This week, Mid and North East Essex Mind are celebrating #SmallCharityWeek (taking place from 18th – 23rd June). As a small charity providing mental health support across the county from Colchester to Chelmsford and Braintree to Clacton, we really need your … Continued
This week from 1st to 7th June is national ‘Volunteer’s Week’ and is an opportunity for us to celebrate volunteering in all it’s forms! From our dedicated fundraising volunteers, our new team of online support volunteers and our Futures in … Continued
On Saturday 12th May, 11 brave employees from our ‘Charity of the Year’ corporate supporters, Knight Group and Perrywoods Garden Centre and Nursery, took part in a tandem free fall skydive from 13,000 feet. Their goal was to raise funds … Continued
Grace* is a 28 year old Nanny from Colchester. She and her partner had been together for 10 years when their daughter Erin* arrived. Grace enjoyed a very easy pregnancy but the birth was traumatic, she was in labour for … Continued
We are proud to announce that we will be opening our brand new online mental health support service, Chat with Charlie, on today for students of the University of Essex to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. A team of trained … Continued
We are delighted to confirm that our brand new online mental health support service, Chat with Charlie, will go live on Wednesday 16th May. Chat with Charlie will provide online mental health support for students of the University of Essex … Continued
In December 2016 Kerrie, from Colchester, was made redundant from her job in Childcare, the news was a huge shock especially so close to Christmas. Three months later Kerrie began to experience severe anxiety and had bouts of memory loss. … Continued
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week during 14th – 20th May this year, and as your local mental health charity we have lots of events planned throughout and we would love your support! This year’s theme is ‘Stress: Are We Coping?’ … Continued
We are delighted to announce we have secured funding from the Essex Community Foundation to run a pilot course of Mindfulness sessions for clients coming to the end of their counselling treatment with us. The pilot will take place in … Continued
Twenty one years ago Darren Barden was the victim of a vicious knife attack in his own home in a case of mistaken identity. Let’s skip to the good bits is a first hand account of the evening of the … Continued