North Kent Mind is a growing mental health charity in the South East of England.
We are committed to supporting our local residents in Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway.
Although we are part of the Mind federation, we are an independent registered charity, governed by our own trustees. This means we are responsible for our own governance, policies and financial management. It also means we are responsible for raising our own funds to ensure we can keep providing services for our local community.
We employ over 100 paid staff but also have a large number of volunteers who give up their valuable time to help us deliver our services.
Our staff and volunteers are our most valuable resource. They are highly skilled, devoted and committed to being there for people when it matters most.
Our Values
Our vision
We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect. We work in partnership with people on their journey to recovery.
Our mission
We provide quality mental health services which empower people, supporting their recovery and building their resilience, while advocating and promoting good practices locally.
Our goals
Staying well: We support people likely to develop mental health problems, to stay well.
Empowering choice: We empower people who experience a mental health problem to make informed choices about how they live and recover
Improving services and support: We ensure people get the right services and support at the right time to help their recovery and enable them to live with their mental health problem
Enabling social participation: We open the doors to people with experience of mental health problems participating fully in society
Removing inequality of opportunity: We work to gain equality of treatment for people who experience both mental health and other forms of discrimination
Organisational excellence: We make the most of our assets by building a culture of excellence.
To meet these goals we:
· Provide direct services including supported housing, a wide range of wellbeing services (in groups or individually), low-cost counselling, employment support and children and young person’s support.
· Campaign in response to local and national concerns
· Provide mental health education through training
· Develop our work in response to changing needs
Our values
Open : We reach out to anyone who needs us
Together : We’re stronger in partnerships
Responsive : We listen, we act
Independent : We speak out fearlessly
Unstoppable : We never give up.