Mind news and press releases
The latest news from the leading mental health charity in England and Wales.
Below you'll find all the latest news from Mind. In this section you can also learn about the services our media office can provide, and find a list of Mind's spokespeople.
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Wellbeing:
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16 March 2010
Mind is offering funding for community projects
Calling all conservationists and community champions!
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24 February 2010
Mind in Croydon on The One Show
Mind in Croydon's boxercise project was featured on the BBC1 show at 7pm, 24 February.
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7 December 2009
New Horizons heralds a new era for mental health and wellbeing
The government launches a new mental health and wellbeing strategy.
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5 October 2009
Get Moving and Dance!
Saturday 10 October is World Mental Health Day and Get Moving is holding a free dance festival in Regent's Park.
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16 September 2009
Ecominds gives £1.25m boost to national eco-projects
Five environmental organisations have been awarded up to £250,000 each to deliver projects as part of the Ecominds grant scheme.
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31 August 2009
Sporting heroes not trusted to coach our children
New research shows only 26 per cent of people would be happy to let their child be coached by someone with a mental health problem.
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23 July 2009
New Horizons an opportunity to build a healthier, happier nation
The Government has launched New Horizons, a major new consultation on mental health.
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8 June 2009
£13K cheque given to Durham Ecominds project
A local Durham charity was today handed a giant cheque of £13K from grants scheme Ecominds. The award will give trainees from the college, many of whom experience mental distress, the opportunity to enter a conservation themed garden into the 2009 RHS Tat
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21 April 2009
Record breaking 200K to be raised for mental health by 160 marathon runners
More runners than ever are running the Flora London Marathon on 26 April for leading mental health charity Mind.
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18 March 2009
£1 million given to a 'Load Of Old Rubbish' ... and other eco projects
Over £1 million has been awarded today to nine eco-projects throughout England from new grants scheme Ecominds.
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2 January 2009
New Year's resolutions could be bad for your mental health
"New year, new you" is a popular phrase, but in the dawn of 2009, Mind is urging people not to feel obliged to make New Year's resolutions as they can be bad for your mental health.
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14 November 2008
Mind on Countryfile
On 16 November 2008, Countryfile on BBC2 did a segment on Ecotherapy, Mind’s long-running campaign to put green exercise on the mental health agenda.
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9 October 2008
Olympian Phillips Idowu, Joe McGann and Sophie Anderton join thousands to Get Moving on World Mental Health Day
Friday 10 October - mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma in Battersea Park, London
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3 October 2008
Get Moving for mental health
England's first mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental health stigma on 4 - 12 October 2008
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18 September 2008
Ecominds offers pots of Big Lottery Fund cash to local environmental projects
Mental health charity Mind will celebrate the launch of Ecominds, its new multi-million pound grant giving scheme, by holding a garden party in London today