Monthly Archive 25th January 2021

Mid Kent Mind are also offering new dates on our Emotional Resilience course, Bounce Back, to young people in the local area. This course is available free-of-charge thanks to funding from both Kent County Council’s Early Help Programme, and The National Lottery’s Community Fund.
 
Over the course of six-weeks, young people will have the opportunity to learn more about how they can combat stress, deal with emotions, and reduce anxiety – equipping them with the tools and the knowledge to ‘bounce back’ from the challenges which they may face in life.
 
All spaces are available free of charge – with a limited number of spaces available on each course. Our first course kicks off on the 1^st of February – so book now to avoid disappointment.
 
For more details on the course, and to book a space for a young person, please visit our website.

Mid Kent Mind are offering our Anger Management course, Taming My Temper, to young people free-of-charge thanks to funding as a part of Kent County Council’s Early Help Programme.
 
Taming My Temper is a 6 week course dealing with anger management specifically designed for young people that may have issues controlling their emotions and want to reduce the levels of anger and hostility that they display.
 
This course looks at the causation of negative emotional behaviour and the anger response displayed by people. It then looks at ways to minimise negative emotions and alternative ways to cope and remain calm.
 
Our first courses start on the 4^th and 5^th of February – with a limited number of spaces available for young people on each date.
 
For more details on the course, and to book a space for a young person, please visit our website.

Mid Kent Mind are pleased to be offering a brand-new service for young people who may be in Higher Education – a Youth Wellbeing Café drop-in service which will run every Friday night from 5:30pm till 6:30pm from the 12^th of February 2021.

We understand that young people who are in higher education are facing incredible stress during this pandemic – with extensive disruption to their education, and long hours spent isolated in student accommodation. Our goal with this group is simple – to provide a safe and welcoming space where young people can come along, socialise and benefit from peer-to-peer support.
 
The Café will be free for young people to access, and will be available for anyone between the ages of 16 & 21. Whilst the service is intended as a drop-in service, we also welcome people notifying us of attendance in advance – as this ensures access if numbers exceed the capacity we are able to facilitate.
 
For more details, please visit our website. 

Thanks to funding from the Cobtree Charity Trust, the Pears Foundation and Involve, Mid Kent Mind are offering free spaces on their Mindfulness course for both adults, and young people between the ages of 10 & 18.

Mindfulness and Me focusses on teaching individuals more about mindfulness – and how they can acknowledge and accept their thoughts, feelings and body sensations in positive ways. The course is designed to help people to understand how Mindfulness can be a beneficial tool when it comes to building emotional resilience – helping people to manage their mental health proactively so that they can prevent themselves from experiencing periods of mental ill health.
For more details, click on either of the links below to learn more about how you can book onto this programme.

Adult Courses
 
Youth Courses

Do you want something to look forward too, would you like to win some cash? If the answer to either of these is ‘yes’ read on…The next virtual bingo night is on Thursday 28th January 2021. The cost is £8 for 6 games, giving you the chance to win a cash prize for the equivalent of £1.40 per game! We will be playing Bingo using Zoom – Zoom is a free app available for download using this link https://zoom.us/download. The steps you need to take to join us are as follows:

1. Download the Zoom app, install on your device and check this works by using the test meeting function https://zoom.us/test.

2. Purchase your bingo tickets by clicking on this link https://py.pl/7HztttKgElF. 3. During the day on the 28th January you will receive an email which contains: A link to access your bingo cards in readiness for the first bingo game at 7pm.

An invitation to the Zoom session including the Meeting ID and Password.This email will be sent to the email address of the PayPal account used to purchase the tickets.

PLEASE NOTE the cut-off time for purchasing your bingo tickets is 12pm (midday) on Thursday 28th January. Any tickets purchased after the cut-off time will be rolled over to the next virtual bingo session in February. Numbers are limited so please purchase early to avoid disappointment. We promise a fun filled evening where audience participation is very much encouraged !!!!

If you have any queries or would like any further information please contact Sue on 01622 320134 or suemaidens@fusionhlc.org.uk.

Space 2 Be Me will be continuing to offer our Space 2 Talk sessions for parents/carers of children with additional needs this term. These are a great opportunity to talk to one of our Family Support Officers and to meet other parents. We are able to offer a range of practical advice about any aspect of additional needs and provide emotional support. Families do not need to be members to access this service and no formal diagnosis is required.

We know just how much of an impact the lockdowns and unemployment uncertainty of 2020 has had on people’s mental health. We’re determined to start 2021 on a positive at Aspirations, so we’ve put together a completely free 7 week wellbeing programme for people in Kent and Medway.

All activities included in the programme will be hosted online and each activity has been curated to help people build their confidence and improve self-esteem. We’re encouraging anyone eligible to come along, meet others, and feel more positive. 

The Full Schedule

Who can join the programme?

Anyone who is currently unemployed and over 25 is encouraged to get involved. The activities are all completely free and people do not have to take part in a specific number of activities. They can choose which ones work best for them. 

How to join

If you are interested please get in touch. You can refer through our online form or by calling us on 0333 880 2730. 

Mid Kent Mind are pleased to share that our Low Cost Counselling Service is continuing to operate on a remote basis currently – providing people with access to over-the-phone or video-call counselling sessions at the flat rate of just £15 per session.

Our Low Cost Counselling service aims to:

Give you a safe time and place to talk to someone who won’t judge you.

Help you make sense of things and understand yourself better.

Help you to resolve complicated feelings, or find ways to live with them.

Help you to recognise unhelpful patterns in the way you think or act, and find ways to change them (if you want to).

A large number of our Counsellors are trainees that are BACP registered and are undertaking a BACP recognised counselling qualification. As part of their training they have all been assessed and have proved capable of practice within a counselling service.

With ongoing training and supervision the trainee counsellors must usually practice 100 hours of counselling in order to become qualified. It is within these hours that your counselling sessions will take place if you are counselled by a trainee counsellor.

Because the majority of our counsellors are trainees we are able to offer this affordable `Low Cost’ Counselling service to people with lower level mental health problems such as mild to moderate depression or anxiety.

For more details on our Low Cost Counselling Service, visit our website.