Our aims
Leeds Mind aims to be an inclusive, dynamic and creative organisation which supports people experiencing distress. We seek to achieve this vision by:
- Providing services which are complementary to existing provision and which add value to the field of mental health. We are good at delivering modern and effective mental health services which help people to recover from distress
- Supporting people with mental health problems by working with the distress they experience in a way that is meaningful to them, listening and responding in respectful and creative ways
- Working with people’s understanding of their own recovery, supporting them to make choices to bring it about and enabling them to achieve fulfilment in their lives
- Reducing stigma by insisting that all people can experience mental health problems and that imagining what it is like to do so is possible for all of us; educating the public at all levels to achieve an inclusive society and one which enables justice for all who have been badly treated
- Campaigning for effective and humane treatment of people who have mental health problems and for their full and equal human rights
We recognise that people face discrimination because of their mental health problems and work at all times to treat people with compassion and respect in order to alleviate distress.
We try to achieve our aims through supporting a well-trained and highly-motivated workforce. We value all people who work for us as employees and volunteers. We aim to treat all people and the environment with respect.
