Healthy Minds updates
March 2011
After a brilliant three years, the Healthy Minds project has drawn to a close. It was set up to offer a wide variety of community based physical activities to improve mental and physical wellbeing to anyone in Brent who has experienced mental distress. The good news is that most of the activities are continuing and some new sessions are beginning! Read more...
February 2011
Happy New Year! January has gone quickly and already the Healthy Minds Steering group have met 3 times to discuss the future of Healthy Minds. Three members have been successful in applications to become badminton and cycling coaches so that they will be able to lead activities in the future. The new timetable is now in operation which includes a wide range of low cost activities. Please get in touch if you want to get involved or need support attending new activities.
December 2010
Healthy Minds was funded for 3 years by Time to Change during which over 600 people have been supported to engage in physical activities and challenge stigma about mental health. Our 3 years is now coming to an end, and in order to support continued access to activities and make the project sustainable we need to work towards a more user-led model.
To develop the project from its current structure to a user-led project we are having monthly steering group meetings for members, staff and volunteers to discuss the future of Healthy Minds. It is an exciting opportunity for members to organise activities, access training opportunities and take leadership roles themselves. Steering group meetings will take place on the first Tuesday of each month at Dyne Road at 1.30pm-3pm.
Healthy Minds Members Cards and New Activity Time table
Healthy Minds member's cards will expire after 31 December 2010 and there will be a new timetable in 2011. We are working with Willesden Sports Centre to introduce a new community card in January 2011 that will enable members to access low cost activities at the sports centre, including many of our current activities. In January we will help you exchange your Healthy Minds card for a community card free of charge. Some of the activities will take place in new location. Staff and volunteers will be available to help you attend new activities so let us know how we can help.
Please find enclosed a new time table of low cost activities for January 2011 and beyond. To introduce our new activity time table we have decided to make January a FREE MONTH and reimburse you all timetabled activity costs throughout this month. We will also be helping people to sign up for B.Active Cards to get discounted rates on mainstream activities at the sports Centre.
As of January 2011, please use Brent Mind website for information on Healthy Minds. Alternatively phone Brent Mind on: 020 7604 5177 or 07974679698.
Please see Time to Change website for further updates and information on the anti stigma campaign:
Time to Change who funded Healthy Minds would like to know how the project has impacted on your life. If you have benefitted from being a member of Healthy Minds and would like to share your story please let us know!
