Wellbeing

World Mental Health Day 2023

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The raffle has now ended and the draw will take place on 20th October.
Good luck!

The 10th October is World Mental Health Day and the theme for 2023
(set by the World Foundation of Mental Health) is ‘Mental health is a universal human right’.

North Kent Mind are hosting a stall at Bluewater from the 8th—10th October to raise awareness around this important day.

We will be on hand to engage in conversations with the local community about what support we can offer
those who feel they are struggling.

It is important to talk about your mental health and everyone should know that they are not alone.

We will also be holding a raffle.

Tickets start from as little as £2 and we have some amazing prizes to be won, just in time for Christmas!

Tickets can be purchased in person at our stall in Bluewater or through our website at the link below.

All money received goes back into our charity and towards running our services for our local community.

We hope to see you at our Bluewater event and thank you for your continued support.

Wellbeing Workshops

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North Kent Mind have partnered with Imago to deliver group wellbeing workshops over the summer holidays for children and young people aged 6-16.

The sessions will be fun and interactive, covering various topics such as understanding mental health, anxiety and self-help strategies, exploring friendships and bulling as well as self-esteem and resilience.

Participants are required to be patients registered under the following GP surgeries:

Stonecross & West Drive Surgery

King George Road Surgery

Reach Healthcare

Churchill Clinic

Matrix Medical Practice.

If you, or anyone you know could benefit from these sessions, please get in touch with the GP!

Have you ever heard of a breathing wand?

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Over the half-term period our Children and Young Persons Service hosted some sessions, including a creative activity for our attendees!

They made some breathing wands as a useful tool for mindfulness.

The focus being to visibly breathe in and blow out onto their wand and to watch it below, to regulate their breaths.

Interested in creating a breathing wand? They can be easily put together using household items. Give it a go!

Things you’ll need:

  • A toilet paper towel roll
  • Anything you’d like to use to decorate
  • Thin ribbon, or anything that is light enough to be moved by breath

How to put together:

  1. Cut a small strip off the top of one toilet paper roll
  2. Stick it to the top of another, shaped like an arch
  3. Attach your ribbons to the arch
  4. Decorate!
  5. Then you can start to use

World Mental Health Day – October 10th!

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Next Monday is World Mental Health Day.

1 in 4 of us will experience a mental health problem each year. But many of us don’t know where to reach out for support. Or how to share what we’re going through.

Sometimes, finding the words to say how we feel is tough. You can feel like you’re talking another language – one no one else understands. But we do.

If this speaks to you, speak to us.