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Community Development at Carlisle Eden Mind – Our mission is to improve mental health and well-being in Cumbria through a community-driven approach. We aim to develop and improve mental health services that cater to the unique needs of our residents.
To meet the needs of our community, we understand must work with you to ensure your opinions and ideas are valued. At CE Mind we don’t want to make assumptions or take choices from you and our community.
Our Vision – We envision a collaborative and inclusive mental health support network in Cumbria, fortified by partnerships with the local community, organisations, and businesses. Our goal is to enhance existing services and introduce new initiatives that align with community input and preferences.
Why Your Input Matters
As we embark on this journey of Community Development, your insights are crucial. Whether you’ve interacted with current mental health services, have ideas for improvement, or wish to shape the development of new services, we want to hear from you.
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” – Henry Ford
Why we need your help. We want to engage with a truly diverse range of people from our community, also from within organisations and services whose work affects people with lived experiences of mental health problems. Our Services will only be useful if we truly hear and understand the needs of people and then plan and deliver accordingly.
Can you help us? below are just a few ways you can help shape the future of mental health’s services in Cumbria
Contribute your thoughts on existing mental health services in Cumbria. Share what has worked well for you and areas that could benefit from enhancement. Your experiences guide our understanding of service strengths and challenges.
Email us with the experiences you’d like to share media@cemind.org
Express your preferences for mental health services by participating in our survey. Your input shapes the development of services that meet community needs.
Current Surveys Available –
Rural & West Cumbria Mental Health Services Survey – have your say, take the survey today (click here)
Carlisle & Eden Mental Health Services Survey – Have your say, take the survey today (click here)
We welcome people from across the community that have an interest in mental health. Carlisle Eden Mind are particularly keen to hear from people who have lived experience of mental health issues. We aim to have a Board which reflects and represents our diverse communities. Which we hope will help provide the widest range of insights into mental health and the issues that we face as an organisation.
We are always looking for interest from people with skills which will complement those of our existing Trustees. Learn more here
As someone with lived experience of mental health, your views and expertise are important to us. You offer us an insight into mental health that otherwise without your help we wouldn’t have. People with lived experience offer us greater insight. It helps us understand if what we do works. Also importantly it gives us insight into how we do what we do. Learn more here
Providing voluntary opportunities to the local community is a vital part of what we do. Our volunteers are an integral part of life here at Carlisle Eden Mind and without them, we couldn’t offer the support that we do, in the way that we do. We are thankful for all our volunteers.
We offer full support, training and development to all our volunteers. Learn more here
Stay updated on our progress, community events, and opportunities to engage by subscribing to our newsletter. We’ll share developments, survey results, and ways you can actively contribute.
Below are just a few ways you can get involved & stay Informed about everything mental health and wellbeing in Cumbria.
Thank You for being a vital part of our community-driven initiative to elevate mental health services in Cumbria. Together, we can make a meaningful impact on the well-being of our community in Cumbria.
Understanding the landscape helps us build upon strengths and address gaps.
Mental Health North East and North Cumbria – NHS NENC
Health & Social Care – Cumberland Council
West Cumbria Mental Health Partnership – the West Cumbria Mental Health Partnership is led by Groundwork NE & Cumbria and is funded with a grant received from the Cumbria Community Foundation through the Transforming West Cumbria Programme funded by Sellafield Ltd.
