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Mindful Moments

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See our new ‘Mindfulness’ page. We invite you to use this page to share photos that you feel have a mindful effect on you, and that create opportunities for mindful awareness, in the present moment. Whatever creates a space for calmness and peace for you that you would like to share with others’

Take notice – take time to be aware of the world around you, whether it’s while exploring your local area for your daily exercise, out in the garden looking at plants and wildlife, while preparing and eating a meal, spending time with your pets, a picture or an object you may find … Pause to take photos of something beautiful.

If you would like to share your favourite photos of ‘Mindful Moments’ you have had please e-mail them to juliemoss@northkentmind.co.uk

Help to Care

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Help to Care leaflet Help to Care poster

Do you provide care for somebody living in Kent and Medway?

Help to Care is a free mobile app designed to help you to spot the signs of a problem and find the right information and advice if you’re worried about someone’s health and wellbeing.

Download today on your app store to access:

Over 40 advice and guidance articles
Links to services to support you and the people you care for
Training videos on different conditions

Visit www.designandlearningcentre.com/overview-of-our-work/helptocare/ to find out more or download for free on your app store.

Kindness – Mental Health Awareness Week

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KIDAS Get Help Now Covid

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If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic abuse, get help fast.

KIDAS Get Help Now Covid

Sunflower Squad Project

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North Kent Mind will be holding its first sunflower growing competition in May 2020. We’re encouraging you to become green-fingered in lock-down and bring a bit of Sunshine into your space.

For more information see the Sunflower Squad Project page.

Donate

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We really appreciate support from people in this difficult time ,and all donations will help us to increase our resources to support people with their mental health and wellbeing .

Donate here :

#DeclutterAndDonate

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We’ve added a Ziffit link to our Virgin Money Giving account! You can now support our work from the comfort of your home, get involved as we #DeclutterAndDonate on May 5th for #GivingTuesdayNow

To make donating faster and easier supporters can download the Ziffit app. Anyone making trade-ins through Ziffit can now donate the value of their unwanted goodies directly to any charity registered with Virgin Money Giving by selecting North Kent Mind charity at the checkout.

Thank you

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Well-being volunteer, Olivia Cheale and her mum dropping the care packages they put together for some of our most vulnerable service users.

They dropped the boxes to support workers drive, with socially distanced and done safely. I understand that these were well received.

Olivia had some of the money given to her from Dartford Deeds but they topped up the boxes themselves.

Covid19 Stress and Health Study

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NEW Covid19 Stress and Health Study – Closing soon!

Mind is supporting a research study examining how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the mental and physical health of people in the UK.

Taking part is quick and easy. It involves a short online survey (takes 10 minutes) and a couple of minutes to collect a small sample of hair from the back of your head. They use this to measure the stress hormone cortisol.

You are asked to do this now (or as soon as possible) and 12 weeks later.

This research will assess how stressed you feel but also how this stress is affecting you physically too. Full details on how to participate and collect your hair samples are on their website:

https://www.covidstressstudy.co.uk/

The first wave of the study ends soon (last day to participate is 30^th April), so do log on soon if you wish to take part.

Our Frontline

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Our Frontline

You support us, we support you

As frontline health, care, emergency and key workers, you put yourself at physical risk as you form our frontline against the coronavirus. You are also putting your mental health under pressure. We want to help make sure you get the right support with your mental health, both now and in the future.