Active in Mind provides a safe and friendly group where we socialise with peers over a cuppa and participate in games and physical activity.

The group welcomes people with mental health challenges who are looking to try new activities and build connections with others. Activities offered can include:

  • Boardgames such as chess, Scrabble or backgammon
  • Sports such as pool and table tennis
  • Card games like UNO
  • Arts and crafts
  • Mindfulness activities

Monday sessions form part of the Peer support service.
Dorset Mind’s NEW Peer Support Group Service aims to enable Adults with lived experience of mental health and wellbeing concern to set up and run peer support groups in their own communities.
The Monday session is run by Peer support volunteers and is a social group.
Peer support is when people use their own experiences to help each other. There are several types of peer support, but they all aim to:

  • bring together people with shared experiences to support each other
  • provide a space where people feel accepted and understood
  • treat everyone’s experiences as being equally important
  • involve both giving and receiving support

The Thursday session is being run by a group facilitator.

Register you interest above and the Group Facilitator will be in contact to book in a call with you.

Details

Start:

Mondays | 2pm

Thursdays | 2pm

End:

Mondays | 4pm

Thursdays | 4pm

Cost:

Suggested donation:
£3 per session

Event Category:

Group Session

Organiser:

Dorset Mind

Contact:

Contact us here

I was so nervous to begin with, but was immediately made to feel welcome and safe. I really appreciate the no pressure relaxed atmosphere at the group. After so many years housebound and isolated, its been a bridge back to the world for me and really helped rebuild my self confidence. Just an enormous positive impact on my life – life changing really. So grateful this service exists, thank you.

– Active in Mind Feedback, 2024

I’m so grateful to Dorset Mind for running these groups. It has allowed me to rebuild myself after long serious illness, in an environment of kindness, compassion, trust and understanding.

– Active in Mind Feedback, 2024

It is a very special place with wonderful people. I just wouldn’t be where I am now without them.

– Active in Mind Feedback, 2024

I enjoy people being around me who also have a mental health problem as it makes me feel that I am not standing out as someone with any problems. Having the two sessions per week on Monday and Thursday are important to me as I need the support that the group can provide.

– Active in Mind Participant 2024

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