MindWell is Leeds’ free mental health website – making it easier for people to find the right support, information and services:
- Understand mental health and how to get help
- Find local services and support options
- Access urgent help during a crisis
- Use self-help tools for issues like anxiety, sleep, bereavement and stress
- Learn about caring, long-term conditions, ageing, and more
The site is updated weekly by a local team and includes links to national and community-based resources.
We also offer training to people in signposting roles on using MindWell to support others.
How you can use MindWell in your work
You can use MindWell to:
- Support someone during a 1:1 conversation
- Share helpful links by text, email or WhatsApp
- Print pages or download PDF guides to hand out
- Prepare for conversations about mental health, caring or bereavement
- Find crisis services or emergency support quickly
How to promote MindWell
There are lots of ways to raise awareness and help others make use of MindWell:
- Add a shortcut to your phone or desktop: Pin or bookmark www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk to your device or browser so it’s always to hand.
- Share MindWell at team meetings or inductions: Introduce MindWell to new staff, volunteers or partner organisations. Or encourage staff to sign up for one of our free 50-minute online training sessions held bimonthly.
- Put up posters or share flyers: We’ve created a set of printable resources you can use in waiting rooms, receptions, staff areas or community spaces. Browse our promotional materials.
- Add MindWell to your email signature or website: Let people know about MindWell in your daily communications or on your public-facing site.
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MindWell – your guide to mental health in Leeds
MindWell is the go-to online source for adult mental health and wellbeing support in Leeds.
The website brings together:
- Information about common mental health problems, self-help tools and resources
- A directory of local and national services, including for support with practical issues like money worries and housing
- Details of local wellbeing groups and activities
- Guidance for people supporting others, such as carers, GPs and employers
Whether you’re looking for help for yourself or someone else, MindWell makes it easier to find clear, reliable information and support in one place.
Visit: www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
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MindWell is the go-to website for adult mental health in Leeds – offering self-help resources, service directories, local wellbeing groups and guidance for anyone looking for support for themselves or someone they care for.
Visit: www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
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Support others more easily with MindWell
MindWell is Leeds’ dedicated mental health information website. It’s free to use, regularly updated, and designed to help people find the right support.
If your role involves supporting others, MindWell can help you:
- Find local services and self-help resources quickly
- Offer trusted information in stressful situations
- Signpost people confidently to the next step
The site includes support for sleep, stress, bereavement, caring, crisis, and more. No login required – it works on desktop, tablet and mobile.
Visit: www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
Sign-up for a future training session.
Short intranet version – professional audience (42 words)
MindWell is Leeds’ go-to website for mental health.
It’s free, easy to use and helps you quickly find self-help tools, local services and trusted information to support yourself or others.
Visit: www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
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Need support with your mental health?
MindWell is Leeds’ trusted website for mental health and wellbeing. Whether you’re looking for support for yourself or someone you care about, you’ll find:
- Self-help tools for stress, anxiety and low mood
- A directory of local and national services
- Details of wellbeing groups and activities across Leeds
- Guidance for carers, GPs, employers and anyone in a supporting role
Everything is in one place, making it easier to get the help you need.
Find out more at www.mindwell-leeds.org.uk
Promotional materials
We’ve put together a range of free materials to help you spread the word about MindWell:
- A4 posters for waiting rooms and staff areas
- Flyers, bookmarks and wallet cards
- Accessible information about key services and crisis support
View printed promotional resources
Book free training
We offer short online sessions (50 mins) to help people feel confident using MindWell in support and signposting roles.
You’ll learn:
- How to find information quickly
- How to support someone using the site
- Where to go for specialist or crisis help
- What tools and leaflets you can use offline
MindWell plasma screen
MindWell promotional slide to use on plasma or other screen displays, for example in GP surgeries, health centres, universities or colleges or places of work. The slide has information about MindWell so people know what to expect from the website. Anyone in Leeds is welcome to download the slide to display in their place of work, study or where they volunteer.
MindWell plasma screen
MindWell email signature
MindWell promotional email banner to be used beneath the signature area in emails. It has a link to the MindWell website and Twitter and encourages anyone who reads it to ‘Tell a mate about MindWell’ and share the message about where to find mental health information in Leeds. Anyone working, studying, volunteering or living in Leeds is welcome to download the email banner and set it as part of their email signature.
