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To mark World Mental Health Awareness Day, Lisa LLoyd will be leading a FREE 1-hour webinar about prioritising mental health in your workplace.
The rescheduled date for the Guernsey Mind Investec 10K Challenge is Sunday 13th October.
We run a 30 minute online Mindfulness session every Sunday morning. These sessions are open to anyone to attend.
We’re looking for an additional part-time Supported Self-help practitioner (21 hours a week) to help adults with low to moderate mental health needs.
Our next MHFA Refresher Course will run on Friday, 11th October. If you’re already a Mental Health First Aider (MHFAider®), you need to take the MHFA Refresher course every three years.
Save the date
Start the New Year with a refreshing dip! Everyone welcome. Meet at the the Imperial Hotel Terrace at 10am on New Year’s Day. Free hot drink for all swimmers
Workplace Partnership
Do you want to make a tangible difference to staff wellbeing and support your staff in ways that actually make a difference?
The Workplace Partnership is your opportunity to partner with Guernsey Mind and take a stand against mental health stigma and discrimination as well as raising awareness and supporting wellbeing.
Find out more…
Mental Health First Aider Training
This internationally recognised course teaches you how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. It won’t teach you to be a therapist, but it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially prevent a crisis.
I need help…
Seeking help is often the first step towards getting and staying well, but it can also be hard to know how to start and where to turn.
It is always OK to ask for help.
Someone I know needs help
It can be very difficult to see someone who you care about becoming unwell, but you don’t need to be an expert on mental health to offer support. Often small, everyday actions can make the biggest difference.
I need urgent help
At Guernsey Mind, we cannot provide a crisis service. If you need urgent help:
- Talk to someone you trust
- Contact your GP and request an urgent appointment
- Contact the Samaritans on their free and confidential helpline 116 123
- If you are concerned you might harm yourself or someone else, contact the Emergency Department on 01481 220000 or the emergency services on 999
- If you are having thoughts or feelings of suicide, you can find support advice here
Support for under 18s
At Guernsey Mind, we offer support to those aged 18 and above, but there are some other places you can go to for support and advice.
Guernsey Mind has been re-awarded the Mind Quality Mark
The Mind Quality Mark is a rigorous quality assurance standard. It sets the bar of good practice and legal compliance for all organisations in the Mind Federation.
Once every three years, local Minds are reviewed against the Mind Quality Mark standards. The reviews are led by people with lived experience of mental health problems and senior leaders from other local Minds. They are based on a robust assessment of documentary evidence as well as interviews with and survey responses from directors, staff, volunteers, and people who use services.
To achieve the Mind Quality Mark, local Minds must be well-run organisations delivering safe, life-changing support for people with mental health problems.