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Mind in Havering, Barking & Dagenham

Mind in Havering, Barking & Dagenham Impact Report 2024/25

Mind in Havering, Barking & Dagenham (MindHBD) is a local Mind charity serving Havering and Barking & Dagenham, supporting 4,838 people in 2024/25 across 16 projects. Key services include Peer Support Workers, a Maternal Health Programme (618 women, 47 breastfeeding volunteers), Mums Matter, Dads in Mind, Ready for Adulthood, Supported Self Help, Statutory Advocacy, Safe Connections suicide prevention and a Gateway crisis service. The charity raised £350,913 through community fundraising including Christmas Land (30,000 visitors) and Summer Fest (8,000+). Total income grew 7% to £1.57 million. The year saw the Mind Federation Quality Mark awarded and a new 5-year strategy launched.

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📋About

Supported Self Help Programme (105 people, online); Peer Support Workers in community (381 people, funded by NELFT); Gateway Service (1,127 interventions, Tudor Trust funded); Maternal Health Programme (618 women, 47 breastfeeding peer volunteers); Mums Matter (334 mums); Dads in Mind (23 new dads); Mini Minds Matter (216 babies and toddlers); Meaningful Activities Programme (136 adults); Social Inclusion Service (335 adults); Live a Better Life Project (107 residents, National Lottery funded); Parent Support Groups (202 parents/carers); Ready for Adulthood (133 young people); Wellbeing Service 1:1 for young people (27 young people — new service); Safe Connections Suicide Prevention NEL (171 supported); Statutory Advocacy Team Havering (318 residents); Early Help Service (11 families); Ukrainian multilingual online support (547 visits); Christmas Land and Summer Fest community events Custom geography from upload: Havering and Barking & Dagenham, East London, UK

📊Key Metrics

4,838 people supported across 16 projects and services; 618 women supported through Maternal Health Programme; 30,000 people visited Christmas Land 2024 Key Metric 1
381 people supported by Peer Support Workers; 1,127 Gateway Service interventions; 334 mums in Mums Matter; 133 young people in Ready for Adulthood; 318 Havering residents supported by Statutory Advocacy Key Metric 2
£1,574,501 total income (7% increase); £350,913 raised through community and corporate fundraising; 440+ volunteer hours; Mind Federation Quality Mark awarded; new 5-year Strategic Plan 2025–2030 launched Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 'I would not have been able to get back out in the community without my peer support worker'; 'I have found my confidence again due to the support I received'; 1.2 million social media viewership across 7 weeks Nov/Dec 2024
  • Mind Federation Quality Mark awarded; new 5-year Strategic Plan 2025–2030 developed through listening to communities; new 1:1 Wellbeing Sessions for young people launched; Volunteer Programme relaunched with new coordinator
  • 8,000+ attended Summer Fest; Christmas Land welcomed nearly 2,000 families to Santa's grotto across 28 evenings; fundraising income 7% up year on year despite challenging environment; 547 visits to Ukrainian multilingual support

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