Vacancy for a part time Wellbeing Practitioner to join the East Hants team
We have a part time, permanent vacancy for a Wellbeing Practitioner to join the East Hants team.
More details on the Vacancies page.
Vacancy for a Wellbeing Practitioner
We have an exciting opportunity to work at Havant and East Hants Mind. We are seeking a Wellbeing Practitioner on a 1 year fixed term contract. Full details can be found on the Vacancies page.
Collaboration with Messy4Mind
Havant and East Hampshire Mind is delighted to collaborate with Messy4Mind founder Tom Mills.
“Our collaboration means we are able to offer supporters the opportunity to raise awareness and funds for HEH Mind by taking part in the Messy4Mind challenge.” Mike Lock, Community Development Officer, HEH Mind.
Find out more about fundraising for HEH Mind, including our other activities/ events, resources and support by visiting our website or contacting [email protected]
Find out more about Messy4Mind
Emma’s Gin Festival
A huge thank you to everyone that attended Emma’s Gin Festival on Saturday 8th June. It was great to see you all enjoying the evening and the lovely atmosphere at Titchfield Festival Theatre.
Your donations make a real difference in peoples’ lives. Thank you.
We would also like to say a massive thank you to Emma for all the fundraising efforts, events, planning, donation collecting and for the future events she has planned.
Our Unsung Hero – Bruce
We are delighted to round off #VolunteersWeek by mentioning one of our amazing volunteers, who recently received the 2nd place certificate for ‘Unsung Hero’ at the Havant Volunteer Awards.
Bruce helps in many ways at HEH Mind and we are very pleased to see him recognised by Havant Borough Council. Bruce is a volunteer that goes above and beyond, and never asks for or expects thanks/ recognition.
Many local charities, including ourselves, rely on people like Bruce to keep us positive, motivated and smiling. A huge thank you and well done to Bruce.
Find out more about the Awards
Sandra abseils the Spinnaker Tower
At the end of April Sandra completed the quite remarkable 100 metre abseil of Spinnaker Tower. In doing so Sandra raised awareness and over £360 for Havant and East Hants Mind.
We would like to say a huge thank you to Sandra for abseiling Portsmouth’s iconic Spinnaker Tower and sharing the message that its ok to need support.
Sandra stated “I’ve known so many people that have had and still suffer with mental health issues including myself. It’s heartbreaking when you can’t take the pain away, but one thing I have learnt is that it’s good to talk and that it’s definitely ok not to be ok”
Find out more information about our services
Dan and Eddie complete the London Marathon
On Sunday 28th April Dan and Eddie took on the challenge of the London Marathon. Both runners had their own reasons for wanting to support HEH Mind and being part of the 42,436 people who completed the Marathon.
Dan stated “We all face our inner demons at some stage of life and as many as 1 in 4 suffer from some form of mental illness. Unlike many other illnesses those of the mind cannot be seen and are often misunderstood or attached to a stigma.”
Eddie had told us “I’m glad I’m supporting such an amazing cause and will try and do you guys proud“. We can positively say you made us proud and have done something amazing.
We hope both Dan and Eddie have rested up and taken a moment to reflect on how amazing their achievement is. Thank you both for your support.
Mental Health Awareness Week
During Mental Health Awareness Week we were delighted to visit workplaces, sports clubs, schools, colleges and community spaces. Our staff, volunteers and Ambassadors all started conversations, destigmatised mental health and aimed to increase awareness of local services. Thank you to everyone that talked to us and shared their experiences. If you did not speak to our team, but would like to find out more you can visit our website (easthantsmind.org) or our social media channels.
We look forward to the next national campaign, which is World Mental Health Day on 10 October. If you would like to get involved you can contact the team by emailing [email protected]
HEH Mind launch Safe Haven for young people
Havant and East Hants Mind are excited to share with you that we are launching a “Safe Haven” for young people aged 11 to 17 within Havant Borough.
The Safe Haven will provide a safe & confidential space for young people experiencing difficultly with their mental health or wellbeing. The service will open Tuesday the 30th of April 2019 – for full details of opening times and venue – please refer to our poster.
Maria Morrell (Director of Services), from HEH Mind has said “We are really excited to be launching the Havant Safe Haven and would like to thank Hampshire and Isle of Wight CCG for funding and supporting this service.
We are passionate about working with young people to promote better mental health, reduce stigma and discrimination and prevent mental health difficulties developing into severe and enduring health issues.
We will be working in close partnership with schools, colleges, GPs, CAMHs and other key services to promote the service and together bring about better mental health for young people in Havant”.
2019 AGM & Andy’s 24 hour Pool Challenge
Our AGM is coming soon (look out for more details later this month).
At the AGM we will be celebrating our new 100 Club members including Andy, who completed a 24 hour pool challenge at Portsmouth Conservative Club recently.
Andy raised an amazing £1,543 for Havant and East Hants Mind, which makes him one of our largest ever individual fundraisers.
An amazing achievement. Thank you so much Andy and everyone involved to supporting the 24 hour pool challenge.
We would also like to thank Andy’s workplace, Kier, who are donating an additional £200 to bring Andy’s total to £1,743
