Suffolk Mind

Suffolk Mind is your local independent mental health charity. A number of our services are open for self-referral. Start meeting your needs today.

We want to make Suffolk the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health. Suffolk Mind is an independent charity whose mission is to make the county the best place in the world for talking about and taking care of mental health. To meet that mission, we provide a range of wellbeing services, courses and resources for individuals, schools, workplaces and community grou

ps. This includes counselling services, mental health support groups, and wellbeing training for organisations. To influence what we do, we use the Emotional Needs and Resources approach: that we all have physical and emotional needs, along with a set of skills and resources we’re born with to meet those needs. The 12 needs comprise three physical needs for Sleep, Movement and Food & Drink, and the remaining nine emotional needs. These are: Attention, Control, Emotional Connection, Respect, Achievement, Security, Community, Meaning & Purpose and Privacy. Contact us or visit our website to find out how Suffolk Mind can help you talk about and take care of your mental health.

11/06/2026

1–1 Counselling 🤝

💬 Talking to a trained counsellor can help you feel heard, understood, and supported, as well as work through challenges you’re facing. Here’s how our 1–1 counselling can help:
- Confidential, judgement-free space 🙌
- Tailored support for you and your situation 💙
- Short waiting lists – get help quickly 🤝
- Sessions available weekly face to face in Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Saxmundham, or online or telephone. 📅

🔗 Learn more or refer yourself: https://zurl.co/h0HiH

10/06/2026

✨ Let’s talk about: Suffolk Work Well

💬 Did you know?
We offer a free service to support people with mental health challenges to sustain, retain and/or gain employment.

What this service offers:
👉 A confidential, supportive back-to-work system
👉 Tailored one-to-one support with a dedicated case worker
👉 Better in-work support, collaborating with an employer where agreed

If this sounds like something you need, help is available.

🔗 More info, including an online referral form, here: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/services/suffolk-work-well/

09/06/2026

Suffolk Mind has been selected as charity partner for Whole Hog 2026! 👟

Taking place on Sunday 4th October at Wantisden Hall, this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary - and we couldn’t be more excited to be part of such a special milestone. 🎉

There are some fantastic updates planned for 2026, including:
· Brand new obstacles 🏃
· A new style event t-shirt 👕
· Even more family-friendly activities in the event village 🙌

We have secured an exclusive Suffolk Mind wave at 10:30am, with 100 places available. If you’d like to join our team and take on the 5-mile muddy challenge, simply sign up here: https://zurl.co/xAFGU

(We also have a limited number of Boss Hog places available!)

There’s a small registration fee of £15, and we’re asking each participant to raise £120 to help support our vital mental health and wellbeing services across Suffolk. 💙

Not keen on getting muddy? You can still be part of the day by volunteering as a route marshal and helping cheer participants on around the course. It’s a fantastic way to support the event and soak up the atmosphere without tackling the obstacles yourself! Plus, you will receive a complimentary Whole Hog hoody. Please email at [email protected] if you’d like to sign up as a volunteer. 📧

Whether you run, cheer, or marshal - come and be part of this special event for Suffolk Mind. We’d love to have you involved! 😊

https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/get-involved/our-events/suffolk-whole-hog-2026/

08/06/2026

Suffolk Mind is an independent mental health charity.

This means that while we're affiliated with Mind and part of the local Mind network, we don't get directly funded by them. Instead we rely on grants and funding, as well as fundraising and donations to do the important work we do for people living in Suffolk. 💙

If you're interested in supporting our vital mental health services then please get in touch with us. 😊

Find out more about what we do with our latest Impact Report: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/suffolk-mind-impact-report/

06/06/2026

Three weeks to go until Colour Rush 2026!! 🎉A joyful family fun run with a difference. 👟🎨

Alongside the fun run, other activities of the morning include; face painting, arts and crafts, merchandise and a warm up from Ipswich boot camp with outdoor gym equipment , there will be food, drink and ice cream available to purchase at the event. 💙

Participants will have their white t-shirt and walk, jog or run through a variety of coloured paint stations. By the end of the run, you may be shoulder to knee in bright coloured paint! 🏃🌈

This event is ideal for families and groups, there are two trails to choose from. 🌳

Venue 16, Ipswich | 27 June 📅

Find out more here: https://zurl.co/vWAgR

05/06/2026

This week is Volunteers' Week. Thank you for everything you do to support us. 💙

As a charity we really value each and every volunteer. They play a vital part in helping us to promote mental wellbeing across the county, and supporting us in the delivery of our services. People volunteer in our services, as well as in our offices, or at events.

We're very grateful to have 49 regular volunteers, and have had an amazing 4,509 hours donated by our volunteers during the last year. 🙌

Visit suffolkmind.org.uk/volunteering if you're interested in volunteering to see our current roles. 🤝

04/06/2026

🦉 Service Spotlight: Suffolk Night Owls Telephone Support Line

This service is available to anyone in Suffolk (excluding Waveney) who needs emotional support.

Service highlights:
⭐ Telephone line is open seven nights a week - 7pm to 1am.
⭐ Support line workers are there to listen and support
⭐ Access to the service is via our self-referral form

🔗 For more info and to self-refer: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/services/suffolk-night-owls/

03/06/2026

Thank you to our headline sponsor for Colour Rush 2026, Impress Ipswich! 😊

Impress Ipswich is one of the UK's leading suppliers of promotional merchandise, gifts and clothing! We're thrilled to have them on board. 💜

Our Colour Rush 2026 event is Saturday 27 June, your ticket price and fundraising will help support mental health services in Suffolk. 💙

Find out more here: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/get-involved/our-events/colour-rush-2026/

02/06/2026

What an amazing couple days Suffolk Show was last week! 💙

This year, we hosted various free activities and prizes such as bracelet making, spin the wheel, community puzzle, guess the item in the box and find the hidden word to take a book home. 🧩📖🙌

We were lucky enough to hear some wonderful compliments about the stand, the activities on offer and our approach to mental health from the 1,000+ people that visited our stand over the two days. 😊

Thank you to our volunteers and team across the event, Woodbridge Books and National Literacy Trust in Suffolk for the book donations that were very popular amongst the children that joined us for the activities and of course Craig Starling from ICS for volunteering to participate in the mascot race as our Tanin the Suffolk Mind red dragon!

You may have received a discount code at the show for our Colour Rush event this month, if you'd like to sign up, you can find out more here: https://www.suffolkmind.org.uk/get-involved/our-events/colour-rush-2026/

01/06/2026

💛 Service Spotlight: Menopause & Me

💬 The menopause and perimenopause affects all of us, both at home and at work. Greater awareness means greater support.

👉 Free Menopause & Me community course
⭐ Five online, interactive sessions
⭐ Each session covers different symptoms and support

🔗 Learn more: https://zurl.co/XEmvV

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Felixstowe
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http://suffolkmind.org.uk/

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