Mental health organisations help people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, loneliness, crisis or wider emotional wellbeing challenges.
Organisations linked to this cause may offer counselling, peer support, helplines, group activities, crisis support, outreach or practical help connecting people to services.
Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge has supported the mental health and wellbeing of its community for over 30 years. The organisation provides mental health and emotional support, talking therapies, advocacy, and employment support. It is committed to meeting the diverse needs of the community in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge, and campaigns against stigma, discrimination, and inequality. The organisation accepts donations from individuals, businesses, and the public sector, and offers options for bank transfers, JustGiving, and workplace giving via Benevity.
Certitude provides support for people to live the life they want, having supported individuals since 1990. The organisation offers various services including Supported Living, Registered Care, Shared Lives, Mental Health Support, Community Support, Specialist Support, and Family Support. Certitude also runs the Connect and Do Programme, offering workshops and activities to bring people together. The organisation offers training and consultancy through its Treat Me Right! team on how to support different minds. Certitude is committed to enabling people to develop new skills, make new friends, and participate in community activities. Services are delivered across London.
Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich Mind supports people struggling with mental health and those supporting them. The organisation also provides dementia support, working with individuals, families, and carers in Bromley, Lewisham, and Greenwich. Named programmes include the "Frames of Mind" filmmaking project in Greenwich, a Peer Support programme in Lewisham through SEL Mind Connect, and culturally responsive counselling groups for Black communities in Southwark. It also offers mental health and dementia training, including "Minds Up" for schools, and a Suicide Bereavement Support service. The organisation welcomes volunteers and donations.
Mind in Haringey supports people in the London borough of Haringey with mental health needs. Its mission is to ensure individuals in Haringey receive the mental health support they require. The organisation provides information, advice, and support, and works to promote mental well-being and inclusion. Services include a Safe Haven Crisis Hub, offering short-term mental health crisis support, and the Haringey Wellbeing Network, a free community support service that includes Wellbeing Activities, Social Prescribing and Advocacy, and Peer Support. It also runs Black Thrive Haringey, addressing inequalities faced by Black communities impacting mental health, and Reach and Connect, a support service for Haringey residents aged 50 and above. Mind in Haringey offers counselling and training, and welcomes volunteers and donations to support its services.
Mind in Camden supports individuals with mental health needs within the borough of Camden and surrounding areas. The organisation offers various services including Healthy Minds, which provides community activities for adults struggling with mental health or isolation. It also runs a Community Development Team that supports mental health projects with BAME community groups. Free peer support groups are available, as well as the Voice Collective Youth Project for children and young people who hear voices. Mind in Camden also leads the London Hearing Voices Network to increase peer support for adults across London. The Community Champions programme supports health and wellbeing in Highgate. The organisation welcomes financial donations and other contributions.
West London Mind, trading as Hammersmith and Fulham Association for Mental Health Ltd., is an independent charity and a Local Mind Association. It provides mental health advice and support for adults, children, and young people, and offers training and consultancy to employers. The organisation works to empower individuals experiencing mental health problems, combat stigma, promote well-being, and support recovery across West London, including specific services in Ealing and outreach to Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Mind in Bexley is a mental health charity established in 1986. It offers support, advice, and information to communities in the London Borough of Bexley. The charity provides a range of services including Bexley Talking Therapies, a Recovery College, a Crisis Cafe, carers support, education and training, and employment support. It aims to reduce the stigma associated with mental health, support individuals in their recovery, and campaign for better services. Mind in Bexley delivers over 40 community-based projects and also undertakes academic research and mental health awareness training for local organisations. It seeks to promote the preservation and safeguarding of mental health and the relief of persons suffering from mental disorder.
Community Living Well is a mental health service that provides a range of clinical and wellbeing support for residents in Kensington and Chelsea, Queen's Park, and Paddington. Services include Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression, peer support groups, and practical support with employment, debt, housing, and benefits issues. They also offer Community Mental Health Hubs for specialist support. The service is delivered in partnership with NHS and Voluntary Sector organisations, commissioned by NHS CNWL. Partners include SMART (St Mary Abbots Rehabilitation and Training), Allkind, and Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL).
Sutton Mental Health Foundation provides person-centred, non-clinical mental health support to adults living independently in the London Borough of Sutton. The organisation offers various services, including the Belmont Connect, a drop-in centre for social contact and activities, and the Sutton Crisis Café, which provides out-of-hours support to adults experiencing mild to moderate mental health crises. Through its Intentional Peer Support service, SMHF offers emotional support from trained peer support workers with lived experience. The organisation also provides support appointments for housing, cost of living, and IT hub access, as well as specialist advice in partnership with Citizens Advice Sutton and Inspire for drug and alcohol concerns. SMHF publishes The Voyager, a magazine written by service users, and needs volunteers.
Richmond Borough Mind provides mental health support services for adults in the Richmond upon Thames area. Services include the Journey Recovery Hub for out-of-hours mental health crisis support, The Wellbeing Centre for long-term mental health recovery through activities, and Connect to Tech for digital wellbeing. The organisation also offers a Peer Group Network, Positive Living Group, and Befriending with trained volunteers. Support for carers is available through Carers in Mind, offering one-to-one help, advice, and social activities. Outreach work aims to connect with people across the borough. They also provide Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Mind is a mental health charity providing information and advice, an infoline, advocacy and campaigning work, and supports a network of local Minds offering services in communities across England and Wales.
Place2Be is a children’s mental health charity operating in UK schools. It offers mental health support to pupils, families, and staff through one-to-one and group counselling. The organisation provides training and professional qualifications in child counselling. Place2Be also runs a mental health intervention trial in secondary schools in partnership with the Education Endowment Fund. The charity encourages fundraising, participation in events, and partnerships to support its work. Donations help provide counselling and support to children, parents, and teachers.
