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North Kent Mind

North Kent Mind Annual Report 2024–2025

North Kent Mind is a Dartford-based local Mind association delivering community mental health support across Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway. In 2024/25 it recorded total income of £2.06 million and returned to surplus for the first time in two years. Key services include the SUN peer support network across 9 Kent locations, BRAVE and SIT children's therapy programmes, Recovery Based Activity Groups, IPS employment support, affordable counselling, the Heal House rough sleeper accommodation, and 35 supported housing places. The BRAVE service won the Kent Mental Wellbeing Award, Jubilee Court (7 new flats) opened, and the Housing First contract with Medway Council was secured for October 2025.

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Service User Network (SUN) peer support for Complex Emotional Difficulties across Kent and Medway (9 locations); Recovery Based Activity Groups (Dartford, Gravesend, Swanley); Moving Forward 12-week programme; Time for Change 8-week programme; Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment service; Inspirations employability groups; Men's Group; Money Guidance; BRAVE children's therapy (ages 5–25, CBT/DBT/Creative); Short Intervention Therapy (SIT) for looked-after children and care leavers; GLOW programme for young carers; Time to Mind school programme; Heal House rough sleeper accommodation; Jubilee Court 7 self-contained flats; Housing First (Medway, from October 2025); Ecology Island nature-based wellbeing project; Anger Management courses; Fast-Track and affordable counselling Custom geography from upload: Dartford, Gravesham, Swanley and Medway, North Kent, UK

📊Key Metrics

35 tenants supported across 6 supported housing properties; 29 clients in Heal House rough sleeper accommodation; £2,060,412 total income — surplus of £75,519 (vs deficit of £55,285 the previous year) Key Metric 1
SUN (Service User Network) peer support groups delivered across 9 Kent and Medway locations; BRAVE children's therapy service won Kent Mental Wellbeing Award; Men's Group supporting 12–15 individuals weekly Key Metric 2
Fast-Track counselling service with 1–2 week waiting times; affordable counselling at £15/session; 140 volunteer hours per week; £26,000+ raised through fundraising; £13,000 donation from Royal Engineers Association Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • BRAVE awarded Winner at Kent Mental Health Wellbeing Awards; North Kent Mind won Dartford Business Award for community impact; Men's Group won award at Kent Mental Health Awards; Jubilee Court opened — 7 new self-contained flats in Gravesham
  • Housing First contract secured with Medway Council Rough Sleepers Initiative launching October 2025; Almshouses property purchased with Dartford Borough Council grant; new Peer Partnership Project funded by National Lottery from April 2025
  • BBC News interview for Movember 2025 raising awareness of men's mental health; Instagram nearing 1,000 followers; Red Lion Herofest raised £7,000; new website launched with co-produced accessibility features

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