme is “Mind and Body” and the aim is to raise awareness and remind people of the importance of self-care in maintaining a healthier life.

At Mind in Brighton and Hove we are providing a free workshop on Men’s Mental Healthon 25th November at 1pm. This session will explore how we can challenge stigma and have supportive conversations around men’s mental health.