Next week is Advocacy Awareness Week (14th - 18th October 2024). This year we are celebrating the impact of advocacy, the difference that advocacy can make and how advocacy can create changes in people's lives.

East and Central Brighton Primary Care Network has commissioned Mind in Brighton and Hove to deliver their Stress Tool Kit Workshop in Whitehawk. This session is available for free to residents of East Brighton or anyone who is registered with a GP in East Brighton.

This World Mental Health Day, WHO is uniting with partners to highlight the vital connection between mental health and work. This year the theme is "It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace".

An interactive and practical workshop supporting you to understand how stress works and its impact on you

Join our Mental Health Advice Team at a free drop in event organised at Patching Lodge on Tuesday 8th October 10.00 - 12.00am by the Healthy Lifestyles Team.

Join our Mental Health Advice Team at a free wellbeing event being run at St Richard Community Centre on Saturday 12th October 10.30 - 1.00pm.

Mind in Brighton and Hove (MiBH) is recruiting: Service Manager - West Sussex Advocacy.

Mind in Brighton and Hove’s online Mental Health Awareness Training is available to book for World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10th October, 1pm-3.30pm.

Healthwatch routinely carries out short surveys to gather the views of local people about health and social care services. This month they would like to hear from people discharged from hospital in the last 12 months, or from their relatives, carers or friends, about their experience.

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) was established in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention in conjunction with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The aims are to focus attention on the issue, reduce stigma and raises awareness among organisations, governments, and the public, giving a singular message that suicides are preventable.

Brighton and Hove City Council, West Sussex County Council and NHS Sussex are working together to improve advocacy services. Click through for more details and a link to a survey to find out what you think about community advocacy services in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex that support people with health and social care issues.

Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust are reviewing the way they provide community mental health rehabilitation services in Sussex to better meet the needs of local communities.

We’re here for anyone who’s LGBTQIA+ all year round. But Pride is a time to celebrate, to protest, to reflect. We have put together information on LGBTQIA+ support available across Sussex.

Join the festivities at Brighton BASH Carnival on 27th July to celebrate our diverse heritage and black culture…

Organised by Men’s Health Forum, the theme for Men’s Health Week 2024 is Let’s Talk Prostates (And everything else men’s health!)

At MiBH we have over 35 volunteers supporting us across a wide number of projects in Brighton and Hove and East and West Sussex. They contribute an enormous amount of time, skills and knowledge and we will taking time to recognise this during this week.

Carers Week, taking place from 10–16 June 2024, is a UK-wide awareness campaign seeking to increase visibility for carers with decision makers, services, employers, communities, and businesses.

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia was created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex people, and all of those with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) takes place from Monday 13 – Sunday 19 May 2024. The theme, as set by the Mental Health Foundation, is “Movement: moving for our mental health.” This year, MHAW aims to encourage you to move your way by finding something that moves your body and mind.

Brighton & Hove Council’s Deaf Services Liaison Forum is holding a Community Event as part of Deaf Awareness Week 2024 on Saturday May 11th at Brighthelm Centre from 9am-1pm. Open to all.