For World Mental Health Day today, we teamed up with We Do Ethical and Bobby’s of Bournemouth to do a beach clean… Picking up litter was surprisingly mindful! Thinking about this, we realised that we were also following the 5 Ways to Wellbeing: • Connect - with old friends, two ambassadors, volunteers and new friends • Get Active - that goes without saying as we got outside along the beach and gardens • Take Notice - concentrating on picking up rubbish was akin to mindfulness as you concentrated on finding litter • Learn - the most common types of rubbish (today) was cigarette butts, tie-wraps and general litter - and bottles in the stream • Give Back - we raised mental health awareness, donations for both charities AND helped clean the beach and gardens. HUGE thanks to everyone that joined us - Kelly Levell for organising the beach clean along with Genesis - and our incredible sponsors Bobby’s of Bournemouth and Scotch and Soda for the raffle prizes and donation. We’ll definitely do this again - we had fun! - #WMHD2021 #World Mental Health Day #Bobbysbeachclean #BeachClean #KeepBritainTidy #dontdroplitter🚯 #takeyourrubbishhome #Charity #beachlife #vitaminsea #Bournemouth #Dorset #DorsetMind #joinourmovement

It's WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY and all across the globe, we'll come together to highlight the inequality in mental health. Not everyone has the same access to mental health education, support, and treatment. Right now, society is more divided than ever. If we all #DoOneThing , we can change everything… Here's some ideas how: • Speak out about the inequality - start a conversation today. • Make a donation to help fund7 our work across Dorset. • Reach out for support and use our services - and let others know about them - they have very little waiting times and are mostly free. Visit our website to find out more, or tap the link in our bio: https://bit.ly/DMHelpSupport - #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2021 #MentalHealth #mentalhealthmatters #keeptalkingmh #Wellbeing #equalityforall #equalitymatters #Charity #reachout #yourenotalone #itsnotoktonotbeok #supportlocal #dorset #DorsetMind

ANNOUNCING A NEW PARTNERSHIP: We are delighted to announce our partnership with The Blackmore Vale, the trusted digital voice for the northern half of the Dorset community. With a focus on honest and in-depth coverage of the biggest local issues they have invited us to contribute monthly editorial focusing on mental health and the impact of it in Dorset. Huge thanks to Courtenay and Laura, we're enjoying working with you! Partnerships don't always have to have a fundraising or training focus - helping us raise awareness is essential to help us spread the word about our services and support across Dorset. Email us at [email protected] if you would like to explore how you can become one of our valued charity partners . #CharityPartners #SupportLocal #Community #Charity #DorsetMind #JoinourMovement @theblackmorevale

Tomorrow is World Mental Health Day with the theme ‘Mental Health in an unequal world.’ There are many barriers to reaching out for help such as age, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation and class. This has to change. #DoOneThing and make a donation to us today - to help us provide diverse and inclusive education, training and support for Dorset. Text the following codes to 70460: • Donate £3 by texting DORSETMIND3 • Donate £10 by texting DORSETMIND10 • Donate £15 by texting DORSETMIND15 Full T&Cs on our website. - #worldMentalhealthday #WMHD2021 #MakeaChange #DorsetMind #JoinourMovement

On Sunday it’s World Mental Health Day. This year the theme is ‘Mental Health in an Unequal World.’ We’re asking you to #DoOneThing to help us change this - because if we all did, we can make a difference. #WMHD2021 #WorldMentalHealthDay #MentalHealth #DorsetMind #JoinourMovement

We’ve another super-busy weekend ahead - and we want to thank and wish everyone GOOD LUCK for their events: TODAY: > Our former Project Manager Gary Head takes on his Altlantic Coast Challenge - 3 marathons along the North Cornwall Coast > Claire undertakes her LAST Breakfast cold water swim - her challenge is to swim every day for a year - 365 swims! SATURDAY: > The Bournemouth Supernova 5km - 288 Group and Lisa F SUNDAY: > The Bournemouth Beach Clean - Kelly Levell and We Do Ethical Org > The Bournemouth Half Marathon - our Business Manager Victoria and Dan Irish from @edens_landscapes are running! > The Manchester Marathon - Jason Langford is running Thanks to everyone who’s chosen to fundraise for us - we simply can’t do what we do to support local people without the support of our incredible fundraising SUPERHEROES. If you want to create a fundraiser for us, email our team at [email protected] - or why not head to our website and register your event at https://bit.ly/DMFundraise All donations stay in Dorset and help us support local communities’ mental health. - #WMHD2021 #WorldMentalHealthDay #fundraiseforus #fundraisingsuperhero #yougotthis #teamdorsetmind #dorsetmind #joinourmovement @garynhead

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to The Finnis Scott Foundation for awarding us a considerable donation towards The GAP Project. The GAP Project provides the opportunity for people to spend time in green space and nature - which benefits both their mental and physical wellbeing. A participant recently said to us, "I feel calmer when i'm at The GAP Project" Find out more here: http://bit.ly/TheGapEco #thankyou #community #mentalhealth #Allotmentlife #thegapproject #gardensandpeople #DorsetMind #joinourmovement

On Sunday it's World Mental Health Day - and to help promote positive wellbeing we've teamed up with We Do Ethical Org and Bobby's of Bournemouth to do a beach clean! We will be using the 5 Ways to Wellbeing: • GET ACTIVE - getting outside and helping pick up litter • CONNECT - with other like-minded people • LEARN - more about sustainability and recycling • TAKING NOTICE - being careful of what we're picking up! • GIVING BACK - to our charities and the beach itself. We're meeting at 11am at Pier approach. To join us, you need to register at wedoethical.org - and bring your own equipment (gloves, sacks, PPE etc.), or borrow ours on the day! Bobby's have kindly donated some brilliant prizes - which you'll be able to enter if you make a donation on the day. Donations will be split between us and We Do Ethical. We must say a HUGE thanks to Kelly Levell for organising - and hope to see you on Sunday! - #BeachClean #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD2021 #BobbysBeachClean #DorsetMind #JoinourMovement @wedoethicalorg @missenglandsw @mrenglandsw @bobbysbournemouth

A throwback to last weekend and the REMARKABLE achievement of Tracey Reynolds, who despite deferring the first year due to illness and last year being cancelled, completed the iconic London Marathon in just over 7 hours. You can see by the smiles on Tracey's face how much this means to her! Tracey has raised a phenomenal £2,631.84 which couldhelp us educate a school for half a year or provide 13 courses of vital adult counselling - which can be life-changing. We're truly grateful to Tracey and all the other runners and fundraisers who help us keep going. If you'd like to make a donation, there's still time - follow this link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tracey-reynolds11 - #LondonMarathon #TBT #Challenge #FundraisingHero #DorsetMind #JoinourMovement @londonmarathon

‼️ 2 WEEKS LEFT to book your place on our OFFICIAL October Mental Health First Aid Course ‼️ Date: 28/29 October Time: 9.30-5.30pm Mental Health First Aid teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and how to provide help on a first aid basis. You can sign on as an individual or in a small group - we can cater for larger bookings too (upto 15 people per class). Find out more and book with us via the link in our bio: https://bit.ly/MHFATrainWithUs Don’t forget – investing in training with us means you’re supporting your local community as any profit we make helps us provide wellbeing services for them! - #MentalHealthFirstAid #MHFA #MentalHealth #Training #DorsetMind #JoinourMovement @DorsetChamber @DorsetCouncilUK @myBCPCouncil

Wednesday wisdom from @thegapproject_dorchester : Herbs are a great way to connect to our sense of smell and help us to feel grounded and in the present moment. They are great to smell, taste and infuse in teas. Our participants have been collecting fennel seeds, such an amazing smell of anise! Do you like gardening? Did you know we have allotments in Dorchester & welcome volunteers and participants on Mondays & Thursdays? Head to our website to find out how you can join us: http://bit.ly/TheGapEco - #herbsgarden #allotmentlife #gardening #wellbeing #getoutside #volunteering #thegapproject #gardensandpeople

Are you looking to improve your wellbeing and explore new coping strategies? Would you like to access support in an inclusive and nurturing group setting? Dorset Mind’s Groups are here for you... They have two main aims; to help improve your mental wellbeing and social connection. Our experienced and trained practitioners are here to listen, facilitate peer discussions and to support you without judgement. Group sessions will also introduce you to techniques that can improve mental wellbeing and self-esteem. We have various groups across Dorset and up to 8 session a week. For more information, visit https://bit.ly/DMHelpSupport or email: [email protected] to register your interest. . . . . . #support #mentalhealth #wellbeing #reachout #dorsetmind #joinourmovement @DorsetChamber @NHSdorsetccg @healthydorsetuk