Positive news from Bradford
We are recruiting 2 women* to support our new dispersed housing project. You will be the first operational individuals appointed and you…
Anti-racism movement launches this month! Join us for the launch day on 23rd August.
Job vacancy for a Specialist Teacher at JAMES School. JAMES is a charity supporting disadvantaged young people and families across Bradford
To mark South Asian Heritage Month, our SMI Programme Manager Masira Hans talks about mental health in relation to generational trauma, tokenism, belonging, difference, commonality, and the importance of people taking the responsibility to educate themselves. So, we are currently in #SouthAsianHeritageMonth. A month nationally dedicated to promote British South Asian Heritage and history through […]
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Our Creative Writing group share a collective piece on their anxieties around coming out of lockdown. The piece explores themes of safety, truth, freedom and fear. I am terrified about going outside and cleanliness. Making sure that I am safe and people around me are clean and safe and there is a form of respect. […]
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Shahnaz writes about the massive difference that just a small amount of volunteering can make. I became a volunteer with Mind in Bradford because I was interested in the mental health aspect of wellbeing. My first personal contact with Mind in Bradford was when I arrived for my interview. During this process it was clear that […]
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Paul writes about volunteering as a befriender has helped to alleviate his own feelings of loneliness, as well as that of his befriendees. It was following a long spell of therapy that I made the decision to get involved with a mental health charity, when the time was right, a time when I could dedicate […]
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Olivia writes about the difference she can see in her befriendee after supporting her each week. My volunteering journey began when I sadly lost a friend to a long battle with mental health; she was always trying to give her time to others so I wanted to try my best to do that in her […]
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Fundraiser Ben Rickaby, who is taking on six ultra-distance cycling challenges in four months, writes about his incredible experiences taking on the Dales Divide 600km cycling challenge. The first of my challenges to raise awareness and funds for Mind in Bradford began for real early on Saturday 1 May, although preparation and anticipation had been […]
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Jas writes about her approach to befriending and how she uses her listening skills to make a real difference. I have been a telephone befriender for just over a year. I joined just after the pandemic started and I soon realised it was really making a difference. Naturally this year has been more difficult than […]
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