Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have lived experience of mental health issues in Brighton & Hove, East and West Sussex.

This year the theme of Mental Health Week 'community' with a focus on celebrating the power and importance of community.

Opportunity to share your views

Healthwatch in Sussex are running poll in May on challenges facing carers.

Opportunity to share your views  

NHS England is inviting feedback from people who have accessed crisis care services through the NHS 111 'select mental health option' service. The purpose is to gather feedback and experience on the service they have received. 

We are delighted to partner with the National Trust for their Walk With Us for Mental Health Awareness Week on 14th of May, 9.30 - 12pm.

April is Stress Awareness Month - It’s time to reflect on this all too common issue that’s part of many people's lives, and which we often accept as normal.

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences, whilst providing opportunities to recognise the many talents and advantages of being neurodivergent.

World Sleep Day is held on Friday, March 14, 2025.

This year the theme is Make Sleep Health a Priority. There's a close relationship between sleep and mental health.

Opportunity to share your views

Do you have experience accessing support for your mental health in the last 12 months?

The Big Mental Health Survey, run by National Mind, is a chance for all of us to speak about our experiences of mental health and the mental system too.

Opportunity to share your views  

Healthwatch in Sussex routinely carries out short polls to gather the views of people about local health and social care services. This month, they would like to hear about your experiences - or those of family, friends or colleagues - of accessing Neurodevelopmental Services.

Sussex Health and Care are launching a further campaign to encourage people with severe mental illness to have physical health checks.

If you have a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and/or experience of psychosis, and you are aged 18 or over, you can benefit from a free annual health check at your GP practice once a year.

Time to Talk Day is the nation’s biggest mental health conversation. The day is all about creating supportive communities by having conversations with family, friends, or colleagues about mental health. We all have mental health and by talking about it we can support ourselves and others.

During the Christmas and New Year period, Mind in Brighton & Hove’s services will be open as usual, excluding bank holidays.

This year, Carers Rights Day is on Thursday 21 November 2024 – the theme is Recognising your Rights. It is run by Carers Rights Day | Carers UK

National Anti-Bullying Week 11^th - 15^th November is run each year by the Anti Bullying Alliance. The theme this year is 'Choose Respect'. The focus is to raise awareness of bullying of the impact of bullying on children and young people and prevent it.

Join our Mental Health Advice Team at a free mental health and wellbeing event being run at St Richard Community Centre on Saturday 16th November 10.30 - 1.00pm.

Join Mind in Brighton and Hove for free workshops on supporting men’s mental health this Movember.

Brighton and Hove Council want to hear how you access and use community pharmacy or local chemist services in Brighton & Hove. This is part of a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA).

International Stress Awareness Week is an annual event run by ISMA focusing on stress management and campaigning against the stigma associated with stress and mental health. This year it runs from 4th – 8th November with a focus on Stress Awareness Day on Wednesday 6th November.