Mental health news

Cycling Minds is a not-for-profit community interest company founded in April 2022 by Toby Price and based in Hexham, Northumberland. Before establishing the organisation Toby worked as a translator, but always had a passion for cycling. Toby has lived…

Project Aasha is a community-focussed project that creates a safe and inclusive space for people from ethnically diverse communities across Northumberland, who are at risk of social isolation, to discuss issues important to them.   We went along…

There’s lots of uncertainty at the moment, especially around events such as the war in Ukraine, recent changes in Government, and the cost-of-living crisis. It’s a lot to take in and it can feel worrying. It seems fitting that this…

One in three people are accessing our crisis service due to financial reasons – with a 196% increase in suicidal thoughts – and we have concerns that the ongoing rising costs of living will continue to make the situation worse.

We currently provide mental health and wellbeing support in Tyneside, Northumberland, and Teesside. This includes our Together in a Crisis service, which supports people in mental health crisis. The DBI service will be our first service in Derwentside, where…

According to the Mental Health Foundation, loneliness in the UK during the COVID-19 lockdowns was almost three times higher than pre-pandemic levels.     Mental Health Concern is here so no one has to…

What is loneliness? Loneliness is different for everyone; it can be a feeling of isolation, or a lack of a support network.   We don’t need to have lots of friends to avoid feeling lonely. You many only…

We welcome NHS England's goal to improve access to mental health services, particularly given the mental health impact of the pandemic on communities across the country.

As a leading UK mental health charity, and on behalf of the thousands of people we support each year, we are bitterly disappointed in the Government’s response to the cost of living crisis.