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Mental Health Support

One in four adults and one in ten children experience mental illness, and many more of us know and care for people who do.

Click on the headings below to find out about resources available to support people in Leeds experiencing difficulties with their mental health.

Feel like you've had enough? (Leeds Crisis Card)

This pocket-sized fold out leaflet contains contact details for mental health support services in Leeds for those in crisis.

Crisis Cards can be downloaded from the MindWell website, or ordered from the Public Health Resource Centre.

'How are you feeling?' (booklet)

This 16 page guide provides information on support services in Leeds, including help with money, housing, or work issues. It also contains self-care tips, and directs readers to further information online.

Copies of the leaflet can be obtained from the Public Health Resource Centre.

MindWell

MindWell Logo. Text beneath says 'Mental health information for everyone in Leeds.'

MindWell is the mental health website for people in Leeds.

It provides access to a range of information, including:

  • What to do in a mental health crisis.

 

MindMate

MindMate

MindMate Leeds is the name for all the different ways children and young people in the city can get support with their mental health and wellbeing.

The MindMate website is an information hub for Leeds, and includes:

  • free and accredited services available across the city
  • advice and information on a range of mental health issues
  • stories and experiences of young people and their mental health
  • guidance for self-care and where necessary, self-referral.

Staff wellbeing

Leeds Libraries for Health has a wide range of books available to help support the mental health and wellbeing of staff. 

Other useful websites

You may also be interested in the following useful links:

  • Arts & Minds Network : The Arts & Minds Network brings together people in Leeds who believe creativity can promote mental wellbeing.
  • Age UK Leeds : A local charity supporting older people, their families, and carers.
  • Black Health Initiative : A community engagement organisation working towards equality of access to Health and Social Care around Leeds.
  • Carers Leeds : A charity that gives specialist support, advice and information to unpaid carers aged over 16.
  • Community Links: A non-profit provider of mental health and criminal justice services in Yorkshire and the Humber.
  • Leeds Mind: Leeds Mind promotes positive mental health and wellbeing, and provides help and support to anyone who needs it in and around Leeds.
  • Leeds Mind Suicide Bereavement Services: Compassionate support for people bereaved or affected by suicide.
  • Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service: A mental health charity based in Leeds, providing out-of-hours support to people in acute mental health crisis.
  • Mental health self-help guides: Downloadable NHS leaflets, also available in easy read, audio, and BSL video format.
  • Solace: A Leeds-based charity providing mental health and wellbeing support for refugees and asylum seekers.
  • St Annes Community Services: A charity supporting some of society's most vulnerable people, including those experiencing homelessness.
  • The Mental Elf: A blog, highlighting evidence-based publications relevant to mental health practice in the UK and further afield.
  • Touchstone: Touchstone provide health and wellbeing services to over 10,000 people in diverse communities across Yorkshire every year.
  • Togetherall: A digital mental health support service which is available online, 24/7.
  • Young Minds: Provides young people with the tools to look after their mental health, as well as empower adults to be the best support they can be to the young people in their lives.

 

World Mental Health Day 2024

World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 October. This year’s theme set by the World Federation of Mental Health is, “it’s time to prioritise mental health in the workplace”. The theme highlights the importance of addressing mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, for the benefit of people, organisations, and communities.   

The below links highlight some of the support available locally for fostering wellbeing in the workplace.

 

Event: Want to Know More About.. prioritising mental health in the workplace.

Thursday 10 October 2024 10am to 11.30am

This online session will explore the critical relationship between employment, mental health, and the wider determinants affecting wellbeing in Leeds. We'll provide valuable insights into the challenges faced by both employees and employers, with a particular focus on reducing mental health stigma in the workplace. This webinar is suitable for anyone interested in fostering a more supportive work environment.

This session will cover:

  • an overview of headline data from Leeds and the impact of wider determinants on mental health
  • insights into how employment affects mental health
  • a case study from a Leeds employer on handling mental health in the workplace
  • discussion around the impact of stigma and stigmatising language on mental health

The session will be led by representatives from the Public Mental Health Team (Leeds City Council), Mindful Employer (Leeds Mind) and Touchstone.

Visit Eventbrite to book your free place.