News & Features
The latest updates and insights from the Devon Mental Health Alliance
Free Courses with Learn Devon
The new year is a great time to explore new skills. Learn Devon can help give you a head start!
3rd Festival of Human Connections
Save the date for the next Festival of Human Connection….
Plymouth Mental Health Collective Community Event
Join us for the next PMHC event – an opportunity to connect, learn, and share ideas with others.
Dancing with Dee
Earlier this autumn Step One and Live Longer Better co-delivered Jess Slade’s program ‘Live Longer For Better’ campaign. 16 students were booked on to this Fitsteps Session led by Fitsteps Instructor Dee Allbrook, our Recovery Practitioner and course facilitator for Wellbeing Yoga and HOPE groups.
Suiting Up for the Inaugural Menopause Surfing Group
North Devon based Brighter Oceans CIC ran their first menopause surfing support group.
Upcoming Yoga Wellbeing Courses
Shekinah Grow is hosting two upcoming yoga courses, which are free to attend.
VCSE Assembly Hub
Thank you to everyone who attended our VCSE Assembly Mental Health Hub on 14th November.
We had attendees from across the VCSE sector, as well representatives from our statutory partners Livewell and Devon Partnership Trust. Guests represented a variety of services covering refugee support, chaplaincy, disordered eating, local mental health support as well as national organisations, and many more in between.
The 5th Plymouth Mental Health Collective Event
Many thanks as always to our guest speakers, all 60 attendees and everyone who supported our fantastic 5th event held at the iconic Devonport Guildhall, on 18th September, a venue which is starting to feel like our home.
Ilfracombe Poverty Truth Launch
On September 26th the Ilfracombe Poverty Truth Commission gave it's opening address to assembled MP's, Devon County Council and local parties engaged in the area. Colleagues from Devon Mental Health Alliance were invited to participate.
Devon, Plymouth & Torbay VCSE Assembly Mental Health Hub — Trusted Assessments
Devon is committed to increasing partnership working between statutory and Voluntary and Community Sector organisations to improve outcomes for people accessing services.
Introducing the Devon Mental Health Alliance Learning Network
Support, physical activity and learning opportunities, all in one place, with an interactive calendar of Devon-wide events which can be filtered by colour-coded localities.
Introducing the Devon Mental Health Alliance Drop-in sessions
These sessions are for everyone, including those receiving support for their wellbeing and those that aren't. No diagnosis is required, all are genuinely welcome.
Livemind - a mindfulness-based course offered by The AccEPT Clinic
LiveMind is a four-session mindfulness-based course aimed at people who have experienced mental health difficulties in the past and are looking to manage and maintain their wellbeing.
Live Longer Better
Participants had an opportunity to try gentle activity at Shekinah Grow’s Charity premises in Paignton.
Creative Minds - Art for Mental Health Recovery
This event aims to recognise the importance of Art for Mental Health Recovery.
HOPE course provokes optimism and solutions-focused outlooks
Step One’s X Centre, in Commercial Road, Exeter, was the venue for our very first HOPE course working in unison with PCN’s in central Exeter.
Plymouth Mental Health Collective – Community Event
We’d like to invite you to the next Plymouth Mental Health Collective community event where people, communities and organisations can contribute and engage.
'Art and Mind' and 'Supportive Hands' in Barnstaple
The Devon Mental Health Alliance created a unique opportunity for local groups to celebrate and share the stories behind the incredible artwork.