Local Mind Week 2026!

This week (3rd to 9th August) is Local Mind Week, a celebration of all the local Minds across the country that provide vital mental health support.

No two lives are the same.

Neither is the support you need.

That’s why your local Mind shapes support around you.

Did you know?

  • There are around 97 local Minds across England, Wales and the Channel Islands.
  • The latest data shows that 672,768 people were supported by a local Mind.

  • Local Minds provided 1222 unique services last year.
  • 5354 people volunteered at their local Mind contributing over 270 thousand hours of support.
  • Local Minds employed 5937 people last year, and 39% of those employees have lived experience of a mental health problem.

Here is a video that highlights what a Local Mind is!

As #YourLocalMind Burton & District Mind raise funds independently to support the mental health of people across East Staffordshire, Lichfield District & Tamworth Borough.

Whilst local Minds are all a part of the Mind family, we are still an independent charity and our support is all based on the needs of local people.

Through being local we can identify and understand the needs of our community, and change our services/projects based around that. We can listen to what people are saying. For example, our Help us to Help you Community survey gives local people a voice. (Click here for our 2026 version)

We offer support such as:

  • Counselling and Coaching
  • Future Focus
  • Activity groups
  • Safe Haven Crisis Cafe
  • Mind Makeover Psychoeduction
  • Virtual Peer Support Group

Our impact across 2025-2026

Throughout 2025-2026 our Development & Sustainability Team delivered 28 projects for local audiences, for 294 people!

These projects included…

  • Burton Arts Peer Support Group
  • Eco Therapy and Re-Leaf
  • Bat & Chat Cricket
  • Mind Makeover
  • Sideways Gaming
  • Gentle Walks at Gentleshaw
  • Mindful Walking Tamworth
  • Face the world: Performance for Neurodiverse
  • Summer Events Roadshow
  • Virtual Peer Support Group

This week, we plan to have a variety of different posts talking about Burton & District Mind, and the work we do across our community with some messages from our teams.

At Burton & District Mind we are

Here for you & here for everyone!

About Mind

Burton & District Mind are the mental health charity supporting our local community across Burton, Tamworth, Lichfield and surrounding areas. Learn more about who we are here...

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