Leeds Mindful Employer Network Conference 2026

Training on mental health in the workplace and financial wellbeing• Workplace Peer Support training • Leeds Mindful Employer Network • Corporate fundraising opportunities • Charity Partner opportunities • Volunteering for employees • Employment support services

3 different levels of suicide prevention training that can delivered to any organisation. Free mental health resources and information. Debrief service for employers. • HOPELINE247 helpline offers support to anyone struggling with thoughts of suicide or anyone who is worried about another person and needs some advice.

Access to a free library of resources, posters and leaflets connected to health and wellbeing. Training on health and wellbeing topics.

The Synergi-Leeds Partnership is a citywide approach to tackling ethnic
inequalities in mental health. It began in 2017 as a collaboration between Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds City Council’s Public Health team and other VCS services.

Mindwell-Leeds brings together information from the NHS, Leeds City Council and the Third Sector about health and wellbeing in Leeds.

A network to share and discuss insights and research; taking the burden off
businesses and providing practical help and support.

Touchstone provide health and wellbeing services to over 10,000 people in diverse communities across Yorkshire every year. Being You Leeds provides free groups and activities, training, awareness raising session and tackles mental health stigma and discrimination focusing on community led provision.

Carers Leeds is a charity providing support, information and guidance to over 61,500 unpaid carers across Leeds. We help employers identify, engage, support and retain working carers. 50% of the UK workforce will  have caring responsibilities before retirement, and balancing both roles can lead to stress, unplanned absence, or employees leaving work.

Training packages around alcohol and drugs, including how to undertake brief interventions and support staff • Education and awareness sessions, on-site for staff and managers around alcohol and drugs • The opportunity to connect with work-ready individuals looking for employment.

The Fair Work Charter publicly recognises and celebrates employers who
want to ‘do the right thing’ by their people. It’s about treating workers well and giving ‘fair work’. It’s for all employers of all sizes and across all sectors across West Yorkshire. Why is this important to employers? It’s about helping you turn your good business into a great one.

Helps people in Leeds and surrounding areas improve their financial wellbeing, overcome poverty, and build more secure, independent lives.

We are an arm’s-length body, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions, with a joint commitment to ensuring that people throughout the UK have guidance and access to the information they need to make effective
financial decisions over their lifetime.

VAL supports and strengthens the voluntary and community sector in
Leeds by helping organisations, groups, and individuals take positive social action. It also generates additional funding through services such
as the VAL Benefits Plan and virtual officestyle support via VAL YOU  services. (Via its CEO) VAL was chosen as one of the convenors for Leeds
City Council’s “Leeds Ambitions”.

Offering businesses across West Yorkshire a Walking Works package fully funded by West Yorkshire Combined Authority which includes: Walking challenge email packages, Walk Champion Training, Walking Maps.

If practical and emotional challenges are stopping you feeling your best,
Linking Leeds can help you find a way to get them sorted. Linking Leeds is a consortium of local partners. Our partnership has more than ten years of collective experience delivering social prescribing to the people of Leeds.

We work with local communities talking to people in everyday places such as shopping centres, support groups and community events. We have  volunteers from all walks of life and we’re extremely grateful for the skills and talents they bring to the team.  Our website also shares a variety of  resources and we provide free training sessions on a variety of health conditions.

Free, co‑produced courses and workshops on mental health, wellbeing and recovery. Open to adults 18+ who live, work or study in Leeds. Includes a dedicated wellbeing programme for health and care staff in the Leeds health and care system.

Champion creative health, using arts and creativity to support mental health and recovery. Open to adults 18+ who live, volunteer or work in Leeds, with inclusive, welcoming creative opportunities. We host events, running arts project and connect people to city-wide creative opportunities.