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Our Impact 2024-25

Mind in Brighton and Hove delivers mental health advice, advocacy, employment support and training across Brighton, Hove and wider Sussex. In 2024-25, 5,386 people were supported including 2,100+ receiving independent advocacy, 935 receiving specialist mental health advice, and 527 receiving employment advice. 22 volunteers gave 764 hours. 100% of Mental Health Advice clients reported increased knowledge.

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About

Mental health advice and information; independent advocacy (IMHA, community, RPPR); employment advice and support; peer mentoring; specialist mental health training; Men in Mind outreach; LGBTQIA+ support; carers support; Breathing Space; Lighthouse peer support Custom geography from upload: Brighton / Sussex

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 5,386 people supported across all services in 2024-25
Key Metric 2 2,100+ people received independent advocacy support; 935 received specialist mental health advice and information
Key Metric 3 527 people received employment advice and support; 22 volunteers gave 764 hours; £29,221 raised through fundraising and donations

Key Outcomes

  • 100% of Mental Health Advice clients reported increased knowledge; 98% of West Sussex Community Advocacy clients satisfied with service; 100% of Employment Advice clients found the service useful
  • 100% of new peer mentors rated support from their coordinator as 'very satisfied'; Men in Mind project showcased in East Sussex Public Health publication as good practice case study
  • New 3-year strategy (2024-27) launched; new contract secured with East Sussex County Council for mental health awareness training; Cyber Essentials accreditation renewed

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Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £18,180,000 and total expenditure £18,560,000 (year ended 31 December 2024, charity no. 1084958 England/Wales and SC039654 Scotland); in 2024 spent £3.8m on...
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700+ members supported through in-person visits and support calls in 2025; 697 support grants allocated in 2025 for essential items including specialist clothing, cooling...
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Largest global investment in EB research to date: multi-million-pound drug repurposing trial provisionally agreed with LifeArc partner at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation...
£34,000 raised in 2025 winter appeal supporting families like Darcie's with specialist items, emotional support and research; 697 support grants delivered in 2025; first Members Connect event in Northern Ireland; EB Priorities Setting Partnership study completed providing global research roadmap
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22,507 households helped through RBL casework and specialist support services across 66 countries
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22,600 grants given to those in need, totalling £11.8 million
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733 beneficiaries represented at tribunals, resulting in £24.5 million in War Pensions awards
1,548 new families living with dementia supported by RBL Admiral Nurses service
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3,600 blind veterans received support across the UK; 447 new blind veterans started receiving support in 2024/25
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1,598 referrals to rehabilitation services completed; 313 veterans received assistive technology training
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997 volunteers donated 26,824 hours of support; befriending service awarded Quality in Befriending Excellence — one of only 11 organisations in the UK to...
1,831 National Creative Wellbeing Project packs issued to help veterans reconnect with creativity and independence
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349,000+ people completed the Know Your Risk tool to assess their risk of type 2 diabetes in 2024
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£4 million invested in 17 new research projects; total active grants portfolio worth over £45 million
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32% of people completing NHS England's Path to Remission programme — which Diabetes UK campaigned for — put their type 2 diabetes into remission
Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge invested over £23 million in 19 projects across 161 experts from 47 institutions in 8 countries since 2022