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Whether you’re a current, former or retired civil servant, we’re here to support you with whatever pr Hello there.

We’re the Charity for Civil Servants, and as you might have guessed, that means we’re here to work alongside people like you – current, former and retired civil servants. We’ll support you with whatever problem you’re up against – from mental health struggles to relationship issues, to getting through grief and coping with money difficulties. After all, people like you are the backbone of society, so it’s vital you feel good about life. Think of us as a sort of umbrella – here to keep you safe whenever days don’t feel so bright. So you can be your best self, whatever the weather. And if there’s something we can’t help with, we’ll point you in the direction of one of our many partners.

13/10/2026

We know that menopause is caused by a drop in hormone levels which in turn can have an affect on how you feel.

On we want to help you take back control of your hormones so you feel and function better.

Join our webinar ‘Female Balance’ where Jane McClenaghan from Vital Nutrition will talk you through:

- how to eat a hormone balancing diet
- what is best to eat at different stages of your menstrual cycle
- key nutrients and foods to help with PMS, PCOS, endometriosis and peri-menopause
- dietary and lifestyle strategies that make a difference
- best supplements to use

Whether you’re experiencing peri-menopause, menopause, know someone who is or are just preparing for the future, this webinar is a great starting point.

Sign up now https://ow.ly/p4cx50ZVoTF

12/10/2026

This November, with headline partner Boundless, we’re bringing Talk Money Week to life with a full week of live sessions designed to help you feel more confident about your money, whatever stage of life you’re at.

From everyday budgeting and spotting scams to making your savings work harder and understanding the paperwork that can protect the people you love, expect practical, jargon-free guidance from trusted experts, with opportunities to ask your own questions.

Sessions are free to attend, with experts sharing practical information and guidance throughout the week.

The week's sessions will include: Autism & ADHD's Dr Annie Clements talking about how civil servants can make money conversations and support more accessible for themselves, their families, colleagues and the people they serve.

Dementia UK's Liz Tomlinson will offer a clear, practical introduction to managing finances when dementia is part of the picture. And Charity For Civil Servants will add our own basic guide to budgeting.

Across the week, we’ll also have webinars from Carers UK, CSPA - Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance, Quilter and more, covering topics including: wills and legacies, protecting against scams, and retirement planning.

Head to the link to join the right session for you and become more confident in managing your money: https://ow.ly/jeN850ZWK7h

09/10/2026

Today is the fifth and final day of our Mental Health And Wellbeing Conference. We're proud to have hosted so many vital and engaging sessions across the week, and to have seen so many of you attend over the last four days. A massive thanks to all our guests, our headline partners Accenture and all of you who have attended this year.

But it's not over yet. Registration is still open for our final day, and we have more brilliant sessions lined up for you today. To begin with, Jo Shanmugalingam, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Transport and our Chair of Trustees will share her reflections on the importance of Mental Health and Wellbeing within the Civil Service.

Vidyamala Burch OBE, co-founder of Breathworks has been guiding us through morning mindfulness workshops every day this week, and will round off with a final meditation session.

The Civil Service OCD Network and Anxiety UK will come together for a myth-busting solution-focused session on managing OCD in the workplace, whether you're supporting yourself or colleagues.

The Civil Service Retirement Fellowship - CSRF share their expertise on wellbeing for those transitioning into life as a retiree.

One of this year's session partners – Charis – will team up with the Charity For Civil Servants' financial advice team to talk about the links between money, debt and mental health. And our final session of the week will be a laughter yoga workshop from Find Your Happy Wellbeing, before our closing plenary.

Thank you once again to all our fantastic speakers! And to all of you who have attended, we're glad that you've taken time out of your weeks to focus on mental health and wellbeing. We hope you found the week's sessions as valuable as we have and that we'll see you for next year's event!

For free registration for today's sessions follow the link: https://ow.ly/vCf950ZW9Cp

08/10/2026

Today is day 4 of our Mental Health And Wellbeing Conference. We've been thrilled to experience such a variety of knowledge, experience and practical skills shared over the week so far, and to have seen so many of you attend.

There are still two more days to go, and lots of important ground to be covered. We begin today with a message from Jo Farrar, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Justice UK, followed by our daily morning mindfulness session from Vidyamala Burch OBE, co-founder of Breathworks

Thrive Mental Health will be run two sessions today. To start with Oleksandr Lugovyi will talk about thriving through uncertainty, and practical techniques for building through uncertainty. And Thrive's CEO and co-founder Dr Andres Fonseca will discuss the considerations and safe applications of AI in mental health care.

The Survivors Trust's vital session today will tackle the stigma and silence around male and childhood sexual abuse, offering trauma-informed strategies to support male survivors of sexual abuse.

Consultant and coach Jacqueline Williamson FCIPD EMCC MCIM (former Cabinet Office leader in communication, change and capability) is running an interactive session self advocacy, helping participants to build greater self-awareness, confidence, and personal agency.

And finally, the UK Civil Service colleague led initiative – DevCon – will have a panel discussion on wellbeing and confidence.

We're so happy to see that so many of you have taken time out of your busy weeks to put your mental health and wellbeing first. You can still register for free access to all of our remaining expert led sessions across the week. All you have to do is follow the link: https://ow.ly/jUIm50ZVqOe

07/10/2026

We've been delighted to see so many of you join us across the first two days of our Mental Health And Wellbeing Conference. As we go into day 3, we hope you continue to take away valuable learnings and tools to apply both in your personal lives and in the workplace.

Today, we'll begin our agenda with a message from Emran Mian, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, followed by our daily morning mindfulness session from Breathworks co-founder, Vidyamala Burch Burch OBE.

Two of this year's session partners will be bringing their expertise to the conference today. Pearn Kandola LLP - Business Psychologists will talk to us about the importance of positive inclusion in the workplace, and Boundless will explain how they can support you throughout the seven ages of your Civil Service Career.

To wrap up the first half of the day, Future Civil Service will come together with Tailored Thinking to deliver a workshop on job crafting, and how small adjustments to tasks, relationships and mindset can yield big results in productivity and wellbeing.

In the afternoon, bestselling author of 'How To Talk To AI (And How Not To) Jamie Bartlett will take us through how to navigate AI and turn it into a thinking partner.

For anyone new to the Civil Service, there will be a session designed just for you, and how to manage your mental health and wellbeing as an early career civil servant.

Thank you to all our fantastic speakers and attendees so far, we're looking forward to another brilliant day of knowledge sharing and advocacy across the mental health and wellbeing landscapes.

Registration for access to all our free expert led sessions is open all week, all you need to do is follow the link: https://ow.ly/KUZg50ZUSij

06/10/2026

We're on to day 2 of this year's Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference. Registration is still open for free access to the full range of workshops we have running over the rest of the week, sharing expertise from across the mental health and wellbeing spaces, and from within the UK Civil Service

To kick off our Tuesday, Dr Andrew Goodall, Permanent Secretary for the Welsh Government will share his reflections on the importance of mental health and wellbeing. Vidyamala Burch OBE, Breathworks co-founder will be back to guide us through morning mindfulness, and will be back later in the day for a session on managing stress, pain and fatigue at work. We'll also hear more from the UK Civil Service on their Men's Health Strategy.

Today we have vital sessions on some of the biggest obstacles our mental health can face. Clarke Carlisle, Chair of Mind and Carrie Carlisle will take us through tackling adverse mental health as both carer and cared for. And leading UK psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE will be joined by members of the Civil Service Grief Café to discuss how to support bereaved children and families.

Thank you to all of you who have registered and joined us so far. We hope to see many more of you today and across the week. Whether you're looking for practical support for yourself, colleagues and loved ones, or if you're looking to gain a greater understanding of a specific topic – there is something for you over the next few days.

Just follow the link for free access to all our upcoming sessions this week: https://www.everywhereplus.com/mhwc26-registration/

05/10/2026

Today marks the beginning of our Mental Health And Wellbeing Conference 2026. Throughout this week we are going to be running free expert led online sessions from some of the most influential voices in the UK's mental health and wellbeing landscape. And it's not too late to register for free access to all of them, registration is open to everyone all week.

This is how the opening day of our conference is shaping up.

We're opening up today with a welcome address from our CEO, Jonathan Freeman. Following on, we'll hear from Cabinet Secretary and Head of the UK Civil Service, Antonia Romeo, who'll be the first of several senior civil servants speaking to us over the next few days.

Every day of this week, we'll be guided by Vidyamala Burch Burch OBE, co-founder of Breathworks as she leads us through morning mindfulness sessions.

Continuing our expert-led sessions, Hacer Evans, Health and Public Service Lead for Accenture (our headline partner) will lead a workshop on AI and resilience.

The UK's largest specialist domestic abuse charity – Refuge – will run a crucial session on how to spot and support against domestic abuse.

Janine Chandler of Jump in Puddles and Helen Fisher of Tasting Colours bringing meaning to the everyday will come together for a session on thriving in a rapidly changing workplace.

And to bring the opening day to an end, Ayati Mind will host a panel discussion featuring Black Psychotherapy, Ontonio Dawson and Davis Emotional Wellbeing. This will cover mental health conversations around culture, trauma identity and healing, and be followed by a holistic wellbeing session from Michele d Moore, founder of Living Life Holistically.

We're thrilled that so many of you have registered to take time out of your days and put your mental health and wellbeing first. We hope you'll all get a lot out of this week's sessions, whether you're looking to learn more about a particular topic, find practical tools for yourself, or support a colleague.

To register for free access to all of today's sessions, as well as all our expert-led free online sessions across the week, follow the link: https://ow.ly/yB4I50ZU1og

01/10/2026

"Everyone is using AI but most of us don't really know what we're doing..."

There are only a few days till the start of our Mental Health And Wellbeing Conference, and as part of it, on Wednesday 7 October Jamie Bartlett, bestselling author of 'How To Talk To AI (And How Not To)', will take us through how to use AI as more than just "another piece of software."

Jamie Bartlett is the author of several books, including The Dark Net (2014) and The People
Vs Tech (2018). He has written and presented multiple BBC podcast series including
Everything is Fake, and The Missing Cryptoqueen, which exposed a multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency scam. His latest book 'How To Talk To AI (And How Not To)' was published became an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

AI and how it relates to our mental health and workplace is a key recurring theme of this year's conference. If you want to attend more similar sessions, or a wide range of topic across the mental health and wellbeing sectors – all you have to do is register here for access to all our free online sessions from 5-9 October: https://www.everywhereplus.com/mhwc26-registration/

30/09/2026

Have you signed up to our Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference?

Starting on Monday 5 October, our conference has over 20 incredible sessions across five days. Join us and engage with industry experts including Jamie Bartlett, Julia Samuel MBE, Vidyamala Burch OBE, Clarke and Carrie Carlisle and many more as they discuss a range of topics across the mental health and wellbeing landscape, including: navigating AI, rapidly changing work place environments, mindfulness, adverse mental health and much more.

Throughout the conference we'll hear from senior civil servants including Department for Transport Permanent Secretary and our Chair of Trustees Jo Shanmugalingam, who explains here exactly why you should attend.

All sessions are free and online so you can attend wherever you are. Follow the link to register now and support your mental wellbeing whatever stage of life you're at: https://www.everywhereplus.com/mhwc26-registration/

29/09/2026

Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference kicks of next week on 5 October. Our headline partners – Accenture – will be helping us get the week under way with a session on AI and personal resilience.

Through personal reflections from Hacer Evans, Health and Public Service Lead for Accenture UK & Ireland, followed by a practical session, this session will explore what resilience means in practice and how AI can help us navigate different situations, adapt to challenges, and support us in both our professional and personal lives.

Speaking on the conference and their role as headline partners, Accenture commented – “At a time of significant change across the public sector, supporting the wellbeing and resilience of civil servants has never been more important. We're proud to sponsor this conference and contribute to the conversation on how organisations can help their people thrive through change."

To register for free access to this and a wide range of expert led online mental health and wellbeing sessions, head to the link: https://ow.ly/42gW50ZSkNP

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Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm

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