Community News MindOut counselling service is up and running! MindOut, the LGBTQ mental health service opened its doors for the new LGBTQ counselling service on October 1, 2017. LGTBQ Counselling at MindOut provides relational counselling, which is not goal orientated, or about telling you what to do. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News MindOut celebrate their achievements in 2017 Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Mo Marsh joins service users and supporters of MindOut the LGBTQ mental health service at their annual celebration event on Wednesday, November 15 at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. By Besi • 1 min read
Fundraising News Abigail’s Party raises funds for LGBTQ Mental Health Charity Bear-Patrol and the Bedford Tavern raised £305.56 for MindOut the LGBTQ Mental Health Service at the Abigail’s Party fundraiser on October 6. Adam, the owner of the Bedford Tavern, playing the role of Beverley to perfection, served cheese and pineapple on cocktail sticks, quiche, nuts and olives and By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Celebrate two musical icons while raising money for MindOut and Blueprint 22 Queenie’s dusting off her disco handbag and Wildblood is sorting tunes. Yes the party where they celebrate 25 years of their DJing (and-you-know-what) partnership is on its way. Time for a fundraising night of back to back, front to front, grin to grin Wildblood and Queenie action. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Silver Ladies – 25 years of Kate and Jo Gscene caught up with Wildblood and Queenie, Brighton’s most buxom DJing duo, who are celebrating 25 years B2B behind the decks with their Silver Service fundraising party for MindOut and Blueprint 22 on September 16 at Patterns. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Charity Quiz at Camelford tonight will benefit MindOut Tonight’s weekly Quiz (July 20) at the Camelford Arms is being held in conjunction with the co op RESPECT LGBT network to raise funds for MindOut, the LGBT+ mental health service. The Quiz kicks off at 9pm but to guarantee a table you will need to be there early. Better still why not call 01273 6223 By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts ‘Abigail’s fundraising Party for MindOut Abigail’s Party, a play for stage and television, was devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. Described as “a suburban situation comedy of manners”, and a “satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class” that emerged in Britain in the 1970s it is perfect for screening in Brighton i By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: MindOut – We need to talk about…..suicide Many of us will have considered suicide at some point in our lives. Many of us will be living with a degree of suicidal distress, some on a daily basis. Many of us will have seriously considered acting on those feelings. Many of us will have tried to kill ourselves. Many of us will know someone who By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund annual grants round opens The Rainbow Fund 2017/18 grants programme is now open. The Rainbow Fund makes grants to organisations delivering effective front line services to LGBT+ people in Brighton and Hove. The Fund’s Independent Grants Panel will consider applications for core funding up to £1,800 from local LGBT+ and HIV r By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Features & Longread How MindOut made me proud of who I am MindOut the LGBTQ Mental Health Service reveal how they achieve excellent results. At MindOut we try really hard to capture that holy grail of information from people who use our services: what it is about our services that really works so that you feel supported and helped in both the short and lon By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News MindOut Good Practice Guide, launched at House of Commons Helen Jones, CEO of MindOut, met Caroline Dinenage MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years at the Department for Education at the House of Commons launch of MindOut’s LGBTQ Mental Health Good Practice guide on March 1. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LGBTQ mental health charity shortlisted for major national award Brighton based charity MindOut, LGBTQ Mental Health Service has been shortlisted for the UK-wide Charity Governance Awards 2017. The charity is in the running for the Board Diversity and Inclusivity award with a prize of a £5,000 unrestricted grant. By Besi • 2 min read
