March 8th is International Women’s Day.

We celebrate the achievements of all women and will continue to work towards ensuring gender parity becomes the norm.

NATIONAL SELF HARM AWARENESS DAY

Each year around the world, 1st March is Self Harm Awareness Day

In the UK, it is an opportunity for everyone to speak with one voice to raise awareness around what is often a very misunderstood topic.

We are currently developing our next three-year Strategy which will help shape what we do as an organisation going forward.

We would really like to hear your views and/or those of the people you may support, to what you feel we should focus on via our online survey.

The theme for UK 2024 LGBT+ History Month is Medicine – #UnderTheScope. The 2024 theme celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare.

Helplines Awareness Day 23rd February 2024

Like secret superheroes, helplines are supporting people day and night to help them through the most difficult of times.

Recovery Partners is a user-led mental health charity working in East Sussex. They are working with Heads On, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's NHS charity, to deliver co-produced research with a specific focus on nature based recovery. The research is to explore into what people with severe mental illness would like to see incorporated into mental health services in Sussex, with an initial focus on the new Coombe Valley mental health hospital in East Sussex.

Time to Talk Day 2024 will take place 1 February 2024 - 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. The more conversations we have, the better life is for everyone. Talking about mental health isn’t always easy and sometimes it’s even harder to say how you really feel. But a conversation has the power to change lives.

Mind in Brighton and Hove (MiBH) is seeking a part time Mental Health Advice Worker in the Brighton and Hove area.

Here you can find a list of mental health and crisis support services open in Sussex over the festive period.

Here you can find a list of organisations in Sussex offering free Christmas meals, activites and the chance to connect with others over the festive period.

Do you want to use your experiences to help make a difference to others ?

Grassroots Suicide Prevention and Possibility People are working in partnership to form two lived experience groups.

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

Carers Rights Day is about raising awareness of caring, and ensure carers understand their rights and are able to access the support that is available to them whenever they need it.

Carers Rights Day aims to empowers carers with information and support.

Next week is Advocacy Awareness Week, and our Advocacy teams will be out promoting our services in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex.

Mind in Brighton & Hove is seeking a Head of Operations

Improving lives workshops - working with ethnic communities to improve health outcomes:

NHS Sussex is working in partnership with three local organisations that support minority ethnic communities to have their voice heard.

World Mental Health Day is an opportunity for people and community to unite behind the theme: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right

Good mental health is vital to our overall health and wellbeing. Yet one is eight people globally are living with mental health conditions, which can impact physical health, wellbeing, how they connect with others, and their livelihoods.

Black History Month is important because it recognises and celebrates the contributions and experiences of black people in the UK. It’s an opportunity to:

• Raise awareness about the history of black communities

• Combat racism

• Promote inclusivity

• Inspire positive social change

Please find below a link to a survey that has been developed to try to identify the barriers and issues people face when trying to access mental health support in Sussex.

We all experience stress and it can be positive but sometimes stress can stop us doing things and feel overwhelming. We are running two more of our Stress Toolkit Workshops on Tuesday 10th October 10.00am – 1.00pm and Tuesday 21st November 1.30pm - 4.30pm.