Your latest news from Mid and North East Essex Mind…

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Welcome to the autumn edition of our newsletter that showcases all the work being delivered by Mid & North East Essex Mind. As you read through, you’ll see much development of what we as your local mental health charity are providing across the locality, as well as the efforts that people go to, in order to help raise vital funds. October is always an important month as we celebrate World Mental Health Day. This year we once again continued with our annual Firewalk which was hosted by Writtle University College. This is always a popular event and while this was hosted within the Mid Essex area, which was a first for us, we still saw a great turnout of enthusiastic supporters. This month we also held our Annual General Meeting, and again this was within Mid Essex due to the fact we have been delivering services from Braintree since the start of the pandemic. Therefore, it felt right that it was held in the area, and what a great gathering it was on the afternoon. Its important that we all have a better understanding of mental health and how it can affect us on a daily basis. We know education supports this and is key to reducing the stigma that sadly still exists which is why we have expanded our training offer to support those within the workplace. In addition, we have also adapted our suicide awareness package to be more inclusive of various environments. Further information on this is highlighted later in the newsletter, please do make contact should you like to access the training available. There is one last thing to say before you read through the rest of this newsletter, and that is “Thank you to you all for your ongoing support towards the work that we do, it is appreciated by all of us here a Mid & North East Essex Mind”. I hope you enjoy the rest of the newsletter. James James McQuiggan, CEO Mid and North East Essex Mind

Did you know we offer private counselling? Some people choose to pay for counselling as it can give them a bit more freedom. At Mid and North East Essex, you can self refer to our private one to one counselling sessions. The cost is £40 per session and private counselling is open-ended and can last for as long as you find it helps you.

Learn more about fee-paying counselling

Thank you to our amazing Firewalkers! On Monday 10 October 2022 we watched 50 amazing people walked on fire for World Mental Health Day!  Congratulations to everyone who braved the flames, together you raised thousands of pounds for Mid and North East Essex Mind. You can find all the photos from the evening in our Facebook photo album.

Feeling inspired? Email us today to take on a challenge!

Mental Health Training now available We are proud to now offer expert training in Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health in the Workplace and Suicide Awareness. If you or your organisation would like to know more, please get in touch to find how we can support you.

Email our Training Team

London to Paris: In memory of Chris, Mark, Lee and Kevin Last month, 16 friends cycled from London to Paris together in aid of Mid and North East Essex Mind. Each of these friends have lost a loved one to suicide, so together they decided to take on this challenge and collectively, they have raised over £32,000! Thank you to every single person involved in this challenge – together we can make sure nobody has to face a mental health problem alone.

Read their reasons why on the JustGiving page