Overview

City and Hackney Mind is both the leading provider of voluntary sector mental health services in the City and Hackney, and one of the largest Local Mind Associations.

We have over 60 employees and over 40 volunteers who work across four premises to provide the following services:

Counselling & the Prescribed Drugs Department

• The Counselling Programme
• Counselling & Psychotherapy
  - Sure Start Project
  - A Bi-lingual Counselling service
• The Prescribed Drugs Project
• Other activities
• Therapy through Dance Movement

Education & Employment Department

• Literacy and Numeracy Training Programme
• Integrated IT and Basic Skills Training Programmes
• Employment Service
• E.S.O.L Training Programme
• Employment Rehabilitation Service
• Work Placements/Job Trials
• Voluntary Work Placements
• Book Club
• Shiatsu Massage Therapy
• Get Walking Keep Walking Therapy Group

Advocacy & Advice Department

• Advice and Information Project
• Welfare Rights & Advice
• Appropriate Adults Scheme
• Advocacy Service
• Shelter Advice Surgery
• Police Advice Surgery
• The Befriending Scheme

Housing & Community Services

• Supported Housing - Alexandra Road and Whiston Road
• Day Care Drop in for excluded groups - I.R.I.E Mind
• Registered Care Home

Other Services

• Vietnamese Mental Health Drop In Service
• Service User Group Drop In