Mutual Minds – Our New Peer Support Service
Introducing Mutual Minds, our new peer support service … Darlington Mind is proud to partner with Teesside Mind and TEWV NHS Foundation Trust to deliver the Mutual Minds peer support service across the Tees Valley. Our peer support worker Jodie Mitchell underwent a rigorous five-week training program and will take referrals for anyone already registered […]
OCD Awareness Week: What It Means & How You Can Help
Every year in October, OCD Awareness Week gives us a chance to talk about a mental health condition that is often misunderstood: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder (OCD). OCD isn’t about being “a bit tidy” or liking things to be clean. For people who live with it, OCD can be a daily struggle — sometimes even life-changing. That’s […]
Stress Awareness Month: Practical Tips and Support for Managing Stress
April is Stress Awareness Month, a time to highlight the impact stress can have on mental health. Stress is a natural part of life, something we all experience. Yet, when it becomes overwhelming, it can lead to both mental and physical health challenges. Whether triggered by work, personal issues, or daily pressures, understanding stress and […]
New Partnership with The Junction Foundation
We are delighted to be on board with The Junction Foundation’s Multibank project. Here we are collecting our first order from Jack and the Amazon team. Multibank provides essential items free of charge for people and families in need – Darlington Mind will distribute a mix of warm clothing, toiletries and festive items to our beneficiaries […]
Gratitude
November is National Gratitude Month, so we want to highlight the benefits of gratitude for good mental health. Gratitude is the feeling of appreciation and thankfulness for what we have, who we are, and what we experience. It is a positive emotion that can boost our mood, reduce stress, and enhance our relationships. Gratitude can […]
Bipolar Disorder Awareness
Bipolar Disorder is a mental health problem that mainly affects a person’s mood. If an individual has Bipolar Disorder, they are likely to have times where they experience; Manic or hypomanic episodes (which means feeling high), or Depressive episodes (which means feeling low). They can also potentially experience some psychotic symptoms (like hallucinations or delusions) […]
Disabilities and Mental Health
Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities. People with a physical disability or physical health problem are more likely to experience a mental health problem. In contrast, people with mental health problems are more likely to experience physical health problems. More than 15 million people […]
Talking & Mental Health
It can be really difficult to talk about your feelings with friends or family. It’s very common to feel worried about upsetting people you care about, and feel nervous about what people will think about you, or how it might affect your relationships with people. We are all different You may feel much more comfortable […]
Understanding Personality Disorder
An individual’s personality is the collection of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that makes each of us the individuals we are, unique. People do not think, feel and behave in exactly the same way – it depends on the situation we are in, the experiences we have had, the people with us and many other external […]
Stigma & Discrimination
According to statistics, one in four of us will experience a mental health issue at some point of life. However, the simple fact is we all have mental health, like we all have physical health and can go through good and bad periods of both. No one should have to experience discrimination or feel there […]