Author Archives: Steph Mills

Ricky and his friend James Hendy completed the Three Peaks Challenge within 24 hours in September 2021, raising £2,350 for Mid and North East Essex Mind and this is what motivated him to do it. Ricky has always lived in … Continued

  It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and this year we are exploring loneliness. Check out our video’s below to learn more about loneliness and read our strategies for managing feelings of loneliness, there is also information about services you can … Continued

The Crisis Café is divided into two teams, Colchester and Tendring, and I am based in the Tendring team. Although we are split over two locations, we do work alongside each other when necessary and are able to reach out … Continued

Today is #GivingTuesday – the international day of giving. This time of year can be particularly difficult for anyone living with a mental health problem. Help us to support people this winter by donating to us this #GivingTuesday. Donate today … Continued

We were delighted to be supported by Experience Days at our recent Firewalk. The gift experience company very kindly donated a £50 voucher as a Raffle prize at the event which marked World Mental Health Day 2021. Our lucky winner … Continued

Today is World Mental Health Day and we ask you to do #OneThing and start a conversation about mental health inequality. Because if we all do one thing, we can change everything. This World Mental Health Day is your chance … Continued

Hello, I’m Helen, a qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP). Prior to taking on the role of Trainee EMHP, I held a Pastoral role within a 11-18 years academy for 18 years within Mid Essex. I started training at University … Continued

Everyone can change the way they think about mental health, a thought provoking poem by our East Essex Time to Change Champion Sarah Reeson

Mental Health services today launch the ‘Being Kind to Yourself’ campaign to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week 2020. The campaign will see a series of video’s streamed during the week to encourage us to take time for ourselves and practise … Continued

This pandemic has been, and continues to be, experienced by each of us in different ways. In these unprecedented times, it has become imperative to learn from and support each other in any way we can. I have a diagnosis … Continued