MindOut the LGBT mental heath organisation is shortlisted for BBC award.
MindOut, Brighton’s LGB&T mental health charity has been shortlisted for BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind 25th Anniversary Awards. One of over seven hundred projects to be nominated, MindOut is one of three on the shortlist for the prize. MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people based in Brighton and Hove. It provides a range of services including advice and information, advocacy, a peer support group programme, well being activities and events and a food and allotment project.
The winner will be announced at a glittering ceremony at the Wellcome Collection in London on June 19.
Helen Jones, Director of MindOut, said: “I am delighted and proud. To have our work recognised in this way is very humbling. Our staff and volunteers work tirelessly to provide services to LGB&T people in Brighton and across Sussex and I am thrilled that all their hard work has been recognised in this way. I hope this nomination will focus attention on the mental health needs of all LGB&T people.”
All in the Mind presenter, Claudia Hammond, added: “To mark our 25th anniversary we wanted to create an opportunity where people who’ve had mental health problems can thank any of these people or groups by nominating them for an award. We want to hear those stories of how people recovered or found a way of coping with their mental health problems. Perhaps there are lessons there. We want to recognise those who really go the extra mile to help others.”
All in the Mind is marking its 25th anniversary. The programme is the longest running programme on mental health and psychology in the world and covers mental health, psychology and neuroscience issues.
MindOut will feature on the programme on Tuesday, May 6 at 9pm.
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