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On Sunday July 11th 2010 the Healthy Minds, make happy hearts, mental well being event will take place at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This is organised by and for people with mental health problems, by the Healthy Minds steering group, which is facilitated by Birmingham Mind. The event is aimed at anyone who is receiving support from mental health service in Birmingham (rather than just people supported by Birmingham Mind).

On the 25th January 2010 we launched our brand new, Erdington based, "Community Life Connections" service. We now have an exciting and varied timetable of structured activities that aid well-being, promote recovery and build confidence and self-esteem.

We are delighted to launch our new service for people who are deaf and experiencing common mental health issues (eg depression and anxiety). Deaf people are more likely to experience mental health problems than the population in general. It is estimated that between 40 to 50% of deaf people will experience a mental health problem at some point in their life – compared to 25% among the hearing population.